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New Zealand Mail, Issue 849, 8 June 1888, Page 2

The Christ’s College Rifles at Christchurch possess a signalling squad 'which, 'on Saturday evening, made a second trial of their • new signalling lamps -which they have recently procured. The Christchurch Press says;—“Tureeof the men, with one lamp, proceeded to the ; Port Hills by the 7.20 train, ai>3 took up a position to the rear of the Rhodes Memorial Home, in a straight line ... with MontfeaUstreet, so as t • throw ’ their light -on to the railway crossing near which the remainder of the squad had placed the other lainp in ' position. A good focus was soon obtained, and'several fairly long messages were transmitted and received without a single hitch. Phis alone speaks for the accuracy of both the sending _ and receiving, and tends to show the rapid strides with which proficiency in this most useful branch of our defence foice is being arrived at. Although rain continued to fall throughout the optos'-i®- 18 * which lasted until after half-past 9, the lamp© worked beautifully, ami there was not the slightest difficulty in reading. From the latter fact it is evident both that the lamps burned well, and that the then told off for receiving were up to their work. The signallers well deserved the success, they achieved, after deciding to go on with the work in spite of the inclement weather, and the various tiring committees of tlie different companies might, do well to follow the example set > hem, ami not allow shooting competitions' to be p .siponed on account of i a little tain. •'■"v ' ' '