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FEBRUARY 5, 1910. JfS I/OGHT] Tfuz^rrrBmb ofafe ZZnzZe DD OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS Dl Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Thursday, March 10th, 1910, at 5 o'clock, at 116, Piccadilly, London, W. Notices of Motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than twenty-one days before the meeting, and must be signed by at least five members. Wednesday, February i6th, is the last day for the receipt of Notices of Motion. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. The retiring members of the Committee are :— Ernest C. Bucknall. Earl of Hardwicke. Vice - Admiral Sir Charles V. Ker-Seymer. Campbell, K.C.M.G..C.B., J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. D.S.O. Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., RE. Martin Dale. Hon. C. S. Rolls. Roger W. Wallace, K.C. Any two members of the Club can nominate a member to serve on the Committee, having previously obtained such member's consent. The name of such member so nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretaries in writing not less than fourteen days before the annual general meeting. Wednesday, February 23rd, is the last day for the receipt of nominations. Members are reminded that a ballot paper for the election of nine candidates to seats on the Committee of the Club will be forwarded to them at Last seven days before the date of the annual general meeting. No ballot paper which is signed, or on which the number of •candidates voted for is more or less than the number of vacancies, or which is received by the Secretaries later than 12 noon on Wednesday, March 9th, 1910, will be valid. Committee Meeting.l A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 1st inst., when there were present:—Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., Mr. Martin Dale, Mr. John Danville, Professor A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker-Seymer, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Hon. C. S. Rolls, Mr. J. Lyons Sampson, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and joint secretaries Capt. E. Claremont, R.N., and Harold E. Perrin. Aero Exhibition. The Aero Exhibition will beheld at Olympia from the nth to the 19th March, 1910. Members wishing to exhibit full-sized machines are requested to communicate at once with the Aero Chib. A special section will be set apart for models, and full particulars can be obtained from the Aero Club. Library. The following books have been presented to the library by :— A. S. E. Ackermann, B.Sc, "Popular Fallacies." Major B. Baden-Powell, " Practical Aerodynamics." Accident to Mr. A. Mortimer Singer. Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, who went to Cairo as a representative of the Club to compete in the aviation meeting at Heliopolis, met with an accident while practising on Tuesday last. The first news was of a very serious nature. The Committee immediately sent a cablegram expressing their extreme regret, and asking for further news. An answer has since been received from Mrs. Singer stating that Mr. Singer broke the bone of his right thigh and has injured his back, but to what extent the telegram does not say. The Committee feel sure that all Members of the Club will join them in expressing their sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Singer at this very sad occurrence, which is not only a blow to the hopes of the Club at Heliopolis, but also a serious loss to England, whose honour he was going to sustain against all the well-known foreign aviators. Mr. Singer is such a good sportsman and kind friend that we feel sure universal regret will be expressed. The Members of the Club and all lovers of aviation will wish him a speedy and thorough recovery. E. CLAREMONT, CAPT. R.N.. HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Joint Secretaries. PROGRESS OF FLIGHT ABOUT THE COUNTRY. tNoTK.—Addresses, temporary or permanent, follow in each case the names of the clubs, where communications of our readers can be addressed direct to the Secretary. We would ask Club Secretaries in future to see that the notes regarding their Clubs reach the Editor of FLIGHT, 44, St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C., by 12 noon on Wednesday at latest.) Manchester Aero Club (9, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER). THE Model Exhibition arranged for February 4th and 5th has been postponed till March 4th and Sth, as the committee find that it is impossible to get all arrangements through in time. Mr. Leigh having resigned his position as secretary to the Model Show Sub-Committee, Mr. Stafford Threlfall has taken over the work, and all communications should be addressed to him. The committee are hard at work, and assure all model makers that the show will be a success, and that those entering models will be satisfied both with the organisation of the show and also with the prize list. Further particulars will be issued later. Oldham Aero Club (5, CHURCH TERRACE, OLDHAM). THE inaugural meeting of the above club was held on January 27th, Mr. Dean presiding. The chairman in his opening remarks said the objects of the club were to encourage and help inventors to bring forward any ideas which they may have ; he also referred to the rapid development of aviation. Mr. G. St. John Oay was elected a President, and promised, his utmost support to the club, and also gave an interesting address which aroused much enthusiasm. Mr. Wm. Brown, Mr. J. Lees and Mr. G. A. Worthington were elected Vice-Presidents. Mr. Wm. Brown has made a generous donation to the club to be devoted to prizes for the Model Flying Competition which is to be held in the near future. On January 31st the club held a social, which resulted in several members being enrolled. Sheffield and District Aero Club (36, COLVER ROAD). SOME difficulty is being experienced in obtaining suitable works premises, but the committee are still continuing inquiries. Regarding the year's programme, the latest development is in connection with the Sheffield Charity Tournament on Whit Monday at Bramall Lane grounds, an annual carnival usually attended by 25,000 to 30,000 persons, at which the committee are arranging for Model " Flying " Competitions, &c, to take place. Only a large entry is needed to make the scheme a splendid success. Further particulars will be announced later. S.W. Aeronautical Soc (51, ST. LEONARD'S ROAD, EAST SHEEN). A WELL-ATTENDED general meeting was held on the 30th ult. at the Ship Hotel, Hammersmith, at 6 o'clock. The monoplane fund was raised to eleven guineas, Mr. H. A. Ward contributing a guinea. Mr. Richards, of Croyd >n, has kindly offered to supply the petrol tanks. All substantial helpers' names will be engraved on an aluminium plate on this the club's first monoplane. In addition to the prize offered by Mr. Fransella, Mr. Furby Smith and Mr. Warsop will also offer prizes in the Model Com petition, and certificates will also be granted by the Society. Entries should be sent as early as possible to the secretary. 93
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