The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (December 1899)

158 Death ofthe Dover Photographic Society. —On the books of this society. were enrolled the names of the leading and _ professional gentlemen in the town. The treasurer had a balance of nearly five pounds, yet so little interest did the meutbers take in the proceedings of the society that the committee felt that it was gradually dying a natural death, so at a meeting it was suggested to kill the society outright rather than allow the state of matters to go on, and this was confirmed. The balance in hand has been handed over to the Natural History Society. There is now therefore no Dover Photographic Society. The same remedy might with advantage be applied to one-half of the photographic societies in existence, which are too often started by a clique desirous of holding office. ~~ bead cod Professor B. J. Malden.—This popular lantern lecturer, whose name has long been a nousehold word, has at last decided to retire. Mr. Malden has probably made more money by his lantern lectures than any other lecturer. Many of his special slides and apparatus have been purchased by the Polytechnic, but there is yet a chance for buyers by applying to him at ‘“ Tremere,” Alexandra Road, Finsbury Park, London, N. o > ~ z The Lantern at Birmingham.—The Birmingham Temperance Society continues to draw immense crowds, the 2,000 seats usually provided being all filled within a roinute or two of the doors of the Queen’s Theatre being opened on Sunday evenings. The lectures and music are of special interest, and with Mr. Alfred H. Saunders officiating at the lantern in the centre of the dress circle, failure is impossible. Among Birmingham lantern enthusiasts the name of Mr. W. T. Butler stands out prominently, and he knows that the lantern is capable of drawing a crowd on Sundays and holding it too. For six years he has been running a lantern mission nine months out of the twelve. When this mission was first started various means were tried to draw an audience but with little success, and the large committee who assisted dwindled down to four only. One suggested to try the lantern, but as there were no funds available they borrowed the money from themselves and bought an oil lantern which was afterwards fitted with limelight. The audience gradually increased in size and the borrowed money was returned. Then better apparatus was suggested in the form of a bi-unial, and £40 were borrowed from the committee, the result being The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. that the hall at Halesowen, Birmingham, which holds 400, is filled every Sunday evening, and £30 of the money advanced has been returned. : ead ead oe Photographic Trade Marks.—Some time ago an application was put in at the Trade Marks Office for the registration of the word ‘““Pakko” as a general name for photographic papers. This has now been refused by the Registrar on the ground of its similarity to existing names. Kodak, Limited, opposed the application on the ground of the likeness of the word ‘‘Pakko” to the well-known Eastman papers, Nikko and Dekko, and because the word could very easily be transposed into ‘‘ Kopak”’ ; and this opposition has been upheld. The application for the registration of the word ‘‘Pakko’’ was made in all the photographic classes, viz., Nos. 1, 8, 15, and 39, and was refused in all. Similarly, the application to register the word ‘‘Simplio” for a photographic paper has been withdrawn, in view of the opposition on the part of Kodak, Limited; the word ‘‘ Simplio ” being likely to cause confusion with the registered trade mark “ Solio.” The trade name ‘ Sylvio ” has been also dropped for the same reason. & ~ % Transvaal War.—His Grace The Duke of Newcastle has undertaken to furnish a complete outfit of apparatus for Kéntgen ray work to the Princess of Wales’s Hospital Ship, and a private donor has made a similar gift for the 5.8. “Spartan.” Both installations will be under the direction of Mr. John Lecouteur, the well-known expert. The only plates used will be Lumiére’s special X-ray series, which are to be developed with ‘“ Hydramine,” the new developer. The other chemicals employed will also be Lumiére specialties, while the paper prints themselves will be made on Lumiére’s citrate P.O.P. ~ te % Edinburgh Photographic Society’s Exhibition.— The annual exhibition in connection with this society will be held at 38, Castle Street, Edinburgh, from Saturday 10th to Saturday 24th February, 1900. A special gold medal will be offered by the president for the best picture, the work of an amateur member. Several medals will be awarded in connection with the usual classes, of which there are nine. Full particulars may be obtained from the Hon. Sec., Mr. J. S. McCulloch, 10a, George Street, Edinburgh.