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1918 - 0248.PDF
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, Similarity in Trade Names. IN the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, before Mr. Justice Neville, the A. G. S. Manufacturing Co. (Ltd.) moved for an interim order until the trial of the action restraining the Aeroplane General Sundries (Ltd.) from carrying on business in or advertising or selling their goods under the name of A. G. S. (Ltd.), and from otherwise causing confusion between the businesses and goods of the plaintiffs and the defendants. On January 23rd last the plaintiffs issued a writ against the defendants for an injunction. Plaintiffs, in their affidavits, showed that in the aeroplane industry the initials " A. G. S. " had two distinct meanings. First, when applied to general aeroplane parts they referred to what was known throughout the trade as the Aeronautical General Schedule, an official document issued by the Royal Aircraft Factory, which designated by means of numbers and names every standard part of an aeroplane. In the second place the letters, when applied to a company, referred in the trade to the goods in which the plaintiff company dealt. The defendants were using the letters " A.G.S." in their advertisements in the aircraft periodical called " FLIGHT " so as to lead to the inference that they were the plaintiff company. The plaintiffs did not claim a monopoly of the letters A. G. S., but they strongly objected to their being used in the defendants' advertisements in connection with the word " Limited." So used they would lead to confusion in the industry, and orders intended for the plaintiff company would reach the defendant company. For the defendants it was not admitted that anyone had been misled by the advertisements, any intention of appro- priating the letters " A. G. S. " as part of the defendant company's name was disclaimed. Those letters were well known in the trade to mean certain standard parts of aeroplane sundries, and it was impossible for any persons in the trade to assume that the letters "A. G. S." alone referred to the plaintiffs or to any particular firm or company dealing in aeroplane sundries. But without prejudice, and with a view to putting an end to the whole matter, the defendants were willing to give an undertaking not to repeat two of the advertisements complained of, which might, perhaps, be objectionable in some respects. Mr. Justice Neville said he thought it was a case in which the parties might very reasonably come to terms, and after discussion it was arranged that the motion should stand over with a view to a settlement. m m m m More Bombs on Holland. THE Amsterdam Handelsblad learns that on the evening of February 17th an aeroplane dropped bombs on a meadow- near Sluis (Zeeland). -.. . — . . ._ The Raids on Treves. : THUS the Cologne Gazette : About noon on February 18th enemy airmen dropped a number of bombs on various parts of Treves, causing some material, but no military damage. At noon on February 19th Treves was again the object of aerial attack, to which one civilian and one soldier fell victims. Otherwise only material damage was caused. The Italian Visit to Innsbruck. THE following story of the Italian raid on Innsbruck, on the afternoon of February 20th, was sent out from Vienna on the following day :—" Four enemy machines, with a machine gun and three bombing machines, flew over Inns- bruck, coming from a southerly direction, and dropped about eight light bombs of from 10 to 25 kilogrammes, including three incendiary bombs. Damage was done to various parts of the town. One woman was killed and two persons were badly injured, whilst several others were only slightly in- jured. The battle planes descended to an altitude of about 900 ft. Garros and Marchal. IT was with a thrill of pride that most people read the report printed by the Maastricht Les Nouvelles that Lieut. Garros and Lieut. Marchal had escaped from Germany and had reached Holland. The following day, however, an em- phatic denial was given to the story by the French Consul at Rotterdam, but there is still some hope that it is true. Lieut. Garros was captured in April, 1915, while Lieut. Marchal fell into German hands at Cholm in June, 1916, after his exploit of dropping proclamations on Berlin. To Encourage French Gotha Strafers. THE recent moonlight raid on Paris has apparently inspired a resident of Barcelona to offer 5,000 francs to be distributed among French aviators -who succeed in bringing down a second raider over Paris. FEBRUARY 28, 1918. COMPANY MATTERS. Rolls-Royce, Ltd. THE directors announce that it is again impracticableto submit the usual accounts at the annual meeting, but they are satisfied, after anticipating that large depreciationwill have to be made in respect of capital expenditure, that the profits for the year ended October 31st, 1917, warrantthe payment of a dividend of 10 per cent. The directors point out that the company in past years has retained andcarried forward to reserve the major part of the profits, only distributing a portion in dividends. The amounts so retainedaggregate a sum exceeding the issued capital, and they propose that a part of this retained profit shall be distributed,and the capital be increased, and a bonus of one fully-paid £1 share be issued to each shareholder for each share heldby him. . . Auto-Carriers. THE report of Auto-Carriers (1911), Ltd., for the year ended September 30th last, shows a net profit, after writing £1,000 off goodwill and providing for Debenture interest and income-tax, but subject to special taxation, of £52,370. A half-year's interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum on the preference shares and 6 per cent, per annum on the deferred was paid in May, and the directors recom- mend the payment of the balance due on the deferred shares and a further dividend of 10 per cent, on the preference shares, making 20 per cent, for the year, together with a distribution amounting to £2,531 on the deferred shares. Auster (1914), Ltd. THE report of Auster (1914), Ltd., for the year ended December 31st last, states that the trading profit amounted to £15,213, and after deducting all charges there is left a net profit of £7,311, which added to £4,655 brought forward, makes a total of £11,967. The directors propose dealing with this as follows :—Confirmed payment of dividend on the 6 per cent, cumulative participating preference shares for the year ended December 31st, less tax; pay a dividend of 7J per cent, on the ordinary shares for the year, less tax, and carry forward £8,085. SS Sk $ 9t NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. H. LLEWELLYN DENT, LTD., Hadyn Park Works, Shepherd's Bush, W.—Capital £50,000, in £1 shares (30,000 pref.). Constructional, electrical, mechanical, engineers, etc., manufacturers of aerial requisites, etc. First directors :— F. Young, H. Llewellyn Dent. F. Young is the nominee of City of London Equipments, Ltd. BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATIONS. DRAPIER ET CIE.—Registered January 3rd, 1917. Gauge makers, general mechanics for aeroplanes and other- wise, 21a Arthur Street, Plumstead, S.E. Partners :—M. Koppe (Belgian), 3, Macclesfield Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.C. ; H. Drapier (Belgian), 25, Litchfield Street, Charing Cross Road, W.C. ; Y. Brichaux (Belgian), 50, Charlotte Street, Tottenham Court Road, W. J. H. ROBERTSON AND CO.—Registered December 28th, 1917. Metallurgical specialists and aeronautical engineers, 1, Albemarle Street, W. Proprietor, J. H. Robertson (British), 98, Queen's Road, Wimbledon. If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study j ••FLIGHT'S" Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week (see pages lxxxii, lxxxiii and lxxxiv). ^ ^ 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 rates 1— UNITED KINGDOM. j ABROAD. s. d. $. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 310 3 Months, Post Free.. 5 o 6 „ •• 7 71 6 .. .. 10 c 12 ... ., .. 15 2 12 „ „ .. zo « Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Grt at Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. z, and mossed London County and Wettmintimr Btmh, othtnviie no responsibility will be tucepud. 244
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