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Al'KIL It), 1913. BRITISH NOTES New Mother Ship (or Naval Wing R.F.C VKRY shortly 11.M.S. Actaeoo will be replaced as mother ship of the Naval wing of the Royal Flying Corps by the light cruiser Hermes, which, if names count for anything, is surely more appropriate. When the Hermes is commissioned for her new duties the officers and men of the Naval Air Service, who are at present home on the Act.von will be transferred to the Hermes, New Naval Air Stations. WITH the announcement on Saturday last of the appointment of their commanding officers, two more naval aviation centres came into official existence. They are at Harwich and Yarmouth. Capt. C. E. Risk, R.M.L.I., who had the mishap last week, being appointed to the former, and Lieut. R. Gregory, one of the first four naval officers trained at Eastchurch, to the latter. Lieut. C L. Courtney and Lieut. T. S. Creswell have also been appointed to the Yarmouth station. The Mansion House Meeting. AT the meeting which the Navy League is arranging to 1* held by the kindness of the I-ord Mayor of l.omlon at the Mansion House on May 5th, the speakers will include the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Bedford, Mr. A. J. Kalfour, Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Field Marshal Lord Methuen, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, Admiral Sir Edward Seymour, Lord Dcvonport, Lord Kinnaird, Lord Rosebery, Lord Brassey, Sir C. D. Hose, M.l'., Lord Des- borough, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, and other leaders in public life. Presentation to Miss Trehawke Davles. IN appreciation of her services to aviation, Miss Trehawke Davies was presented with a handsome silver rose-bowl by the Women's Aerial League on Wednesday week. The presentation was made by the Hon. Lady Shelley, sister of the late Hon, C, S. Rolls, at a reception held at the residence of the Dowager Lady O'Hagan. The Dep. "Sea-Gull." WE hear very favourable accounts of the behaviour of the " Sea-Gull " hydro-aeroplane—that formidable-looking warplane which was such a prominent feature of the Dep. stand at Olympia. Last week-end Lieut. Porte was giving it some preliminary testing at Osea Island, on the BUckwater. She gets awing quickly and easily, is very fist, and takes to the water again as if in her natural element. The official tests Eastchurch way will probably l>e put through wilhin the next few days. Testing the Radley-England Hydro-Aeroplane. DURING last week, successful tests were made at Huntingdon with the Radley-England hydro - aeroplane, which was fully described in our last issue. Piloted by Mr. England and with two passengers on board, on Thursday week it was in the air for twenty minutes at a speed of about sixty miles an hour, and in the evening another flight was made with one passenger. The n;xt day Lieuts. Reynolds and Hetherington were taken up in the machine by Mr. England, while a lady Was among the passengers carried during some trial flights on Tuesday. Willows Aircraft SchooL A HAi.i.ooN ascent, with three pupils, Mr. H. Barber, Capl. Kernal and Mr. R. W. Crocker, was made trom the Old Welsh Harp Grounds, llendon, in charge of Mr, Willows, on Wednesday last week. With a light N.E. wind a course was made over Acton and Richmond Hill, the descent being effected near Epsom at 6.30 p.m. Nationalities at Brooklands. AMONG the officers learning to fly at the Bristol school at Brooklands recently were a quartette representing England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The officers were Lieut. E. Peirse (Royal NTavyi, Lieut. Morgan (Irish Fusiliers), Lieut. Robertson Done Gordon Highlanders), and Lieut. W. Picton Warlow (Welsh Kegt.), and there was no mistaking where they hailed from. Incidentally, they were taught by two Englishmen, F. Warren Merriam, the chefpilots, and Bendall. An Echo of the Past. AN item at a sale at Christies, last week, recalled a famous aeronautical expedition of 77 years ago, a series of nine pictures, representing the balloon expedition from London to Weilbury, in 1836, being put up for sale. A sum of 70 guineas was realized.. •. A Waterplane in the Solent. MR. H. R. BUSTEED, who is testing the Bristol hydro aeroplane in the Solent, had an exciting experience on Tuesday morning. He had left the Saunders' aviation shed up the River Medina at 5 a.m., and went down the river to Cowes. Continuing, he rose from the water and started to cross the Solent to Southampton t/jjGHT] OF THE WEEK. Water, but after going a little way he decided to come down in order to attend to the motor. The machine, howrvn. came down M heavily on tin 1 front float that it broke and caused the machine to capsize. Fortunately Busteed u a good swimmet, and by biagbg on to a wing float he managed to keep atl. •• 1 • UMI half an boot, until he was picket! up by a boat from a passing steam hopper, and after a short rest was little the worse for his adventure. This was lucky, but what is this we hear about a liner pasting earlier, and entirely ignoring the situation ! A Memorial to Geoffrey England. AT the annual meeting of the Haughton School Old Hoys' Association it was suggested there should I* a tehool memorial of Geoffrey England, who was an old Rnghionian. Ii was thought that perhaps the l>est and most useful memorial would lie 10 found one or more scholarships in his old school for the lienefit of the children of aviators who have lost their lives while tlying. Mr. Geo. H. Bowman, of 43, Mooigate, \oik, is the hon, secretary, and would be glad to receive subscriptions ot n> t.ive any further particulars. Chcvillard at Aldcrshot. ON the 8th inst. Chevillard was at AldMttOt and did some highly spectacular flying in spite of a strong wind. Several times the Henty Farman machine was lost to sight among the clouds. A Colonial Minister at Famborough. AMONG the visitors to I-amlxirough on the oth inst. was the Hon. W. A. llolman, the Attorney-Genera! of New South Wftle,», and after inspecting the hangars and workshops under tin guidance of Major Sykes, he was taken up for a flight on a new Breguet piloted by Capt. Shepherd. The beautiful Britannia trophy, the work of Mr. G.T. Power, of 199, Piccadilly, presented to the Royal Aero Club by Mr. H Barber for a challenge competition. 445
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