PUNCTUATION MARKS.
| Comma ·-·- | Interrogation -··-· | Parenthesis Pn |
| Semicolon Si | Quotation Qn | Brackets Br |
| Colon Ko | Paragraph - - - - | Dollar mark Sx |
| Period ··- -·· | Exclamation - - - · | Dash Dx |
| Hyphen Hx | Underline Ux |
Note.—A fraction is made by inserting a dot between the numerator and denominator:
Example, ⅞ - -·· · -····
SIGNALS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
- 1. Wait a moment
- 4. Start me
- 5. Have you anything for me?
- 7. Are you ready?
- 8. Busy on other wires (or stations)
- 9. Train order (or important military message)—give way
- 13. Do you understand?
- 18. What is the matter?
- 27. Adjust your magnet (or flash)
- 30. Circuit closed (or close station)
- 44. Answer quick
- 73. Accept compliments
- 92. Deliver (ed)
- 134. Who is at the key (flag, or torch)?
- Ahr. Another
- Ans. Answer
- Ck. Check
- Col. Collect
- D H. Dead head
- G A. Go ahead
- G E. Good-evening
- G M. Good-morning
- G N. Good-night
- G R. Government rate
- N M. No more
- O B. Official business
- O K. All right
- Opr. Operator
- Pd. Paid
- Qk. Quick
- Sig. Signature
TO SIGNAL WITH FLAG OR TORCH.
The flagman faces exactly toward the communicating station; staff is vertical in front of centre of body, butt at height of waist. The dot (·) is represented by a motion to the right, and the dash (-) by a motion to the left of the sender. The space, whether separating elements of spaced characters (C, O, R, Y, Z, and "&"), or separating words, will be represented by a "front" motion.
Thus the motions:
Right, right, front, right, represent C.