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AUGUST 7, 1909. AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS. Fixtures for August 28 October 3 1909. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, Rheims. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Zurich. French Aero Club Banquet to M. Bleriot. M. Bleriot was entertained at a brilliant banquet by the Aero Club de France at the Hotel Palais d'Orsay on Saturday last. The guests included M. L. P. Cailletet, President of the Aero Club de France; M. Louis Barthou, Minister of Justice ; M. Millerand, Minister of Public Works; M. Depasse; M. Lampue, President of the Conseil General ; Commandant Chausse, President of the Municipal Council; Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., Chairman of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom ; M. Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe ; M. Santos-Dumont; Mr. Hart O. Berg ; Comte Henry de la Vaulx; M. Leon Levavasseur : Mr. Cortlandt Bishop, President of the American Aero Club; M. Georges Besancon; Comte de • Castillon de Saint-Victor. M. L. P. Cailletet, President of the Aero Club de France, in the course of his remarks, referred especially to the magnificent reception which M. Bleriot had met with in England. The speech of Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., Chairman of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, elicited great applause. Mr. Wallace, after referring with enthusiasm to the work of M. Bleriot and his fellow aviators, spoke of the fresh ties between the two countries which M. Bleriot had by his great achievement knitted. It was a further consummation of the Entente Cordiale—this time an aerial Entente. Mr. Wallace raised his glass to the scientific progress and the glory of France. It was by a delicate compliment, after this speech, that everyone rose when the band struck up "God Save the King," and the toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. Rheims Aviation Week, The Aero Club de France have sent over the following list of apartments to be let for the Rheims Aviation Week. Some of these are on the outskirts of Rheims, but fairly close to the Aviation Ground, which is about four miles outside Rheims:— MM. Castella (boarding house), 19, Boulevard de la Paix, Rheims. Boissel, 20, rue des Murs, Rheims. E. Pierme, 20, rue des Murs, Rheims. Leon Brion, 32, rue de 1'Ecu, Rheims (house to let at St. Thierry, near Rheims). Paul Dely, 23, rue de Bourgogne, Rheims. Rene Humbert, 99, route d'Orleans, Rheims (room to be let, 32, rue Villeminot-Huart, a Rheims). Villeminot-Huart, a Rheims. Madame Veuve Chemin, 29, rue des Capucins, Rheims. L. Joubert, 47, rue Andrieux, Rheims. Andre Menon, 18, rue de Tillois, Rheims. J. Oilier, 47, bis rue Chativesse, Rheims. Madame Ludovic Roblot, 155, Gaubourg Ceres, Rheims. Ribaille-Paquin, Chigny, pres rilly la montagne, Rheims. E. Malric. 39, rue de Betheny, Rheims. Etienne Maire, 3b, rue Buirette, Rheims. Madame Leon Oge, a Villers-AUerand, par Rilly la Montagne, Marne. Jules Bernard, 193, rue des Capucins, Rheims. Dettweiler, 29, rue Victor Rogelet, Rheims. Hotels at Rheims—Hotel du Lion d'Or. Le Grand Hotel. Baron De Forest's £4,000 Prize. Baron de Forest has written to the Chairman of the Aero Club respecting his prize of ^£4,000. The com- petition will be organised by the Aero Club, and the rules, which are now under consideration, will be published at an early date. : : ;- : • ' " Flying Ground at Le Touquet. Members wishing to avail themselves of the flying grounds at Le Touquet are requested to communicate with the Secretary. The grounds are in every way suitable, and through the kindness of one of the members, Mr. A. P. Stoneham, will be placed at the disposal of any Member of the Aero Club. Shellbeach Flying Ground. The Club House, Muscle Manor, is now open to members, and refreshments can be obtained there. Until the ground is being regularly used it is, however,, advisable to send a telegram so that arrangements may be made. Telegrams should be addressed " Aero Club, Shellbeach, Eastchurch." Aero Club Year-Book, The Year-Book, which will reach the Members in a few days, contains the rules governing the following prizes, &c. :— Aero Club prize for short flights. ,£10,000 Daily Mail London Aero Club Challenge Cup. to Manchester. British Empire Michelin Cup. Mortimer Singer Plate. Gordon-Bennett Aeronautic Cup. .£1,000 Daily Mail One Mile Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. Flight. Hedges Butler Challenge Cup. Salomons Cup. Llangattock Plate. Members will also find particulars regarding the flying ground at Shellbeach, Aeronauts' Certificates, and Foreign Clubs. A List of Members will be found at the end of the book. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. ( The Aero Club of the United Kingdom, ' 166, Piccadilly, W. FLIGHT HISTORY AT THE GRAND PALAIS. THE Exhibition organised under the auspices of the Aero Club of France, opened at the Grand Palais, as arranged, on July 30th, and will probably be available for the visits of the public until August 25th. It is an interest- ing display from many points of view, perhaps more from the historic than any other. In the history of the world, even in current history, it is necessary to pause sometimes, and with the conquest of the Channel the history of flight marks time. Thus from the days when the Jesuit Lana designed his flying ship in 1670, to the modern high- speed flyer, the present show at the Grand Palais affords an opportune display reminiscent of the leading incidents of this great work. There are innumerable old books and prints which take one back to the far-off ages when man had very little idea about physical laws, yet still aspired to fly; there are still more machines and models of machines on view to show the present state of the art since knowledge and pluck have brought success. 473
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