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IKe Rocsal &ero Clci of the Urk.ited Kiz\gdoi OFFICIAL M0TICE5 TO MEMBERS 210. 211. 212. 213. Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 30th April, 1912, when there were present:—Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.P., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Capt. J. D. B. Fulton, R.F.A., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. C. F. Pollock, "Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— R. A. Chalmers, Lieut. E. F. Chinnery, Walter Emden, Albert Hardt, M. R. N. Jennings, W. J. McCormack, Mrs. Samson, Capt. A. H. Williamson and Lieut. A. Wyness-Stuart. Aviators' Certificates,—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 208. L. A. Tremlett (Blcriot monoplane, Hendon). 209. Lieut. J. D. Mackworth (Bristol biplane, Brooklands). Lieut. E. F. Chinnery (Deperdussin monoplane, Brooklands). John R. Duigan (Avro biplane, Brooklands). Lieut. H. C. Fielding, R.F.A. (Bristol biplane, Brook- lands). Major Sir A. Bannerman, Bart., R.E. (Bristol biplane, Brooklands). Aviators' Certificates.—The request of the Aero Club of America for permission to issue an Aviator's Certificate to Mr. W. M. Stark, a British subject, was granted. The request of the Aero Club de 1''ranee for permission to issue an Aviator's Certificate to Mrs. W. Buller, a British subject, was granted. Aeronaut's Certificate.—The following Aeronaut's Certificate was granted: 16. The Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbord. Mrs. Harbord is the first lady to obtain an Aeronaut's Certificate in this country. Appointment of Timekeeper.—The following additional time keeper was appointed for the year 1912 : A. Deacon. Britannia Trophy for British Aeroplanes.—Letter from Mr. H. Barber, kindly offering a Trophy for general efficiency of British aeroplanes, was read, and it was unanimously resolved that the Trophy be accepted, and a letter of thanks was ordered to be sent to Mr. H. Barber. The question of the regulations governing this Trophy was referred to the Competitions Committee. Competitions Committee. A meeting of the Competitions Committee was held on Tuesday, April 30th 1912, when there were present:—Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S. (in the Chair), Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Capt. A. E. Davidson, R.L., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Major F. Lindsay Lloyd, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. Norman Clark Neill, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. E. V. Sassoon, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., was elected Chairman of the Committee. The reports of the recent Flying Meetings at Hendon were received. NOTICE is hereby given that a Special General Meeting of the Club will be held :u 100, Piccadilly, London, W., on Tuesday, 14th day of May, 1912, at 4.30 p.m. AGENDA. To elect Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., a Vice-President of the Club. 166, Piccadilly, London, W. By order of the Committee, 4th May, 1912. 11. E. PKKRIN, Secretary. Naval and Military Aviation. Col. Seely, the Under-Secretary of State for War, occupied the Chair at a meeting at the House of Commons on Tuesday last, and fully explained the Government's scheme for the creation of the Royal Flying Corps. The meeting was convened by the Royal Aero Club, and the Chairman of the Club, Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.P., was supported by a large mustei ol aviaton and members, including the following :— C. R. Abbott, R. O. Abercromby, A. 11. Aitken, II. Barber, Victor Bairington-Kennett, A. E. Berriman, A, V. Intiington, C. A. Bettington, 11. Blackburn, B. G. Houwens, Griffith Brewer, J. Clutton, G. B. Cockburn, S. P. Cockcrcll, S. F. Cody, H. Delacombe, M. Desoutter, Charles Edmonds, Don. Maurice Egerton, F. B. Fowler, W. E. Gibson, C. Grahame-White, ('. 11. Greswell, C. G. Grey, S. Hedley, Col. II. ('. I.. I l..lden, C.B., F.R.S., B. C. Hucks, A. Hunter, Prof. A. K. Huntington, M. R. N. Jennings, J. II. Ledeboer, A. R. Low, F. K. McCican, Col. H. S. Massy, L. S. Metford, J. T. C. JMoore-Bralwiton, Alec Ogilvie, Mervyn O'Gorman, N. S. Percival, Henry Petre, C. P. Pizey, C. V. Pollock, Lieut. J. C. Porte, R.N., A. V. Roe, Major A. M. Rogers, E. V. Sassoon, S. V. Setti, S. V. Sipi>c, R. B. Slack, R. Smith-Barry, T. Sopwith, II. Spencer, I'. Spencer, G. Holt Thomas, C. C. Turner, ]. Valentine, Roger. W. Wallace, K.C., H. Walter, W. E. de B. Whittaker, C. R. Winfield-Smith, B. G. Wood, Capt. II. F. Wood, Lieut. A. Wyness-Stuarl, V. 0. Yates, 1). G. Voting. A report of the proceedings will be found on page 396 of this issue. Hurlingham Balloon Contests, The following dates for balloon contests at llurlingltam have been fixed :— Wednesday June 12th, 1912. Saturday e 22nd, 1912. Saturday July 13th, 1912. Members of the Royal Aero Club are admitted free on these dates on production of their membership cards. Royal Aero Club o. Royal Automobile Club Golf Match. Arrangements are being made for a golf match ltetween the Royal Automobile Club and the Royal Aero Club to be played early in June. Members of the Royal Aero Club wishing to take part are requested to send in their names and handicap to the secretary. The match will be played on handicaps. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. THE ROLLS MEMORIAL AT DOVER. THE remarkably lifelike statue of the late Hon. C. S. Roils by Mrs. Scott, wife of the antarctic explorer, which has been erected on Dover Promenade to commemorate Mr. Rolls' double crossing of the channel from Dover to Calais and back, was unveiled by the Duke of Argyll on Saturday afternoon. Those present included Lady Llangattock (Mr. Rolls' mother), Lady Hood of Avalon, Sir John and Lady Shelley, Major General Ruck, R.E. (Aeronautical Society), Col. Capper, Mr. H. E. Perrin (Royal Aero Club), Sir William Crundall, the Deputy Mayor, Major General Ingle- field, Commander Forster, R.M., Mr. Walter Emden, ex-Mayor of Dover, who originated the project, &c. After unveiling the statue, the Duke of Argyll congratulated Mrs. Scott on the manner in which she had portrayed his dear friend, Charles Rolls. He referred to the quiet reticence of the late Mr. Rolls and the modesty with which he carried out his pioneer work in connection with aviation. The Duke went on to refer to aeroplanes for the navy and army drawing attention to some of the difficulties, and suggesting that the Royal Aero Club might approach the Government with the suggestion that they should offer a prize for the best apparatus with a view to life saving in connection with aviation. The British Aerial Fleet. IN reply to questions in the Mouse of Commons on Tuesday last, Col. Seely stated that no officers have yet been gazetted to the Royal Flying Corps, but there are now ten officers engaged on aeroplane work and ten officer flyers receiving instruction in observation from captive and free balloons and airships before under taking similar work from aeroplanes. The aeroplanes in possession of the War Department are : One Farman biplane, four Bristol biplanes, one Bleriot monoplane, one Breguet biplane, one Nicuport monoplane, one Deperdussin, one Bristol monoplane, two U.K. (factory types). In addition, there are under reconstruction in the factory: One Bristol biplane, one Paulhan, one Howard-Wright, and one Bleriot. A Cross Channel Service. SOME particulars aie to hand from France, of the project of the " Navigation " Aerienne for the establishment of a cross-Channel passenger service. It is stated that a start will tie made in July, the aeroplanes being the two large Sloan bi-curve biplanes fitted with 100 h.p. Clerget engines. It is proposed that the aeroplanes, which will carry four or five passengers, shall start from Dover and Calais at a fixed time each morning, while on fine days should they be in demand, the machines will make several crossings. 395
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