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AUGUST 2, EtI*THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH AIRCRAFTCONSTRUCTORS. The second Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at the Lounge Room, Caxton Hall, Westminster, S.W., on Wednes-. day, August 29th, 1917, at 4 p.m. The Annual Report and Accounts for 1916 have been sent out to members. A Council Meeting of the Society will be held immediately following the General Meeting. • ; > . -. --;• *• m m _ . SIDE-WINDS. % IN these«days of factory extension, the fitting of sew or enlarged offices, or any of the nurnerous structural activitiescontingent on extended businesses;, decoration of the interior has to be provided for. Messrs. Naylor Brothers of Southallare now issuing a little booklet that is free for the asking and should prove a great help in deciding just what to do in thismatter. Herein are hints and suggestions for the director's office, the showrooms, the entrance hall, and the workshops.Alternative colours and schemes are also put forward, and altogether a handy little book is the result. " The Finish ofthe Factory" will prove of real help in deciding where indecision so often holds sway. MESSRS. THOMPSON BROTHERS (BILSTON), LTD., are nowinstalled in their new building opposite their old works, Which gives them ample room for the manufacture of metalcomponents for aircraft, work on which they have now been engaged for a couple of years. Well lit and ventilated thenew shop is 130 ft. long and 50 ft. wide in one span. It is equipped with electric drives for the machine tools, comprisingmodern lathes, capstans, millers, saws, grinders, drills, power presses, &c. It is also provided with a large oxy-acetylenewelding plant, and there is also a small woodworking and doping section. It is not possible to give details of thework carried out, but among the productions may be men- tioned undercarriages, tubular framework, engine plates,levers, &c, and welding of aluminium and steel, &c Ex- tensions in the shape of stove enamelling and dope shops arealso being laid down. CLIENTS of Messrs.' Haigh's (Oldham), Ltd., should note that their Works will be closed from Friday evening, August 24th, to Monday morning, September 3rd, during which """period goods cannot be received or despatched. Only correspondence of an urgent nature will be attended to. WITH a card containing 18 events, half of which Were' confined to Works' employees, the second annual charity sports of the Sunbeam Motor Car Co., Ltd., on August 18that Molineux Grounds, Wolverhampton, proved a great success. A full list of entries was secured, one event having no less than87, and in the open events some of the best runners and cyclists in the Midlands competed. Among those present were Mr.Alfred Bird, M.P., and many others prominently identified with Sunbeams. In distributing the generous array of prizes,Mr.-Clement B. Kay, the popular works manager, said that in his 28 years of experience he had never known a moregenerous body of workers than those of Sunbeams. Before the war nothing Was known publicly of their good deeds inthis connection; while during it they had contributed upwards of £3,000 to various hospitals and funds in con-nection with wounded soldiers. The exact amount realised by the sports would be announced at a later date. In themeantime, they might rest assured that it would run into three figures. Mr. Coatalen's and Mr. Iliff's hearty goodwishes had been fulfilled in that they had had a thoroughly successful afternoon. The winners in the various eventswere :—100 yards girls' flat handicap : ist, C. Evans. 100 yards flat handicap (employees) : igt, J. Lane. 150 yardsscholars' flat handicap: ist, J. Pearson. £ mile cycle handicap (employees) : ist, C. Sargent. 3 lap works relayrace : ist. Electric Construction Co. 80 yards girls' three- legged race : ist, M. Healy and C. Evans. Tug-of-war :ist, Test House. Wounded soldiers' race: 1st, Corpl. Fergueson. Comical costume parade: ist, E. Williams.220 yards works' fiat handicap : ist, W. Hindes. £ mile flat handicap (employees) : ist, W, Pace. 1 mile walkinghandicap (employees) : ist, T. Roker. 1 mile flat handicap (employees) : ist, A. Wakeman. 100 yards flat handicap(open) : ist, W. Pearson. J mile cycle race (open) : ist, J. Vincent. 1 mile cycle handicap (open) : ist, W. Titley.220 yards flat handicap (open) : ist, W. Gill. 440 yards hurdle handicap (open) : ist, G. H. Shelton. ~_ -/•.,- The Raid on Venice. ••_ ''• -' IN the raid on Venice on August 14th one of the bombsfell on the civil hospital which forms part of the famous school of St. Mark and damaged about one-third of the ceilingof the largest hall, causing the death of four patients. For- tunately sufficient of the ceiling is undamaged to enable it tobe reconstructed. The raiding squadron was severely handled by the defence, one machine falling on Venice and anotherin the sea. The Raid on Freiburg. A TELEGRAM received in Amsterdam from Essen statesthat the Genevalanzeiger publishes the following official announcement from Berlin :— " An enemy squadron of seven aeroplanes appeared overFreiburg on Friday afternoon between 12.30 and 1 o'clock and dropped several bombs. Four persons were injured andthree buildings damaged, but no military damage was done. German battle aeroplanes shot down an enemy machine,which crashed to the ground.'-' El H 13 H IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1916-1917. AEROPLANES, auships, balloons, and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures, see " FLIGHT " for January 25th, 1912; for 1912 and 1913, see "FLIGHT "-for January 17th, 1914; for 1914, see "FLIGHT" for January 15th, 1915; far~iQi5, see "FLIGHT" for January 13th, 1916; and for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January nth, 1917. January . February . March April May June July. • Imports.1916. £.. 1,509 .. 6,444 •• 3.388 •• 3.333 .. 1,986 .. 4,986 .. 2,072 23,768 1917. £10,842 9.479 11,158 21,141 6,877 2,670 9,104 71,271 Exports. I1916. £6,399 30.69317,872 22,608 26,165 50,287 12,932 166,956 1917. / £67,033 26,512 S8,5i7 21,151 59,7i3 14,647 106,250 353.823 te-Exp< 1916. £Nil. — 7 3.783 300 — — 4,090 irtatii1917. £Nil. 6 — — — — — 6 NEW COMPANY REGISTERED. SPEED-UP CO., LTD., 23, King's Chambers, 26, Angel Street, Sheffield.—Capital ^500, in £1 shares. Manufacturers of and dealers in alchemical compound known as " Speed-up " used for saving and giving higher efficiency to petrol and other combustible spirits or oils ; also manufacturers of and dealers in motor cars, airships, &c. First directors : H. Heathcote and W.. Lockwood. / J8 W & K - Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1916. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications are printed and abridged, &c. Published August i%ri, 1917. 13,285. A. J. REYNOLDS. Searchlight in combination with gun for use against aircraft. (108,232.) 16,792. J. ROONEY. Airships. (108,259.) If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study " FLIGHT'S " Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week (see pages xl, xli and xlii). FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. 2.Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone : 1828 Gerrard. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates UNITED KINGDOM. s. d. 3 10 7 7 15 2 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. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT " from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as above. „.._._...•. . * . 3 Months, Post Free 6 „ „ 12 3 6 12 ABROAD. Months, Post Free.. H It . ' • t s. 5 10 20 d. 0 0 0 878
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