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SEPTEMBER 7, 1916. Mr. G. Ward Price, writing to the Daily Telegraph from Salonica on August 22nd, says :— " Our seaplanes have played a certain part in hindering the Bulgarian advance. They bombed a marching column of the enemy near Kavala, and blew np a pontoon bridge at Kutchuk-Osmanli, over the Mesta River." Lieut. Rene Puaux, in an article on the military situation, says :— " It is evident that the Anglo-French aviation service will not permit German trains to come and go with that regularity which is indispensable in order to allow evacuations, not only of the troops, but also of the enormous material accumulated in the last two years." The Daily Telegraph correspondent with the British Armies in the Field, in a message dated Saturday, writes in regard to the attack on Thiepval at the end of last week :— " It is obvious that the German Headquarters Staff realises the gravity of the position. . . . Fresh troops or old troops are food for our guns, greedy for them. It is only by guns that the enemy can fight against guns, and he is drifting down batteries into a great concentration for the defence of Thiepval. . . . Meanwhile, we have in this sector, beyond any shadow of doubt or exaggeration, the mastery of the air, and that is of supreme advantage to our gunners, and to the infantry who are supported by them." The Morning Post correspondent with the British Army, a a FROM THjE BRITISH Grahame-White School, Hendon. STRAIGHTS with instructors last week : Messrs. Culver, Meering, Saunders, Styles and Zambournis. Circuits with instructors : Messrs. Edwards and Lyles. Eights with in structors : Messrs. Cockell, Fisher, Jamie, Keymer, Mills, Shadwell and Soden. Eights alone : Mr. Ormerod. Brevets taken during week by Messrs.Duncan,Kay andWard. Instructors : Messrs. Manton, Winter, Pashley, Biard and Hale. Beatty School,-Hendon. THE following pupils were out during last week : Mrs. Wilkinson, Messrs. Owen, Hathaway, Bruce, Stcwardson, Birks, Bradley, Cowan, Wood, de Wilde, Gadsden, Bailey, Webb, Richards, Goodman, D. C. Squires and Allen. The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, G. Virgilio, L. L-. King, A. E. Mitchell and H. Fawcett; the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single-seater pro peller biplanes, and Caudron dual-control and single-seater tractor biplanes. a a A Denial from Berlin. A CONTRADICTION, only semi-official by the way, has been sent out from Berlin to the statement recently made by Major Baird that 35 Zeppelins had been destroyed:by the Allies. The message adds that Germany has only lost about a fourth of.that number. For Machine Tools. MAKERS of machine tools are giving more and more attention to the requirements of the aircraft industry. In this connection it may be noted that Messrs. Henry J. Brewster and Co., of 11, Queen Victoria Street. E.C., among other tools; are producing a surface grinding machine which well merits investigation by aircraft works managers. The working surface is 18 by 6 ins. by 9* ins. high, while the table over all is 46 by 6 ins. It is fitted with automatic longitudinal and traverse movement, with automatic stop for throwing out feed to any desired point. An important consideration is that the firm can give prompt delivery. The Young Stamping Machine. WITH regard to this useful device for stamping test marks, &c, on small parts and fittings, we understand that the makers, the Blackburn Motor and Aeroplane Co., have granted the selling agency to the Aircraft Supplies Co., 17, John Street, Theobald's Road, London, W.C. Alexander Developments. THE G. H. Alexander Engineering Co., Ltd., who are writing on August 25th with regard to the attacks on Thiepval, states :— " All the time the guns kept up their terrific din. The Germans lost no time in putting u\> a barrage on our front line trenches and in other places, it is one of their disadvan tages that they have no aerial observation to speak of and must be mainly dependent on what their infantry observers tell them. On "the other hand, I witnessed the heroic spectacle of half-a-dozen of our own aeroplane observers wheeling and circling all over and round the battlefield, so that they could constantly send back news to our artillery. From time to time they flew very low, and the little smoke cloud* in on German anti-aircraft guns burst all round them ; but not one was brought to the ground." Mr. G. Ward Price, writing from Salonica to the Daily Telegraph on August 28th regarding the bombardment of the Kavala forts, says that an aeroplane controlled the fire of the ships. He goes on :— " The enemy's reply to the bombardment was to send three aeroplanes over Kavala Harbour, where the three monitors were lying, also a number of Greek ships, which had been permitted to enter the port, bringing food for the inhabitants of the town. The aeroplanes dropped five bombs, which fell in the water, and two others, of which one dropped in the garden of a notorious local pro-German, while the second did not explode." a a FLYING GROUNDS. Mr. B. J. E. Curry took his certificate on August 30th on a Caudron machine. London and Provincial School, Hendon. PUPILS doing straights last week : Messrs. Quayle, Egerton, Lewis, Davy and Sellars. Doing circuits and eights : Messrs. Sellars, Birkin and Dunnett. Instructors : Messrs. W. T. Warren, M. G. Smiles, W. T. Warren, Jun., and P. G. Allen. Royal Aero Club certificate taken by Mr. L. E. Dunnett. Bournemouth School. PUPILS rolling alone last week : Messrs. Ross, Wingfield, Montgomery, Holland, Constant, Davies and Burry. Doing straights alone : Messrs. Adamson, Brandon, J. B. Smith and Wilmott. Half circuits alone : Messrs. Hammersley, Hinchliff and Fenn. Figures of eight or circuits alone : Messrs. Daniel, Pritt and H. Smith. Instructors : Messrs. S. Summerfield and E. BrynilAsen. 35/45 and 60 h.p. Caudrons in use. a. a successors to Mr. George H. Alexander, of Colcshill Street. Birmingham, the well-known maker of Alexander automatic machine tools, will shortly be installed in their extensive new works at Oldbury " Crold *• Liquid Glue. NOTHING succeeds like success, and it is gratifying to hear that the demand for " Croid " liquid glue continues to grow. Although this glue has made its name chiefly in con nection with the building up of propellers, there are infinite uses to which it can be put, and the makers, the Improved Liquid Glues Co., Ltd., Great Hermitage Street, E., supply it in various grades to suit different requirements. For Small Fittings. ALTHOUGH during the past few months the aircraft in dustry has expanded enormously, there is still plenty of room for enterprising newcomers. In thia connection, the latest addition is, however, not exactly a newcomer, for Mr. William Moss, who, having severed his connection with Messrs. Whiteman and Ross, is starting business on his own account, has been specialising in " bits and pieces " for the past eight years or so. At his new headquarters, 52, High Street, New Oxford Street, W.C., facing Tottenham Court Road, Mr. William Moss will specialise in small fittings, such as wire, copper ferrules, strainers, eyebolts, washers, thimbles, &c. He knows his business and the requirements of the industry, and he has selected a very accessible centre for attracting custom. T
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