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Show Kite Signaling of French Navy. Novel -ways of signaling wero tried out recently during the naval ma-' neuvnrs In tho Mediterranean by men; aboard th"ii French warshlps.i It was generally Mictiod that tho tests with box frit rcro most efficient. ,The! results pioved that tho box tilt es, be-j ing light, can bo hoisted eren wlien there Is but a slight breejo; and thelrt sire makes thorn easily discernible" from great distances. Tho signal sysi tern used vns similar to that of tho. flag system. Various combinations of kite groupings wero used. Whllo this, system of signaling is not qulto so fast as signaling by means of flags, It is more Ueflnlto, it is claimed, and can be men for mllos around. Tho success of the experiment has led.rto to a recommendation to tho French government thattho system bo Intro-; dnced generally In tho navy of France. Scientific American. |