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1911
1911 - 0069.PDF
JANUARY 28, 1911. JjjGHT] Olympia Flight and Motor Boat Show. IN view of the fact that it has been decided to abandon the proposed Exhibition of Commercial Vehicles at Olympia, arrange ments are being made to hold the Flight and Motor Boat Show a little later in March. It was originally decided thai the Exhibition should open on the 10th. Statue of Liberty Prize. FROM latest cablegrams to hand, it would appear that the Aero Club of America are inclined to modify the attitude at first attributed to them of flouting the decision of the F.A.I, in regard to the reconsideration of the allocation of the Statue of Liberty Prize, as they are now, it is stated, either ready to award this event to Mr. Claude Grahame-White, or at least they are willing to reconsider the matter when the full text of the F.A.I, decision has arrived officially with them. We congratulate them upon such a result as we could see nothing but trouble ahead under any other conditions. The Scottish Flight. ACCORDING to the Edinburgh Evening News at Causewayhead, Stirling, on the 14th insl. Mr. Barnwell made the longest flight chronicled of any Scottish-built aeroplane with a Scottish pilot up. Flying in Wales. SOME work with a Bleriot monoplane has recently been in progress at Oxwich Sands, Gower, about eleven miles from Swansea, by Mr. Ernest Sutton, of Messrs. Sutton Brothers, of Swansea. Several experimental flights were accomplished by Mr. Sutton during last week, but these culminated in an unpleasant experience on Monday last. Whilst practising on the sand, after having made three flights, attaining an altitude of about 50 ft., the machine during the last of these suddenly came down with a crash. Considerable damage was done to the propeller and framework, but fortunately Mr. Sutton escaped without injury. As this was only the second serious attempt by the aviator at flying he is to be heartily con gratulated upon the success so speedily attained and the pluck which enabled him to go so rapidly ahead. Memorial to the Late Hon. C. S. Rolls. A TOUCHING tribute to the memory of the late Hon. C. S. Rolls has been paid by the workmen at the Rolls-Royce factory at Derby. On Friday of last week Mr. Claude Johnson'was asked to unveil a splendid tablet which has been placed in the Institute con nected with the works. Previous to unveiling the memorial, Mr. Johnson conveyed to the staff and employees the directors' high appreciation of the good feeling and kindliness which prompted the proposal to erect the memorial. He spoke of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Rolls, who, he said, always had the keenest admiration for the skill and enthusiasm of the R.R. staff. Having the privilege of the friendship of Lord and Lady Llangattock, he was m a position to state that although nothing could cure the pain which the parents suffered at the loss of so brilliant and charm ing a son, yet that pain would be considerably alleviated by expres sions of regard and affection such as were shown in the memorial. From the photograph which we give it will be seen that the memorial consists of a hammered bronze plate mounted on a polished black slab. The lower portion is in the form of a scroll, bearing upon it in enamel various achievements of the late Hon. C. S. Rolls as motorist and aeronaut. The upper portion contains a finely enamelled miniature, while on either side are panels depicting incidents in Mr. Rolls' career. Among those present at the ceremony were Mr. E. A. Claremont (Chairman of the Com pany), Mr. F. H. Royce, Lord Herbert Scott, Mr. A. H. Briggs, Mr. P. W. Northey, Mr. J. de Looze, and about 850 members of the start. The Memorial to the late Hon. C. S. Rolls, erected by the employees of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., at the Company's works from subscriptions by the staff and workmen. This work of art was formally unveiled on Friday, January 20th, by Mr. Claude Johnson, Managing Director, in the presence of 850 of the staff and employees. 71
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