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SIDE-WINDS. WITH his wide and long experience in connection with the aviation industry, Mr. Max Worms should make a very flourishing business of his latest enterprise, the Worms Aircraft Construction Co. He has taken works at Twickenham, and while he will be open to contract for any aeroplane work, he will specialise in complete aeroplane wings. He will continue his West End offices at 4, Sackville Street, W. In this new development Mr. Max Worms has our best wishes, and we shall watch the growth of the firm with considerable interest. IT is good news to hear that Mrs. Latimer Voigt, so well known in connection with the Integral Propeller Co., who has been very seriously ill, is now making good progress towards recovery. She has unfortunately had to undergo a serious operation for appendicitis, but it is gratifying to hear that it was completely successful, and her many friends will join in wishing her a speedy and complete restoration to health and vigour. THE employees of Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., at their Crayford branch suffered a grievous loss on Saturday in the destruction by fire of the Princess Theatre, which, it may be recalled, was opened by Princess Christian on July 26th. During the time it has been open it has been greatly appreciated by the Vickers village, and it will be very much missed during the winter months. ART publications of the highest character are not expected in such times as these, even with Christmas and the New Year to justify their production. Therefore the arrival this week of the 1917 " Abdulla " almanac has come as a pleasant surprise. Last year this production was quite unique amongst new issues, but the enterprise of the firm in preparing their Annual was more than justified by the result. And so again we prophesy for the 1917 edition a " sold out " ticket within a very few weeks from date. The fact that Messrs. Abdullah and Co. present 20,000 copies of their remarkable calendar for sale at is. each for the benefit of the British Red Cross Society, is more than justification for the work and expease put into its production. As in the past year, the firm's own advertisement on the almanac is of such an artistic design in itself, and so subdued withal, that the most particular could hardly object. In the scheme of 12 pictures —one for each month—a happy idea has been very success fully carried out. Each picture, whether in colours or tone, is by a different artist, representing England and her Colonies or one of the Allied countries, Frank Dadd, R.I., and E. A. Cox, R.B.A., being responsible for the Mother Country, Paul Thiriat for France, Michael Sevier for Russia and Alcide D. Campestrini standing for Italian art. Our thanks to Messrs. Abdulla and Co. for sending us their almanac with their compliments. n ' . a u m FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Bournemouth School. ROLLING alone last week : Mr. Fisher. Straights alone : Messrs. Peat, Vermorel and Ross. Circuits and eights : Messrs. Allen, Hall and Vivian. Instructors : Messrs. E. Brynildsen and H. Smith. Certificate taken during the week by Mr. Vivian. Mr. Hall did A and B tests for " ticket." H H a m NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. PEGASUS AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.—Capital: £1.000, in £1 shares. Engineers, manufacturers of aeroplanes, airships and motor cars, propellers, engines, &c, SPLINTERLESS ANTI-MIST GLASS SYND., LTD.— Capital: £\ ,000 in £1 shares. Manufacturers of compound, safety, uncloudable, anti-mist and multi-glass goggles and anti-gas appliances of all kinds, &c TIBBENHAM'S AVIATION CO., LTD., Dunster House, 12, Mark Lane. E.G.—Capital: £1,000 in £l shares. Objects : To promote the science or sport of flying and aerial locomotion, to manufacture and deal in aeroplanes, &c. The company shall not engage in furniture or decoration work or in the manufacture of aeroplane propellers without the sanction of Frederick Tibbenham, Ltd. First directors : H. Stoner, J. G. Taylor, E. H. Cowen, F. Tibbenham and S. Cole. UNAFFILIATED MODEL CLUBS DIARY AND REPORTS. Club reports of chief work done are published monthly. Secretaries' reports, to be included, must reach the Editor on the last Monday in each month. Finsbury Park & District (66. SOUTH VIEW RD., HORNSEY). Monttily Report.—Owing to the inclement weather experienced during the last two months, the amount of fl> ing has been rather less than usual. A gale was blowing on Oct. 7th, but, nevertheless, two juniors, vir., R. E. Stai.sell and C. E. Plummer, ventund out, and made a lew flights with small tractor monoplanes, bimilar weather prevailed on the 14th, but Messrs. F. E. Raynei. A. Richards and E. Coleman were out with h-.How-spar iractor monos., making several good flights. Mr. Rayner's model eventually smashed up. The Iarae two juniors were out as on the previous Saturday. On the tist all the ab >ve members were out, with the addition of Mr. H. Mullin. All the mniels flew well. The 28th was practically a blank day, owing to the high wind blowing. A new junior, P. J. Poulttey, was at work with -mall mono., but unfi rtunatel> it smashed up. Had the we.itltcr been fine, Nov. 4th would have been an eventful day, as a competition had been arranged for ihe £1 so generously pre sented to the club by Mr. A- E. Jones, head of the well-kn wn model accessory firm in New Oxford Street, London. Several machines were out, but no great durations were made. Ti.e secretary's brcther (in khaki), Drummer h. M. Rayner, was flying a small Moraue tractor, which devekped a good speed. Wind still prevailed on the nth, but th re were seven models flying. Un- d' ubtedly, ihe best flights of the afternoon were made by the hollow-spar tmctor monos. belonging to Messrs. Coleman and Rayner. They were makirg flights of 500 yards at about 100 feet altitude, with a duration of nearly so sees. Other hollow-spar models were being fl.,wn by Me-srs. Richards, Kurchell, Hardinge. Stansell and Plummer with considerable success. The 18th was wet and windy. On the 2<;th Mr. Ra\ ner was testing a large 4-foot model intended for the afore, mentioned competition, and found that the elevator was r.ot large enough. Messrs. Coleman, Ricba-ds and Plummer were flying models, which lehaved very well and made several lengthy High s. A club meeting was held at the house of Mr. Hardinge on Oct. 26th, when several important discussions took place. Sincere regret Was felt when Mr. H. Mullin tennered his resignation from the position of treasurer ; he has filled this office from the foundation of the club in the summer of 1913 Mr. A. Richards was elected to fill the vacancy, and his duties begin at the commencement of the new year. On Nov. nth a communication was rectived from a junior signing himself as A. Dare, but no address was given, hence the inability of the secretary to reply. H H H H PUBLICATION RECEIVED. The "Abdulla " Almanac, 1917. London: Abdulla and Co., Ltd., 168, New Bond Street, London, W. Price, is. Proceeds for the benefit of the British Red Cross Society. H a n H Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1915. Published December ftA, 1916. 5,707. R. C. MoTTE. Bodies of aeroplanes, seaplanes, boats, &c. 15.747- O. ScHi'LK. Means for maintaining lateral balance of flying aiachiaes. 16,197. E. R. CALTHROI\ Parachutes. Applied for in 1916. The numbers in brackets are those under which the specifications arc printed and abridged, &c. Published November 30/A, 1916. 7,9so. D. MACKAY. Aerostructures. (102,021.) 10,969. G. T. RICHARDS. Construction of aeroplane flying machines. (102,032.) Published December yth, 1916. 2,610. S. SADLER. Control handle for aeroplanes. (102,083.) 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