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JANUARY 9, 1909. THE AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. To the .'•;•• , . Members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. 166, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W., DEAR SIR, OR MADAM, January 6th, 1909. Official Notices. I am instructed by my Committee to inform you that from the commencement of the year 1909, an Official Organ of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, entitled " FLIGHT," will be sent out weekly to all members of the Club free of charge. The attention of members is particularly directed to the column headed " Aero Club of the United Kingdom," wherein all notices and announcements affecting the Club will appear from time to time, instead of being communicated by circular as heretofore. Lecture. M. Robert Esnault-Pelterie, of Paris, has promised to deliver a lecture on Aviation, with cinematograph illustrations, on Tuesday, January 12th, 1909, at 4.30 p.m. The Committee of the Royal Automobile Club have kindly placed their premises, 119, Piccadilly, London, W., at the disposal of the Aero Club for this occasion. Members of the Aero Club, who are not members of the Royal Automobile Ciub, wishing to attend, are requested to apply to me for tickets of admission not later than Saturday, the 9th inst. Yours faithfully, HAROLD E. PERRIN, " • __ . Secretary. THE AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Officially communicated by the Secretary.) THE following new members have been elected to the Aero Club this year :— Frank P. Armstrong. Bertram Blount. Mrs. Hart O. Berg. W. H. Buxton. Henry Birnbaum. A. E. Berriman. Capt. Hon. Dudley Carle- ton, J.P. Serge Vincent de Bolotoff. F. G. Freeman. William Graham, J.P. C. Graham. Rev. R. V. Greene. Sir William Goff, Bart. H. Jacques. Col. H. S. Massy, C.B. Mrs. H. S. Massy. Capt. E. M. Maitland. . Anthony G. New. Mervyn O'Gorman. Capt. A. G. Ritchie. Noel W. Richardson. Somers Somerset, J.P. Marquis de Mouzilly Mars. H. Gordon Selfridge. Major H. F. Trippel. Clarens Tweedale. Count Wrangel. Philip Waterhouse. St. Medal of the Aero Clubo£ the U.K. "..": Federation Aeronautique Internationale. The meeting of the Federation Aeronautique Inter- nationale will take place at the Hotel Ritz, London, W., commencing on Monday, January nth, 1909. The following delegates have been appointed to represent the Aero Club of the United Kingdom :— Ernest C. Bucknall. Prof. A. K. Huntington. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles V. Ker-Seymer. Campbell, K.C.M.G., C. F. Pollock. ,.'. ' ,-• C.B., D.S.O. Hon. C. S. Rolls. ....'.. ".,.. Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., Viscount Royston. R.E. Roger W. Wallace, K.C. Martin Dale. Delegates from the following countries are expected to attend:—France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Spain, America, and Austria. The appeal of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom against the award in the Gordon-Bennett Long-Distance Balloon Race will be heard at the conference. Regu- lations for International competitions for " Heavier-than- Air " machines will also be considered. The hospitality of the Royal Automobile Club will be extended to the foreign delegates attending the conference. Northcliffe Cup. The Northcliffe Cup has been awarded to Mr. John Dunville, who accomplished the longest balloon journey during the year 1908. On December nth Mr. John Dunville, accompanied by Mr. C. F. Pollock and Mr. Philip Gardner, started from the Chelsea Gas Works and descended at Crailsheim, in Germany, a distance of 480 miles. Svenska Aeronautiska Sallskapet- The members of the Aero Club have been invited to take part in the balloon competitions to be held in con- junction with the Northern Games, at Stockholm, on February 16th and 17th. Members wishing for further particulars are requested to communicate with the Secretary, at 166, Piccadilly, W. . £500 Cross-Channel Prize for Flying Machines- M. Ruinart has offered a prize of ^500 for a Cross- Channel flight, open till January 1st, 1910. The rules have been received for the consideration of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, and will be issued shortly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. For Particulars and Advantages of the Aero Club '•.::-:'•:'•". League see page iii (cover). ' 28
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