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Aran. 5, 1913. l/OGHf) IXe R.ocsa.1 &ero CICL of the Ui\ited Kh\gdo Hi OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 1st inst., when there were present : Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.l'., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. I. K. Capper, C.B., R.E., Major . D. B. Fulton, Col. H.C. L. Ho'ldcn, C.B., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Com. C R. Samson, R.N., Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., and the Secretary. -^Election of Chairman.—Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon pro posed the re-election of Sir Charles Ki.se, Bart., M.P., as Chairman of the Club for the ensuing year. The motion was seconded by Major T. D. B. Fulton, and carried unanimously. Sir Charles Rose explained that owing to his many other engage ments, he feared he would not be able to give the necessary time that the position of Chairman demanded. He much regretted, therefore, that he did not see h\< way to accept reelection. The question of the election of Chairman was adjourned till the next meeting. New Members.—The following new membos were elected:— Lieut. D. L. Allen, Crurles E. Best, Ralph Bingham, Capt. Loftus A. Bryan, J.P., D.L., 2nd Lieut. John Eden, Arthur Ewing, H. Unitt Lavarack, Pierre Marechal, H. Arnold Pallant, Harold Robinson, Dr. D. E. Stodart, and David Tod. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 444. Serjt. J. Kemper (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 445. 1st Class Air Mechanic J. C. McNamara, (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 446. Leading Seaman Philip Ephraim Bateman, R..N. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Cential Flying School, Upavon). 447. Lieut. Raymond Fitzmaurtce, R.N. (Short Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 448. Lieut. W, F. Robertson Dobie (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School. Brooklands). 449. Lieut. Neville Usborne, R.F.C. (Caudron Biplane, Ewen School, Hendon). 450. Lieut. Guy Blatherwick, R.N. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 451. Lieut. Willrid Picton-Warlow (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 452. Arthur B. Ashford Thomson (Bristol Biplane, Eastbourne Aviation School, Eastlx>urne). Letter from the Aero Club de France asking the Club to give its sanction to the issuing of Aviators' Certificates to Major E. M. Maitland and Mr. Charles Reynolds was read and the necessary permission granted. Re-election of Stewards of the Club.—On the motion of Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Bral>azon, seconded by Major J. D. B. Fulton, the following Stewards of the Club were re-elected for the current year :— TheRt. Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale Sir Charles Henry, Bart., M.P. Admiral Rt. Hon. Sir Edward H. Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., II.P. Seymour, P.C., G.C.B., O.M., Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P. G.C.V.O. Oaily Mall Prizes —The Chairman reported ihat he had trans mitted the following telegram to I.ord Northciirre ;— " The announcement in your to-day's issue of your magnificent offer of prices for a circuit of Great Britain by hydro-acroplanc and flight across the Atlantic, affords, further proof of tlie patriotism and generosity of the Daily Mail in all progti movements, and especially in the development of aviation, atiout which the public is s 1 much concerned at the present time in connection with the defensive security of the country. The assistance of the Royal Aero Club will he entirely at your disposal as in the past." and the following reply had been received :— " Warmest thanks for your extremely kind telegram."— NORTHCUFKE. The Secretary reported that he had that day had an interview with I^ord Northeliffe, who had decided to defer consideration of the regulations to govern the Dai! A/ail Prizes until after the Hydro-aeroplane Meeting now being held at Monaco. Sub-Comni"t.rs.—The Finance Committee was appointed M follows:—Mr. (Iriffitrt Brewer, Mr. Ernest C Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. A. Mortimer Sini'er, Mi. K. W. Wallace, K.C. The appointment of other Sub-Committees was deferred till the next meeting. Aeronaut's Certific.uc.—The following Aeronaut's Certificate was granted :— No. 30. Lieut. F. L. M. Booth by, K.N. Airship Pilot's Certificate.—The following Airship Film's Certificate was granted :— No. 16. Lieut. F. L. M. Boothby, R.N. Federation Meronautfque Internationale. The K.A.I, has just issued the official lis' of certificates granted up to December 31st, 1912, to pilots of aeroplanes, airships and balloons by the different Countries forming the Federation. The following figures have been tabulated from the list :— Aeroplanes. Balloons. Airships. Aviators' Aeronauts' Airship P1I..1 ' Certificates. Certilica e>. Certificates. Argentine Republic... 15 13 — Austria 84 86 24 Belgium .... 58 55 3 Denmark 8 7 — Egypt 1 — France 966 264 23 Germany 335 909 22 Great Britain ... 376 32 11 Holland 26 17 — Hungary 7 — Italy 186 67 13 Norway % 5 — Russia 162 4 > Spain 15 30 2 Sweden ... ... 10 17 Switzerland 27 30 — United States ... 193 42 3 HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. 166, Piccadilly. ROYAL FLYING CORPS. The following appointments were announced by the Admiralty on the 28th ult. :— Lieuts. C. E. Maude, F. G. Brodribb, W. G. Sitwell, C. H. K. Edmonds, A. W. S. Agar, and A. B. Gaskell, to the " President," additional, for course of instruction at the Central Flying School, to date May 17th. Capt. H. Fawcett, R.M.L.I., and Lieut. G. H. V. Hathorn, R.M.L.I., to the" President," additional, for course of instruction at the Central Flying School, to date May 17th. The following appointments were announced by the Admiralty on the 31st ult. :— Lieut. S. D. A. Grey, to the " Actseon," additional, as flight commander in command of Calshot Naval Air Station, to date March 29th. Sub-Lieut. J. L. Travers, Royal Naval Reserve, to the " Actoeon," additional, as flying officer, for Calshot Naval Air Station, to date March 29th. The following appointment was announced in the I*ondon Gazette of the 1st inst. :— R.F.C.—Military Wing.—Lieut. George I. Carmichael, Royal Artillery, to be a flying officer, and to be s-conded. Dated March nth, 1913. The following appointment was announced by the Admiralty on April 5th :— Sub-Lieut. J. Babington, to the " Acfaeon," additional, a.% flying officer for Isle of Grain Air Station, to date March 27th. Australian Flying Corps. LIEUT. HARRISON has now sent out to Australia the two 35-h.p. Anzani-Deperdussins, and he is staying on until the couple of B.E. biplanes, which are being built bv the Bristol Co., are ready. The Australian military authorities have now decided not to have the headquarters of the Flying Corps at the new capital, Canberra, as it is about 2,500 ft. above sea level, and the neigh bouring mountains might set up remous. The aerodrome will proliably be near Melbourne, where there is an area of over 30 square miles of country, compared with which Salisbury Plain would be considered mountainous. 387
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