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plete, especially in view of the cause in aid of which it isbeing held. Any assistance in this direction will be gladly welcomed ; every care will be taken of the models, which willbe returned at the close of the exhibition. CONTINUED success of the Aeroparts Manufacturing Co., with Mr. Fred Coulson at the helm at 166, Piccadilly, has necessitated further manufacturing facilities in order to meet the demand for metal fittings and parts. Mr, Coulson is a great believer A hinge pin, one of the specialities of the . •-::.••„.,,: Aeroparts Manufacturing Co. in"concentration of effort, and one fitting in which the firm specialises is the hinge-pin shown in the accompanying photo- graph. Another branch of the business in which fine progress has been made is that dealing with tube work, and a specimen FEBRUARY 21, 1918. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. ~ CAMDEN CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., 90, Cannon Street, E.C.—Capital ^2,000, in £1 shares. Manufacturers of and dealers in aeroplanes, airships, balloons, &c. SIDNEY DAVIDSON BALLOON CO., LTD., Lonsdale Road, West Kilburn, N.W.—Capital £4,000, in £1 shares. Acquiring the business of manufacturers of and dealers in balloons and lighter-than-air craft of all kinds and component parts therefor formerly carried on by S. Gluckstein, S. H. Gluckstein, W. E. Chester, and P. L. Mott, as the " Sidney Davidson Balloon Co.," at Lonsdale Road, West Kilburn. First directors : S. Gluckstein, S. H. Gluckstein, W. E. Chester and P. L. Mott. .INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT CO., LTD., 34, Waterloo Street, Birmingham.—Capital /2,ooo, in £1 shares. Carriers of passengers and goods by land, air or sea, manu- facturers and hirers of airships, aeroplanes, balloons, hydro- planes, &c. MALDEN ENGINEERING AND AIRCRAFT EQUIP- MENT CO., LTD., College Works, Maiden Road, New Maiden, Surrey.—Capital, £3,000, in £1 shares (2,900 j\ per cent, cumulative preference). Manufacturers of and dealers in aircraft and motor parts, aeronauts' clothing, &c. First directors :—W. Hinds, T. H. Hellyer and C. Hellyer. BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATIONS. SIR J. H. BILES AND SON.—Registered, December 14th, 1917. Aircraft manufacturers. Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset. Partners : (1) Sir John H. Biles, Kt. (British), 6, Palace Court Chambers, W. ; (2) John H. Biles, Jun. (British), 28, Park Drive, Hampstead, N.W. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1917-1918. AEROPLANES, airships, balloons, and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and igu 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; for 1915, see "FLIGHT" for January 13th, 1916; for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January nth, 1917 ; and for 1917, see " FLIGHT" for January 24th, 1918. A sample of the Aeroparts Manufacturing Co.'s tubework—a fin framework. Imports. 1917. 1918.£ £ January... 10,842 49,402 Exports. Re-Exportation. 1917. 1918. 1917. 1918.£ £ £ £ 67,033 24,765 — — of their productions—a fin framework—is seen in the second photograph. The firm have laid themselves out to make all parts built up of tubes such as fins, pylons, struts, &c, and, in this connection, have carefully trained a special staff in the art of welding. IT should be noted that Hangar Fittings, especially "those for the Bessonneau Hangar, Type C, are a speciality of the Skerne Works, Ltd., Darlington. HTHE Nottingham Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., announce that the address of their headquarters is now Castle Meadow Road, instead of 32, King Street, as hitherto. PROBABLY many visitors to the Imperial War Exhibition at Burlington House in the early days failed to notice anything novel about the exhibit which was described as a Calthrop " Guardian Angel " Parachute. Owing to an unfortunate mistake an ordinary Service parachute was shown in the place of the Calthrop. This has been rectified, and visitors to the exhibition now have an opportunity of studying the extra- ordinary merits of the " Guardian Angel *,' parachute. THE Trade Marks Committee of the Federation of BritishIndustries has decided to oppose Part 2 of the proposed new Government Bill " To Amend the Trades Marks Act 1905,"on the ground that it will inflict serious injury on the owners of perfectly legitimate trade marks. Part 2 deals with" Provisions for the Prevention of Abuses of Trade Marks." It has also been decided by the same Committee that theproposed British Empire Trade Mark should be opposed. RECOGNISING that radiator shutters are likely to be one of the big demands of the immediate future, the Pulvo En- gineering Co., Ltd., of Dane Street, Holborn, W.C. 1, are laying themselves out to specialise in this branch of the work, and have just taken additional premises for making shutters throughout. This will obviate any interference with the manufacture of small metal fittings and parts which is still such a large part of their business. Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1917. The numbers in brackets are those under which the specifications will be printed and abridged, &c: Published February 21st, 1918. *.I35- J- R. LITTLE. Movable airship shed. (112,806.) 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 btxvi, lxxvii and lxxviii). FLIGHT and The Aircraft Engineer. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET. KINGSWAY. W.C. «. Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following ratee 1 UNITED KINGDOM. t. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 3 10 6 12 ABXOAD. «. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 5 e 7 7i 615 2 12 .. 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