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IXe Racial &ero Clcz of the Uixited Kh\gdoi 33 OFFICIAL MOTICES TO MEMBERS BE Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Thursday, March 21st, 1912, at 4 o'clock, at 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Agenda. 1. To elect Hon. President, Vice-President and Council for the ensuing year. The following are recommended by the Committee for re-election :— lion. President—His Grace The Duke of Argyll, P.C., K.T., K.G., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O. ; Vice-President—Field-Marshall The Right Hon. Earl Roberts, K.G., K.P., V.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.. O.M. ; Coumil—S.A.I. Prince Roland Bonaparte (President F.A.I.) ; H.S.H. Prince Blucher von Wahlstatt; His Grace The Duke of Sutherland, K.G. ; The Right Hon. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, K.T., LL.D..F.R.S. ; The Right Hon. The Earl of Hardwicke ; The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale ; The Right Hon. Lord Howard de Walden ; The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird, F.R.G.S. ; The Right Hon. Lord Suffield, P.C., G.C.V.O., K.C.B. ; The Right Hon. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu ; The Right Hon. Lord Llangattock : Admiral of the Fleet, The Right Hon. Sir Edward Seymour, P.C., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O. ; Admiral The Hon. Sir Edmund Fremantle, G.C.B., C.M.G. ; Count Henry de la Vaulx (Vice-President Aero Club de France); Sir David Salomons, Bart. ; Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S. ; Professor Sir William Crookes, O.M., F.R.S. ; Sir Hiram S. Maxim ; The Right Rev. Bishop Welldon ; Martin Dale. 2. To announce result of ballot for Committee. 3. To confirm rule CONTROL OF COMPETITIONS. The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom has the sole control of all competitions, sporting events, or trials in connection with Aeronautics in the United Kingdom. The exercise of this control shall be vested in the Committee who may for this purpose from time to time make, alter, or amend such rules and regulations as it may think proper. Any person, whether a member of the Club or not, who shall disregard any such rules and regulations, or take part in any competition not authorised by the Club, shall be liable to such penalty of suspension or disqualification as the Committee may think fit to pronounce. The Committee may grant permits for competitions, sporting events, or trials, and may delegate its powers of suspension or disqualification to other Clubs or persons with or without appeal to the Committee. Powers of temporary suspension may be delegated to any steward or judge appointed for any Meeting. Right of Appeal.—If any person is aggrieved by a sentence of suspension or disqualification under the Competition Rules, he shall have a right of appeal to the stewards of the Royal Aero Club, who shall give an opportunity to the parties of stating their case and ten dering evidence. A sentence pronounced by the stewards of the Royal Aero Club shall be final and without appeal (except in the case of International competitions) and shall be binding on all persons for all purposes. The stewards of the Club or the Committee may authorise a statement to be inserted in the official organ of its decision under this rule. Election of Stewards.—There shall not be less than six, nor more than twelve stewards of the Royal Aero Club, who shall be elected annually in April by the Committee of the Royal Aero Club. They must be members of the Royal Aero Club, and must not have any direct financial interest in the aircraft trade. Proceedings.—The stewards of the Royal Aero Club shall appoint their own Chairman and Secretary, and fix their own meetings. The quorum shall be three. By Order of the Committee, HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. Names of Members Propos 1. Barber, H. II. 2. Barrington-Kennett, Lt. B. H. 12 3.#Bucknall, Ernest C. 13 4.*Capper, Col. J. E., C.B., 14 R.E. 15 5.*Cockburn, G. B. 16 6. Delacombe, Harry 7. Fukon, Capt. J. D. B., 17 R.F.A. 18 8. Grunhold, C. G. 19 9. Lloyd, Major F. Lindsay io.*Manville, E. 20 ed for the Committee. May, Fred. *Moore-Brabazon, J. T. C. Neill, Norman Clark Roe, A. V. •Rose, Sir Chas.D.,Bart.,M.P. Samson, Commander C. R., R.N. * Singer, A. Mortimer •Stanley, Hon. A., M.P. Tullibardine, The Marquess of, M.V.O,„D.S.O., M.P. •Wallace, R. W., K.C. A ballot paper for the election of nine candidates to seats on the committee of the club has been forwarded to each member. 1. 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 secretary later than 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, March 20th, 1912, will be valid. 2. The number of members to be elected is 9. 3. Members must lie careful therefore to strike out 11 names, so as to leave 9 only for whom they vote. 4. The names of the retiring members of the committee are indicated by an asterisk. Scrutineers of the Ballot. The following scrutineers have been appointed:—J. Stewart Mallam (Andrew W. Barr and Co., Chartered Accountants) ; F. Harold Sully (I. and A. W. Sully and Co., Chartered Accountants). Committee Attendances during the Past Year. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Meetings held, 46. Griffith Brewer ... ... 35!E. Manville ... .. ... — Ernest C. Bucknall 41 J. T. C. Moore-Bra bazon ... 23 Col. J. E^ Capper, C.B..R.E. 11 Alec Ogilvie 22 IS^M. O'Gorman 34 11IC. F. Pollock 40 1 SirChas. D.Rose,Bart.,M.P. 16 A. Mortimer Singer 14 20! Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P.... — 41 R. W. Wallace, K.C. ... 41 25i * Mr. G. B. Cockburn has attended all meetings since his election to tlu* Committee on 21st November, 1911, viz., 15. *G. B. Cockburn Capt. B. Dickson John Dunville Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B R.A., F.R.S Prof. A. K. Huntington F. K. McClean COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE. Meetings held, 17. F. P. Armstrong ... ... 4 G. Brewer ... ... ... 4 Ernest C. Bucknall 15 G. B. Cockburn 1 Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., R.A 11 Prof. A. K. Huntington ... 10 Major F. Lindsay Lloyd J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon . Alec Ogilvie M. O'Gorman A. Mortimer Singer... R. W. Wallace, K.C. 9 4 9 • n 1 4 FOREIGN CONFERENCES, ROME. Meetings held, 1. R. W. Wallace, K.C. ... l|Capt. Bertram Dickson ... I Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 12th inst., when there were present:—Prof. A. K. Huntington, in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., R.A., F.R.S., Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Member.—The following new member was elected:— Major A. W. Peck. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted:— 194. Capt. Patrick Hamilton (Deperdussin, Brooklands). 195. Lieut. Cecil John L'Estrange Malone, R.N. (Short biplane, Eastchurch). 196. Capt. George Hebden Raleigh (Bristol biplane, Brooklands). 197. Ronald Louis Charteris (Deperdussin, Brooklands). The request of the Aero Club de France to grant an aviator's certificate to Mr. James Grant was sanctioned. London to Paris Flight.—The committee unanimously resolved that a letter be sent to Mr. H. Salmet congratulating him on his record non-stop flight from London to Paris. Competitions Committee. The Competitions Committee met at the Royal Automobile Club (by kind permission) on Tuesday last, the I2th inst. Present : Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., R.A., F.R.S., in the Chair; Mr. E. C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Major F. Lindsay Lloyd, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. M. O'Gorman, and H. E. Perrin, Secretary. The Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club were finally con sidered and approved. General Regulations for Preventing Collisions In the Air. The regulations were drawn up and it is hoped to publish them next week Mr. M. O'Gorman and Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., who are 24I
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