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SIDE-WINDS. THEIR registered offices at Caxton House having been com- -mandeered, Messrs. Robert Ingham, Clark and Co., Ltd., have had to seek quarters elsewhere and are now installed at Walter House, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C., where all communications should be addressed in future. The tele- graphic address is " Pearline, Westrand, London," and the telephone call Regent 3923. IN their efforts to do everything possible to ensure that the workmanship of their products is of the very best, White- head Aircraft, Ltd., have had posted in their various shops that very telling sentence, " A hidden fault may cause a brave man to lose his life." The words are printed in red, and the cards should serve as a reminder—if that is necessary —of the supreme importance of their work. OUR readers will remember that in FLIGHT of a fortnight ago appeared a couple of photographs of a hydro-aeroplane, the feature of which was the use of a couple of Ford motors. It was our purpose to accompany the photos with a para- graph giving a few details with regard to the machine. When going to Press, however, tne paragraph, which had been written and sent to the compositors, had completely dis- appeared and a search failed to reveal any trace of it. Other arrangements were made, ancj little more was thought of the matter. The second phase of the incident was entered upon last week, when Mr. Edward G. Brown, 5, 6 and 7, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham—who is fortunate enough to be able to supply those excellent Palladium com- mercial vehicles—asking why ^ve had inserted some additional matter in his advertisement. On investigating the matter, lo and behold it was found that the paragraph which had so mysteriously disappeared the previous week had turned up. How and why the paragraph transferred itself from the editorial to the advertisement pages is a mystery which so far we have been unable to fathom. Anyway, we apologise to Mr. E. G. Brown for the liberty which was taken with his advertisement. ONE of the most popular and telling speakers who used the Tank Bank as a platform in Trafalgar Square last week in connection with the National War Savings Committee cam- paign was Sir Charles Wakefield. Putting in a plea for food economy, Sir Charles said, " We all eat too much, both for health and pocket. When busy in the City I frequently content myself with three glasses of hot water for luncheon, and have found it an excellent lubricant." This observation appealed to an Irish hearer's sense of humour, and a voice with a rich brogue called out from the crowd " How much whiskey do you put with it ? " Sir Charles' reply was apt. "None, my friend, whiskey is too dear?" Sir Charles concluded by stating that he would give 200 £1 War Savings Certificates to the wounded Tommies among the crowd as a Christmas Box. The news spread round, however, and it was found that the number who gathered exceeded 200, and immediately Sir Charles procured another 50 to the entire satisfaction of the wounded men, who accorded him hearty cheers. Before leaving the Square Sir Charles himself purchased /5,ooo worth of War Bonds. "LACTOCOL" is a new cold glue which is being placed on the market, and the makers are so confident of its quality that they give with it a guarantee to stand a stress of 1,300 lbs. per sq. in. The Lactocol Co. is well equipped with up-to- date laboratories, and has a staff of chemists engaged in research work in the endeavour to still further improve their product, the use of which is, we understand, approved by the A.I.D. Further, every parcel of glue, they inform us, is thoroughly tested before being despatched. Samples will be gladly supplied to any firms interested if they will apply to the works at Studley Road, Clapham, S.W. 4. IT is pleasing to hear from Mr. Fred Norman, the managingdirector of the National Aircraft Co., Ltd., of Hackney Road, who, as the pages cf the early volumes of " FLIGHT " bearwitness, was one of the pioneers of the industry, that the Company has found it necessary to acquire additional works.Commodious premises have been secured, and are now in process of alteration to adapt them to their new use. This, isa good sign and we hope to be able to chronicle further extensions of this firm's activities before long. 13 H H H •Th,e U.S. Standard Aeroplane. THE first flight of the standard American military aero- plane with a machine-made Liberty motor taken from the stocks, was made on Thanksgiving Day, says the Times Washington correspondent. As a special compliment a British officer Was taken up as observer. He declared himself absolutely satisfied with the results from every point of view. DECEMBER 13, 1917- COMPANY MATTERS. Shell Transport. • THE directors of the Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., have declared a dividend of 2s. per share, tax free, on the ordinary shares, payable 5th January. Palmer Tyre. THE report of the Palmer Tyre, Ltd., for the year ended September 30th last states that the profit amounts to £\ 1,421, which added to ^1,001 brought forward makes available a total of £12,422. The directors recommend a dividend, free of income tax, at the rate of 12J per cent, per annum, to plaoe £3,000 in reserve, and to carry forward (subject to pay- ment of directors' fees) £1,922. Meeting, 106, Cannon-street, E.C., 20th instant, noon. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. ALPHAERO ENGINES, LTD., 57, Gracechurch Street,E.C.—Capital £21,500, in £1 shares. Engineers, manufac- turers of and dealers in aircraft, of internal combustionengines, &c. ASHFORD AIRCRAFT WORKS, LTD., Cree House,Gracechurch Lane, E.C. 3.—Capital £10,000, in 9,750 pref- erence shares ol £1 each and 5,000 ordinary shares of is. each.First directors : G. Macris, J. Fenston and G. Florence. BIRCH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.,169-71, High Road, Willesden Green, N.W.—Capital /2,ooo, in^i shares (1,000 10 percent, cumulative preference). Manag-ing director : J. Birch. G. HEWSON, LTD., 191, Bishopsgate, E.C. 2.—Capital£5,000, in £1 shares (4,000 5 percent, cumulative preference). Carriers, railway and forwarding agents, aeroplane and shir>-owners, &c. First directors : H. Durell, H. H. Durell and G. B. Durell. J. JACKSON, LTD., Bramley, near Guildford, Surrey.—Capital £10,000, in £1 shares (5,000 preference). Acquiring business carried on at Bramley, Surrey, as J. Jackson, iron-founders, mechanical and motor engineers, manufacturers of and dealers in aircraft and parts thereof, &c. First directors :W. D. Warren and j. H. Warren. BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATIONS. DIXONS.—Registered November 2nd, 1917. Aeronauticalengineer. 245, Putney Bridge Road, Putney, S.W. 15. Proprietor: E. Dixon (British), 91, Cowick Road, Tooting,S.W. 17. Business commenced October 21st, 1917. NEW RIGID AIRSHIP CO., 39, Victoria Street, West-minster, S.W.—Registered October 29th, 1917. Aircraft designers and contractors. Proprietor : James J. Mayrow(Russian), 30, Lambert Road, Brixton Hill, S.W. Business commenced October 1st, 1917. H H H HAeronautical Patents Published. Applied for In 1916. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, &c. Published December 13th, 1917. 13,547. A. H. WILKS and P. H. HARTSHORNE. I.C. engines for aeroplanes. (111,124).14,955. T.D.KELLY. Planes for aeronautical machines. (111,128.) 17,092. H. T. WILLIAMS. Machine for erecting or assembling wings of aero-planes. (111,178). 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 xllv, xlv and xlvi). FLIGHT and The Aircraft Engineer. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, K1NGSWAY. W.G. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates t— UNITED KINGDOM. 3 Months, Post Free. 6 ,, .1 • 12 „ . s.3 715 d. 10 7a ABROAD. s. d. 3 Months, Post Free ..50 6 „ „ .. 10 o 12 „ „ .. 20 oCheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, 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 <&•' above.
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