Daily evening mercury, 1 mai 1885, vendredi 1 mai 1885

[" frs YRAR~NO 102 re MORES ET STODIA ET POPULOUS ET PRÆLIA DICAM\u2014 Pirg.Georg.TV.5 pp cs = QUEBKC.FRIDAY, MAY |, 1855 SIX O'CLOCK EDITION PRICE O* & CENT, Ton FROM THE 4 SUMUANY OF TLE MIDNIGHT TELR- GRAPIIC KEPURTS Winstpea, Apo] 80 \u2014Soven ¢ rio ws of hursew nnd WON, puroliwed ie Dakota have urrived from 1he south gud wor forwrrded nt ounce to Lhe re ecouts under Gon M ddleten are euplu- ing rebel onttle and hovaca with out position proving that tho one- my 0 in dread to uguin most tho LOOP.Po qusntitg of lumber shipped to Bwift Current will bo used Cin the mniutaoture of fut bottom bouts Lo iry supplie.L'Birrierond, April30\u2014Scouis u dor Col lierchimot, have diseovored the Indians in But: leford discriot a ho rad ed the vet-l-ment to bu ensimped in fore: about tive wilos west of Pound muket's resorve.They are faring somptiou-ly on the settlers\u2019 cattle and sre driving their horses and buck boards Col Ottor iv making prepurutions for so early settioment vf accounts with them ; Cacoanny, April 30\u2014The 9ti Battalior, under Col Amyot, artivod last night, relieving Col Smith's remaining companies at Greichon, Maolsod n.d Calgary.The authoritica have arrer g ed for crusiers to Bdmouwn, Major General Strange with 150 mounted pol ve and sovulsy supported by 150 iu lautry, wili scoul betweon Edmonton wd Pitt Major Dowling believes Cspl Stoele arrived in Eimonton yos terdsy with his scouts and police.Jmmediale measures will be taken to drive the Fort Pitt, Saddle lake and Frog Like Indians to the north branch whero they will be run down by the forces under Col Herciimor THE AFGHAN FRONVIER.Tue Lindon Standard of the 18th April says:-\u201cVory little is known of the negotiations now proceeding with tbe Ruweinn Ambassador, but it 1s be lieved that the English Goverumeont bave coueeded nourly ail Lhe poin:a ut Issue to the Russian Government, Tie new Iroutior live will bo drawn almost if mol quite as fur south as the Rusnian Government originally proposed.Iu will follow in the main the line su, \"goer d by M.Lewsur, with 1h+ excep tion thal probably Zulfienr will be re Mined as purt of Afghanistan *' Our oontemporniy adds: \u2014*[1 is rumor ol lial the Amcer personally \u2018s oot disposed lo press the claims of Alglunistan Lo Peujdeb.Should an understanding be arrived at between England nad Srunsia on the question 1L wou'd be I-fi Lo the Commission Lo decide whather the Lown and districts wer within Afghan tremtory In ose of the awurd being against Hus Bis, the ocssion of the town would bo the subject of à triendly arrangement between the Amocr and the agents uf the Czar, and would bo grantod, pro bably, in return for some nominal von sideration Tuvre is no question ot the transier being made as a direct Oulome of the nogotistions between tho two Governments.\u201d \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 NEW IRONULADS AND CRUISERS Tendora for five belted cruisers, to be built by contract, ware received at the Admiralty on the 17h April.These whips are to be of 5000 tons dis placement, and 7500 indicated horse Power, giving 17} knots speed.Tho frmour on the belt is to be tou inches thick Tenders for two fivet oluse MROUT clads wero received on the day previous.The displacoment of thens is to be 10,470 tons, and the erginig 8500 indicated borse ower, Bl¥ing à apeed of 154 knots.The side Smo 18 Lo be 18 inches thick.Both the armour oiads and the oruisers aro to bn builo of steel.Ee \u2014\u2014 PRIZE CATTLE.A the sale of Broughton Knight's Selebratod herd of Hereford cattle, in pardon April 29, Miss Broady, the \"Ber of the second pris» at the lugl wl Agricultural Sucioty's show, - cared by Mr Fieming.This Met highest pricd animal sold, 14 a royarded as probably the best sereford cow in England.Mr Flom ré bought neveral other beasts for Ca EE \u2014\u2014\u2014 The Montreal food ie aver The Pansma rebellion hss ended Fransioo In à fow days.% | % FRONT ! Barl-y has risen 34 cents in San! COLOUR BLINDNESS | TROBABLE CAUSE OF MANY LIVES BEING LOST AT BEA ONLY 13 PER CEN.OF PILOTS KNOW GREEN FROM BED! Ju \u2018only within tbe lust few youre Trade ot Knglund has been directed to Lhe becossity of examining enndidntes tor masters\u2019 and ates\u2019 gertifioitos in the matter of enlour blindness, by day in an ossential qu I floution of a wailor, sud one of the vimuv-t im approveliing euch other al sey, no offi onl recognition was given Lo such an examination until 1877,und the rosuite which live boon attained sineo tin 8-09 that colour b'indness is much more prevalent thaw one might sup ps.Mr Thomas Gray, the assistant weoretnry of tho marine dep .riment ot the Board of Trade, bas just issued an interenting report upon th+ tests for Los visual Jufect used in ex (min ing candiduton for masters\u2019 und males Gertifiestes of oomp-tency in the British Merountilo Murine.| l'Lo ox amination in tho first place was to de tarmivo.whother à candidate could Jictinruish wignsile by day, such au flags, which wera comp 81d of many colours, 4d in the second whethor ho could diwinmnish sig nals by night, especially = the lumps carried by ships, which were vither white, green or red.ltis eb vious that red and green sre of [ar greater importance than the other colours.If a man could clearly dis tinguish red from green, and both from white or black, Le would be «bie to follow tho internation) rules for tho prevention of collisions at seu.If ho was doubtfei about the other co lours ho might not bo sble to rend the flag signale of the interuational code nur muny other eignals, by day or night ; but if he could distinguish red, white, and greon, he wo ill not run a risk of collision through cilor blind ness Therefors, hough iv was the practice Lo exumine ae to their eape city to distinguish red teom gruen und either frem bluck in daylight, and red from green and either irom white by night, that they were reject d for color blindness The Board of Trade has now mude it obligatory that a candidate for ù ma-toc's or matos certificale must first pass an ex mina tion for golor blindness, or he will not be allowed lo present himself for examination in navigation and reumnan ship.The regulation is to the effect that an applivant not holding uny eer tificato of compet \u2018ney, but wishing to abtain owe for the first time, will bo fiest toatod in colors, nd if ha fail will not be allowed to be further examined; winlst un spplivant who siveady holds us eortificate of competency of u lower grude and wisbes to procure one of u bigher grade, will bo allowed to som plets his oxa-mination and ty receive u certificuts of u higber grade, even though he fails to pass the color test.In the latter case, however, and in orderithat neither he nor bis employers might be in ignorance of Lis inability wr distinguish colors, and therofare ot bis inability to keop a \u201clook out\u201d the higher grade certificate will be issued with a statement written across it that \u201cthe holder had farled to pags the examination in colours,\u201d As show ing the prevalonce of colour blindness, it may be stuted that out of less than 100 candidates who submitted them selves for examination, 87 duseribed green as red, 24 called red grovn, 38 oulled yellow red, 45 calied L 13 green 16 culled green pellow, 401tivd black green, and 3 called white grovu.The rosuit of theso oxaminativus uns been that a great many boys, who were colour blind, have been prevented from going to sea nt ull, Every en couragement hus been given by the board to induce sailors of all grades to undergo the colour test; but in this they have not been supported by owners, and the question now remains what can be don» to apply the test to auilors of any class who may be col our blind, without the knewledys of themselves or their employers.In the face of frequ«nt collisions at ses, and the Inmentub.o confusion which is frequently revealod nt the Board of Trade inquiries with regard Lo ships\u2019 \u2018| lights in osses of danger every sailor ghoul | by law be compelled to prove that he can distinguish o >lsurs aocarate ) ly, either during daylight or at night, before he ia permitted tu serve on | boerd ship.portance in the ouse of Lwo vessels | No | withatar dig that the ub lity of dl tingnishing colours either by night or| CHIOKERING & SON, BOSTON ; | A.& S.ESTABLISHED IN 1845, NORDHEIMER.Head Office - - - - 15King Street East.Torontotnt tho attention of the Board of BRANCHES \u2014211 St James Street, Montreal ; General Agents for the Dominion for the Justly Celebrated Piauos of quiro comment, both new and second hand.und Musienl Works.28 FABRIQUE STREET, QUEBEC.+ 24 Sparke Street, Otlaws ; \u2018 Oddfellows' Block, London ; 80 James street, Hamilton ; ! 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