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1917
1917 - 0802.PDF
IGHT AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. THE following have been elected Members of the Society inthe various grades :— Associate Fellows.—William Herbert Hatfield, D.Sc.; EdgarAlfred Allcutt, A.M.I.C.E., M.Sc, A.M.I.M.E.; Samuel Turner; Ivan Owen Williams, B.Sc, A.M.I.C.E.; HenryEdgar Broadsmith. Members.—Frank Bernard Harford, Capt. R.F.C.; AlbertEdward Banett; Carleton George Chapman, Capt. Aviation Service, U.S.A. Army.Associate Members.—William E. Catesby; William Stevenson Storie; Arthur W. Cutbill; C. H. Wallis.Sttident Members.—Charles Watson Hall; Laurence Dove ; Edwin H. Moyes; George Isaac Price,W. BARNARD FARADAY, Secretary! H H H H Pressing the Demand for One Air Service.AT a meeting of the United Club, held at the Junior Constitutional Club, after an address by Mr. Joynson-Hicks,M.P., the members passed the following resolution : " That this meeting strongly advocates a speedy and large increasein the production of high-power aeroplanes and the constitution of a unified air service." " One uniform and one badge " should be added to " oneservice." It's an 111 Wind, &c. WHEN' the claim in respect of the Great Central Hotelwas before the War Losses Commission, it was stated that the Zeppelin menace had a most extraordinary effect upon thetakings in 1916. When a Zeppelin was brought down at Cuffley and the next at Potter's Bar there was almost a rushto the hotel, with a corresponding increase in profits. A Third Aeroplane from the Gold Coast. THE Government of the Gold Coast have received afurther sum of £1,500, subscribed by the Chiefs of Ashanti, for the purchase of a third aeroplane for presentation to theR.F.C. Colonel Roosevelt's Son Coming. MESSAGES from New York state that Mr. QuentinRoosevelt, who some time ago went to a Canadian school to learn flying, is included in the contingent of American pilotswho are coming to Europe. U.S. Spruce Workers on Strike.IT is announced from New York that the organisation known as the Industrial Workers of the World have closeddown all the spruce mills of Wisconsin and Minnesota. It is believed that this has been brought about by German money.The Government is expected to take strong action, as spruce is essential for the building of aeroplanes. To Drop Bombs on Berlin. REMEMBRANCE of some of his American friends who werelost in the " Lusitania " has caused a German-American chemist, Mr. Segmond Saxe, to offer a reward of $1,000,in the form of a Liberty Bond, for the first American aviator to drop bombs over Berlin. Mr. Saxe wishes that his con-tribution might form the nucleus of a fund which the Aero Club of America might establish for- the same purpose. Hesays:— " My thought is to avenge my friends. Sherman said thatwar was hell. Well, let us give them all the hell we can and as quick as we can. It is the quickest way to end this war.Let the Prussians have a taste of their own wicked methods. It is the only way to bring home to them the horror of theiracts. The raids on London were barbarities. The only way to stop them is to fight Germany with her own weapons." America's Air Route to Germany. INTERVIEWED with regard to the recent vote of£128,000,000 for aviation, Brigadier-General Squire, Chief ofthe U.S. Army Signal Corps, says that it is the determinationof the Allied Governments " to enter Germany by the air route " and that the United States proposes to take part in.-this programme to the utmost of its ability. In urging general co-operation to cover with secrecy theplans which are being worked out, so as to prevent counter- measures b ' the Germans, he said : " Of course the publicwants to know what we are going to do with the 640 millions of dollars (£128,000,000) appropriated by Congress for airservice. It is safe to say that we shall spend that money and probably much more on the air route into Germany—that'sabout all we are going to say." According to the Daily Telegraph correspondent in New York, thousands of factorieshave been requisitioned to make aeroplane parts, and the above-mentioned vote is only, the forerunner of another grant equally big. r :.:-;-^-• •'•-•i'-^'V.'. AUGUST 2, 1917. COMPANY MATTERS. NEW ISSUE.Peter Hooker, Ltd. LLOYD'S BANK is authorised by the purchasers of theshares to offer for sale 250,000 7 per cent, cumulative partici- pating first preference shares of £1 each, at is. 6d. premium,in Peter Hooker, Ltd., which carries on the business of manu- facturing engineers and makes the Gnome and Le Rhoneaviation engines and Newall gauge. The company has a capital of £450,000 divided into 250,000 7 per cent, cumulativeparticipating first preference shares, 50,000 second preference shares and 150,000 ordinary shares, all of £1 each. Thedividend on the first preference—that is, those now offered for sale—will be paid free of income tax up to 5s. in the £,and these shares will participate in 25 per cent, of the surplus profits distributed among the shareholders up to a further5 per cent., but the additional dividend will be subject to tax. The prospectus states that the company was formed in 1900,and the entire ordinary share capital is held or controlled by the Aircraft Manufacturing Co. and Mr. G. Holt Thomas,chairman" and managing-director. The board of directors is a practical one, and, in addition to Mr. Holt Thomas, consistsof Mr. A. F. Thomas, Mr. Hugh Burroughes (the general manager of the Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), and Mr.G. A. Peck (assistant general manager to the same company). The company owns freehold land and buildings at Waltham-stow, covering an area of over 26 acres, and since the outbreak of war £300,000 has been spent upon land, buildings, plantand machinery. The turnover for the 10 months ended May 31st last amounted to £508,640 (or at the rate of £610,368per annum). The engineering works, fixed plant and fixtures, loose plant, tools and utensils have been valued at £405,405.The company has outstanding mortgages and debentures for £114,750, including £50,000 of "C debentures held ascollateral security for a debt which it is intended to repay out of the proceeds of the present issue. The present issuehas been sanctioned by the Treasury, and the list of applica- tions wQl close on or before August nth. The prospectus ofthe issue appears on page 17 of the supplement in front. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. AERAC, LTD:, 7, Finsbury Square, E.C.—Capital £1,000,in 10s. shares. Aircraft, motor car engine manufacturers, and dealers in components.AERO UNDERTAKINGS, LTD., 66, Piccadilly, W.— Capital £5,000, in £1 shares. Manufacturers and dealersin explosives, bullets, bombs, shells, ammunition, arms. &c. First directors, J. Pomeroy and W. M. Rolph.BRITISH IGNITION APPARATUS ASSOCIATION, LTD, 29-34, Mansion House Chambers, E.C.—A companylimited by guarantee, with not more than 53 members, each liable for £1 in the event of winding up. Objects: To promoteand protect the interests of manufacturers of ignition ap-. paratus in the United Kingdom, to conduct and assist inexperiments, to promote the standardisation of quality and form of ignition apparatus and the adoption of equitableforms of contracts, &c. The first members of the Governing Committee are to be appointed at the first general meeting. SEEKAeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1916.The numbers in brackets are those under which tbe Specifications arc printed and abridged, &c.Published August 2nd, 1917. 10,019. F. W. CHAPMAN. Jointing dip or socket for aeroplanes. (107,662.)10,487. R. F. POWER. Control of aeroplanes. (107,674.) If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study i "FLIGHT'S " Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week (see pages xl, xli, and xlii). | S FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE. LONDON, W.C. 2.Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone: 1828 Gerrard. .„-••.• SUBSCRIPTIOPrilATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates :— UKITED KINGDOM. ABROAD. s. d. i s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 3 1° 3 Months, Post Free.. 5 o 6 „ ..7736,, „ .. 10 o 12 „ ,. .. 15 2 12 „ „ .. 20 o Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of "FLIGHT," 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C. 2, and crossed London County and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. \;-:~_-»._-—..••; .^:......^...- ••£..-. ^., ;, 802
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