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(/OGHT FEBRUARY 15, 1913. LEGISLATION AGAINST HOSTILE AIRCRAFT. THE short Bill introduced into the House of Commons on Saturday morning by Col. Seely, Minister of War, read a second time on Monday and pas>ed on Tuesday, is framed for the purpose of extending the power of the authorities so as to enable orders to be made prohibiting flying over fortified places. It also gives authority for attacking any aircraft which, when flying over prohibited places, does not land when signalled to do so. The full text of the Bill is as follows :— I.—(l) The purposes for which a Secretary of State may make orders prohibiting the navigation of aircraft over prescribed areas under the Aerial Navigation Act, I9II, shall include the purposes of the defence or safety of the realm, and, where an order is made for those purposes, the area prescribed may include the whole or any part of the coastline of the United Kingdom and the territorial wateis adjacent thereto. (2) The power of the Secretary of State under the said Act shall include power by order to prescribe the areas within which aircraft coming from any place outside the United Kingdom are to land, unci the other conditions to be complied with by such aircraft, and if any person contravenes any of the provisions of any such order he shall be guilty of an offence under the said Act, unless he ® ® Cody among the Authors. THE Authors' Club has a singularly attractive habit, which operates during the winter months, of inviting well-known men to be the guest ot the evening at dinner—and to talk to them after wards about their special subjects. On Monday last, this honour was conferred on Mr. S. F. Cody, who gave the members present an exceedingly entertaining time. In his own inimitable way, he regaled them with the essential facts of his life's history and accomplishments, many of which were illustrated by a series of lantern slides. Some of these pictures were really interesting, having been taken from kites at a great altitude. One or two showed Mr. Cody in his early glider, a pastime that some people have overlooked as properly to be numbered among Mr. Cody's early accomplishments, prior to the time when he developed his aeroplane. The evening was highly enjoyable, and particularly so, for the excellent contributions to the discussion by Mr. C. J. Cutcliffe-Hyne, who admitted that he knew no more about the subject than he did about Capt. Kettle, but who succeeded, nevertheless, in making his audience believe that he had been seriously engaged for a long time past with the development of the most wonderful flying machine that ever could be. It would go up straight, it would go forwards, and, which seemed to be the greatest acquisition, it would go I ackwards. About the only thing not recorded of this aircraft was "Flight" Copyright Delta, one of the Army airships, being got into position under the great dome of Olympia for the Aero Exhibition which opens this week. I96 proves that he was compelled to do so by reason of stress of weather or other circumstances over which he had no control. 2. If an aircraft flies or attempts to fly over any area prescribed under this Act for the purposes of the defence or safety of the realm, or, in the case of an aircraft coming from any place outside the United Kingdom, fai's to comply with any of the conditions as to landing prescribed bv an order under the last foregoing section, it shall be lawful for'any officer designated for the purpose by regulations made by the Secretary of State, to cause such signal as may be prescribed by those regulations to be given, and, if after such signal has been given, the aircraft fails to respond to the signal by complying wiih such regulations as may be made by the Secretary of State prescribing the action to be taken on such a signal being given, it shall be lawful for the officer to fire at or into such aircraft and to use any and every other means necessary to compel compliance, and every and any such officer, and every other person acting in his aid and by his direction shall be and is hereby indemnified and discharged from any indictment, penalty, action, or other proceeding for so doing. 3. This Act may be cited as the Aerial Navigation Act, 1913 ; and the Aerial Navigation Act, 1911, and this Act may be cited together as the Aerial Navigation Acts, 1911 and 1913. ® ® how it might come down, and that manoeuvre, after all, is one of some consequence. The Vice-Chairman, Mr. Charles Garvice, went even further than to merely talk about the aeroplane he had thought about. In conjunction with the Secretary, Mr. Algernon Rose, he had made an aeroplane, and in evidence of good taith, there was the machine hanging up on the ceiling for all to see. And so on, in the same strain, until more humour was extracted from the science of aviation than any other audience has succeeded in finding there yet. Other speakers put on a serious mood, one asking about the inevitable parachute, whereupon Mr. Cody electrified the assembly by stating that it had always been his idea to carry a. parachute coiled up on his head like a turban. He gave up the notion, however, when he came to have more confidence in his aeroplane. The idea of Cody, with a parachute coiled on his head, officiating in his " cathedral," like some high pontiff under a mitre, is a conception that only lacked the illustration of a lantern slide to be made perfect. Mr. Esdaile had a variety of interesting things to say, and pushed India as a flying ground. His views on the subject, and the fact that he pioneered the aviation displays in that country, are well known to readers of FLIGHT. Mr. Legros, Past President of the Institution 01 Automobile Engineers, discussed the quality of materials and the need for testing engines, while Mr. P. H. Edwards put in a very good and timely plea for the extended recog nition of the national aspect of aeronautics—if you can't play, pay, sort of thing. One way or another if the Authors' Club don't get a short story for a novel out of that Monday evening's entertainment, they ought to consider it rather poor business. The R.Ae.C. Telephone Numbers. NEW telephonic facilities have had to be arranged for the Royal Aero Club, and our readers should tote that there are now two lines available— Regent 1,327 and 1,328, the old line, Mayfair 1,643, being discontinued. FLIGHT Stand at Olympia. DURING the Olympia Snow next week, FLIGHT will be at the same stand as at previous shows— i.e., the first to the right just inside the Addison Road main entrance, the number of which is now 26. We cordially invite our readers to pay a visit to this stand, where they will find a very interesting selection of photographs on view. An Italian Branch of the G.A.C. MR. D. LAWRENCE SANTONI, who has been in Italy since early in the New Year, has founded a branch of the General Aviation Co., in Milan, under the title of the Agenzia Generale Fourniture Aero- nautiche. Already the firm has transacted consider able business with the Italian Government and has a large number of important orders in hand. Any firm desirous of being represented in Italy, and the Italian colonies, should apply to the headquarters of the G.A.C., at 30, Regent Street, London, W.
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