The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (July 1899)

82 The Lantern for Education in India.— The Inspector-General of Education, Mysore, has provided several lanterns and sets of geographical and historical slides for use in schools, and on his tour of inspection takes an outfit with him for the benefit of schools which are yet unprovided with apparatus. The inspector is having a lantern constructed so as to utilise sunlight as an illuminant, * * = Prize Pictures.—The Thornton Pickard album of prize pictures in their recent competition contains between 40 and 50 fine half‘tone illustrations from prints which were “awarded prizes. They are particularly clear -and brilliant, printed on fine paper, and the album is issued by Dawbarn & Ward, Limited, | | September 25th to November 11th the forty; fourth annual exhibition of this society will be for the nominal price of sixpence. ~ om > What the Cinematograph has done for Constantinople.—Till recently the employment of electricity in any shape or form in Constantinople was strictly forbidden. Incredible as it may appear, the Sultan naively imagined that a dynamo must have something to do with the manufacture of dynamite. The final triumph over the prejudices of the Sultan | is said by the Llectrvical Review to have been due to a Spaniard and the kinematograph. The city authorities would not allow him to set his new instrument in operation, because it had to be driven by the condemned electricity. He applied to his ambassador, who, during the next audience which he had with the Sultan, took occasion to enlarge on the wonders of the kinematograph, and interested the Sultan so much that Don Ramirez was ordered to bring ’ his instrument to the palace. The Sultan became convinced that electricity, though produced by a dynamo or a battery, had no connection with dangerous explosives; the lucky Don got kudos and wealth, and permission was granted to him to instal in his circus the first electric lighting plant in Constantinople. ood ~ > ‘‘Early Work in Photography.’’—The second edition of this text book for beginners, by Mr. Eithelberg Henry, has just been published by Dawbarn and Ward, Limited (1s.). Included in the book is a film negative and positive, which serves as an admirable guide as to what a good negative and transparency should be. ~~ x > Adurol Developer.—Messrs. Fuerst Bros. are now ready to supply Hauff’s new developer ‘‘ Adurol.’”” A report upon this developer, by Dr. A. Bogisch, will be found upon page 90 of this issue. The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. Oxygen Cylinders and Fire Brigades.— It has been suggested that cylinders of compressed oxygen be included in the outfit. of the New York Fire Brigade, to be used for the resuscitation of those victims of fires who may. be partly asphyxiated. : ~~ & ~ Scottish Kinematograph Company,—The Scottish Kinematograph -Company (lately known as G. W. Walker and Company, of Aberdeen) has just made arrangements for a tour in the United States. Several vocal, violin, and mandoline artistes are included in the company. & od Ena Royal Photographic Exhibition.—From held in’ the gallery of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, 5a, Pall Mall, London, | §.W. On Saturday, September 23rd, the exhibi tion will be inaugurated by a private view, followed in the evening by a conversazione. On the 24th ult., the headquarters of the Royal Photographic Society were removed from 12, Hanover Square, to their newly fitted up premises at 66, Russell Square, W.C., the event being signalised on the 27th ult. by a soiree, when the President and Council received the fellows, members, and their friends. oad ead Coad Traill-Taylor Memorial Lecture.—The Traill-Taylor memorial lecture, November 8th, will this year be given by Colonel Waterhouse, his subject being ‘‘The Teachings of the Daguerrotype.” o Cardiff Bohemian Camera Club.—The members of this society have decided to hold a monthly exhibition of photographic work; pictures to be left on the walls of the clubrooms for four weeks, at the end of which time a committee will select prints from same to be placed in the club album. cd > > Sd ~~ Photographic Salon.—The seventh annual exhibition of the Photographic Salon will be held at the Dudley Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, from September 22nd to November 4th. The aim of the committee is to exhibit only that class of work in pictorial photography in which there is distinct evidence of personal artistic feeling and execution. Full particulars may be obtained by addressing the Hon. Sec., at the exhibition hall.