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y^\ Tf^fyrrctw of tie, Unite t DD OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS DC 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 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Notices o 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. Hon. C. S. Rolls. Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E. Roger W. Wallace, K.C. Martin Dale. The Earl of Hardwicke does not offer himself for re-election. 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. The following members have so far been nominated :— Major Sir A. Bannerman, Bart., V. Ker-Seymer. R.E. E. Manville. E. C. Bucknall. Hon. C. S. Rolls. Frank Hedges Butler, A. Mortimer Singer. Martin Dale. Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P. Philip Gardner. R. W. Wallace, K.C. 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 least 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, 19to, will be valid. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 8th 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 Dak, Professor A. K. Huntington, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. J. Lyons Sampson, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and joint secretaries Capt. E. Claremont, R.N., and Harold E. Perrin. New Members. The following new members were elected :— Sir George William Aber- Hubert Darnell. cromby, Bart. Harry Keen. Col. Charles K. Braoke. Lieut. Ernest Parbury, R.A. John Brown, F.R.S. Arthur Russell. Henry Albert Collier. Ernest Russell Woakes. Herbert Dennis Cutler. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. Entries for the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race close on the 22nd inst , and members wishing to eompete are requested to notify the Secretaries on or before that date. Applications must be accom panied by a cheque for £20, the entry fee, which amount will be returned should the entrant not be selected. The Race will take place in the United States. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. Entries for the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup close on the 22nd inst., and members wishing to compete are requested to notify the Secretaries on or before that date. Applications must be accom panied by a cheque for £20, the entry fee, which amount will be returned should the entrant not be selected. The Race will take place in the United States. English Aviation Pilot Certificates. It having been decided in several European countries that com petitors in International aviation meetings should hold a certificate of competency, the Aero Club has arranged to grant pilot certificates to aviators, and the conditions will be published shortly. These certificates will be such as will enable the holders to com pete in any meetings held under the Federation rules. Aero Exhibition. The Aero Exhibition will beheld at Olympia from the nth to- the 19th March, 1910. A special section will be set apart for models, and full particulars can be obtained from the Aero Club. Library and Pictures. Mr. Fred T. Jane has presented to the library a copy of his book,. " All the World's Airships." A water-colour painting of the International Balloon Race at Hurlingham in 1909 has been presented by Mr. W. H. F. Thomson. English Aviators at Mourmelon. Captain Bertram Dickson, a member of the Club, is making very satisfactory progress on a Farman biplane at Mourmelon. He has already accomplished a flight of 6 kiloms. Eastchurch Flying Ground- Commander Curtis and the Officers of the Royal Naval Depot at Sheerness have kindly intimated that the members of the Aero Club may consider themselves honorary members of their mess. Erection of Sheds.—Members wishing to erect sheds are re quested to communicate with the Secretary of the Aero Club. Railway Arrangements.—The following reduced fares have been arranged with the railway company for members visiting Shellbeach :— 1st Class return, Ss. ; 2nd Class return, 6s. 6a. ; 3rd Class- return, $s. Tickets available for one month from date of issue. Members desiring to avail themselves of these reduced fares are required to produce vouchers at the booking offices. Vouchers cam be obtained from the Secretary of the Aero Club. Trains leave- Victoria, Holborn, or St. Paul's. For the convenience of Members, the best train is the 9.45 a.m. from Victoria, arriving at Queenborough 10.55. At Queenborough change to the Sheppey Light Railway for Eastchurch, which is- ^-mile from the flying ground. 166, Piccadilly. E. CLAREMONT, CAPT. R.N., HAROLD E. PERRIN, Joint Secretaries. Hydrogen for Airships. RECENTLY at the Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique in Paris, Professor d'Arnsouval has been advocating a new method of obtaining hydrogen for aeronautical purposes. He points out that pure hydrogen, which can be liquefied, may be obtained from coal gas by lowering its temperature sufficiently. It is said that 5,142 litres of liquid hydrogen wtwlrj be sufficient to inflate a dirigible of 4,000 cubic metres capacity and the weight of the liquid and the necessary vessels to contain it would only be 1,000 kilogs. This is very considerably less than the weight by the old method. The liquid hydrogen may be transformed into gaseous hydrogen either by simple evaporation or by gentle heat. no
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