WELLINGTON GARRISON SIGNALLERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 2

WELLINGTON GARRISON SIGNALLERS.

CHALLENGE TROPHY COMPETITIONS,, There is nothing like a healthy spirit of 9 competition for raising andmaintaining'th* t l standard of efficiency of a volunteer "corps, t or any other body of men banded together i? r c ?, mm ? n P« r P OE «- The committee,of tne Wellington Garrison Signalled Clubt an organisation constituted for the purpos* d of improving the efficiency of the signalling e detachments of tho garrison company units i- —has iccognlsed this, and recently set about v seeming a wuple of challenge trophies, one s tor Morse-signalling and the other tor senta- ■ pnore signalling. The'trophies are hand- . " some cups, and competition should be-very keen amongst tho local signallers.' Tho conditions of the competitions are as follow,!— Morse Challenge Cup. -"; The Morse Challenge Cup will bo- competed for annually, tho first competition to j take place next month. - -< Open for competition to teams of four , men from any company in the Wellington. s garrison, each member of tho winniiig-toara 1 to receive.a medal; entrance fee, 45.--oer team. :? Each man will send and receive one •service message of' 150 letters (including answers, check letters, etc.); messages, are . to be filled in correctly en proper forme , mistakes in filling in -the form to be-de- , ducted from the total; the time for each message, including filling ;n message forms will be 5 minutes. T , Points will be awarded for tho whole team as follow:—Accuraoy, 60—1 point deducted for each mistake; sending, 20-4 points-de-ducted if sending is only good, '8 if >-only fair, 12 if only indifferent; time, lOt-1 point .deducted for every 10 seconds or part of 10 seconds over time for each message: ,writing, s—points deducted if writing slovenly or illegible; drill and general bearing" 5total, 100. * ' 'Che regulation small Morse flags to be used. Entrance fees, 'with names of team to be rorwarded to the secretary pot later than February 15. • v-, Semaphore Challenge Clip. " ' . Open to teams of four men from any company in the Wellington garrison, entrance iee, 45.. per team. . Each man is to send and receive one tost group of 78 letters; time allowed for each group—lmm. 40sec; receiver to write, in block captals; groups will be supplied, and' Points will be awarded for the whole team as follow:—Accuracy, 60-1 point deducted for each mistake; time, 10—1 point deducted tor each 10 seconds or part of 10 seconds over time for , each group; sending, 20— 4 points deducted if sending is only good 8 if only fair, 12 if only indifferent; Writing, 6—points deducted if writing slovcnlv or lm drill an^ 1 8 €neral faring, 5; "total,' A set question'paper on general know'l ledge of procedure of semaphore, signalling , special signs, etc., will also be given. Re' ' gulation small flags only "will bo allowed. / Entrance fees wth names of teams to b« / forwarded to the secretary not later thao February 15. ; '