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1918 - 0140.PDF
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Cowper-Coles Aircraft Co., Ltd.IN the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice on January 25th, Mr. Justice Neville heard an action to re-strain the defendant, Mr. Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles, from purporting to act as a director of the plaintiff companyor from interfering with the management of the company's business, and from entering upon the company's premises,and from giving orders to, or interfering With, Workmen or servants of the company. From the affidavits and counsel's statement it appearedthat the company was incorporated in June, 1917, as a private company under the Companies Acts, 1908 and 1913, with acapital of ^6,000, afterwards increased to ^16,000, and the amount of capital issued as paid up was ^4,252. The companywas established chiefly to manufacture and sell aircraft. It was a controlled establishment under the Munitions of WarAct, 1915, and Was exclusively engaged in executing several contracts for the Government. There were five directors,of whom the defendant was the chairman. The defendant had become largely indebted to the company for moneysadvanced, and on January 15th last the company issued a Writ against him in the King's Bench Division for ^3,000.There was also a judgment debt against him from a bank for In these circumstances the board of the company came tothe conclusion that the defendant was commercially insolvent, and accordingly, on January 14th last, they informed him,by letter through the secretary, that, under Article 21 (a) of the company's articles of association he had vacated hisoffice of director and that he must no longer interfere in the company's affairs. The defendant did not acknowledgethe letter and he continued to hold himself out as a director of the company and refused to permit any servant or work-man to come to the company's Works except those who were engaged by him. He gave orders that the Workpeople Wereto take instructions from no one but himself, and picketed the works with four men, With instructions not to allow theinspectors or the general manager to go on the company's premises. Mr. Harold Solomon Simmons, for the defendant, askedthat the motion might stand over for a week to enable the •defendant to answer the plaintiffs affidavits.t* Mr. Jenkins : I decline to agree to an adjournment of the motion, as the matter is urgent, and I move ex partefor an interim injunction. Mr. Justice Neville : You are entitled to that on the plain-tiff's affidavits, and if the defendant does not obey the injunc- tion I shall not hesitate to commit him to prison. H H H H THE extraordinary way in which Lieut.-Colonel Sir HenryFowler, K.B.E., won his way to the hearts of the workers at the Royal Aircraft Factory was demonstrated in a mostemphatic manner a few evening ago when he was presented •with a silver tea and coffee service and kettle, in token of allhe had been to the workers, of all his understanding of them, and of the human interest he had taken in every phase of theirlife. There was a large gathering of the workers in the new canteen, which is one of the many improvements effected inthe factory during the 15 or 16 months Sir Henry Fowler has been Superintendent, the Chair being taken by Mr. P. A.French, who is Chairman of the organised Trade Committee, through whom the presentation was made. Mr. French saidhe was quite unable to enumerate all the different acts Sir Henry Fowler had done which made for greater comfortin their work, but he instanced three which were appreciated bythewoikers : Firstly, increased accommodation ; secondly,the way he had met them on questions concerning work in the factory ; and thirdly, the way in which the coal shortagewas met last winter. The formal presentation was made by the Rev. BasilPhillips, and Sir Henry Fowler, who was given a rousing reception, said his greatest regret, his whole regret, in partingwas that he would not be able to keep in such close touch •with them any friends that he had found at Famborough.Like everyone else he had been a worker, and he hoped to continue a worker to the end. He had said many times thatapart from any question of whether it is right or wrong, no man worked, and I believe no girl worked as well as theywould do, without they were working as comfortably as they could be, not only during the working hours, but in the hoursthat come afterwards. After all was said and done, he thought what he had been able to do was very little indeed comparedwith what he should have liked to have been able to do. He JANUARY 31, 1918. thanked them from his heart not only for the very handsomepresent, but for what he valued so much more, their friendship and kindness to him during the time he had been at Farn-borough. During the evening an excellent concert was given. A VKRY useful booklet comes to hand from Messrs.H. Rollet and Co., of 34, and 36, Rosebery Avenue, London, E.C., which sets forth in a small compass, gauges, weights, &c,which are mostly in use by aeroplane and aero-engine manu- facturers at the present time. It gives dimensions of Imperialand Birmingham gauges, B.A. sizes, Whitworth nuts, Weights of copper and brass sheets, copper and brass rods, copper andbrass wire, brass tubes and fraction and decimal equivalents. A copy of the booklet will be sent to anyone sending a tradecard to Messrs. Rollet and Co. A LITTLE development in connection with Wakefields',who are famous for " Castrol." The full style of the firm is now C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd. LIEUT. LOUIS NOEL w'as honoured with an invitation tothe annual luncheon given by the Lord Mayor to the members of the Court of Common Council on January 23rd. Thisfunction took place in the historic dining hall at the Mansion House, and Lieut. Noel accompanied Sir Charles Wakefield,Bart., and Mr. Douglas W. Thorburn. THERE has been such a run on the Palmer Calendar thisyear that they have now entirely run out of stock, and paper restrictions at the moment are so drastic that Palmer Tyre,Ltd., are unable to issue a reprint. H H H H NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. MIDLAND MOTOR CYLINDER (ALUMINIUM) CO., LTD., 38, Sandon Road, Edgbaston.—Capital £10,000, in £1 shares. Motor Cylinder casters, general founders in alumini- um, &c. First directors : H. H. B. Pearce, A. E. Pearce and P. Pritchard. NORTHWOLD AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.—Capital ^3,000, in £1 shares. Permanent directors : F. A. Greaves, A. J. Lyons, F. M. Davis, A. Thomas, and S. J. Gliksten (all British). SPRINGTHORPE, LTD., 35, Devonshire Street, Winson Green, Birmingham.—Capital ^2,000, in £1 shares. Acquiring the business of an engineer carried on by W. H. Springthorpe at r 35, Devonshire Street, Winson Green, Birmingham ; manufacturers of tension screws and nuts for aircraft, box tools for capstan lathes, aircraft components, motor acces- sories, &c. H B H H PUBLICATION RECEIVED.Aeronautics. By Algernon E. Berriman, O.B.E. London: The National Home-Reading Union, 12, York Buildings,Adelphi, W.C. Price 3d. H H 0 H Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1917.The numbers in brackets are those under which the specifications are printed and abridged, &c.Published January 31st, 1918. 69. W. H. SMITH. Combined strut socket and wire tensioning device foraircraft. (112,309). 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 lxxri, lxxvii and bcxviii). FLIGHT § and The Aircraft Engineer. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.€. 2. .Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. '" Telephone: Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates :— UNITED KINGDOM. s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 3 10 6 .. .... 7 7 12 „ „ .. 15 2 ABROAD. *. d.3 Months, Post Free .. 5 ° 6 „ .. 10 o 12 ., .. .. 20 o Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to theProprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway,W.C. 2, and crossed London County and Wettmhttttr Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. 136
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