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APRIL 25, 1918. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 19J7-1918. AEROPLANES, airships, 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; 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. Exports.Imports. 1918. AS Re-Exportation. 1917 January... 10,842 49,402 February March ... 9.47911,158 31.479 51.941 47.93° 149.273 El 1 1917. 67.033 26,512 58.517 152,062 1 0 1918. £ 24.765 13.545 u.451 49,761 0 1917- 1918. £ 6 — — 1,000 1,000 CORRESPONDENCE. The Steel Trade and Amateur Merchants.[1957] At the present moment when the output of aero- planes is of vital importance, it may interest you to learnthat the Air Board have decided to dispense with merchants of this country who have been carrying stocks of aircraftsteel, having regard to current supplies. Notwithstanding this, however, they are opening stores in various parts andsupplying consumers from same, which practically means that they are acting as merchants themselves. If this wouldin any way help to relieve the situation we should be patriotic enough to accept their decision and devote our energies inother directions, but we hear on every hand, nothing but complaints of the delay and difficulty experienced by aircraftcontractors in obtaining their supplies from Air Board Stores, which would not have occurred had the warehouses andstaff of the stockholding merchants, with their years of experience, been taken over. We are trying to get this matter raised in the House ofCommons, and meanwhile, trust you can find space in your columns to ventilate our grievance. SAMUEL MERCER AND CO.198, Upper Thames Street, E.C. 4. April 22nd, 1918. El SI El El The Aviation Pocket Book. THE 1918 edition of Mr. Borlase Matthews' useful hand- book, although the price has gone up to 6s., is still good value. It has again been necessary to rewrite a considerable portion of the book to keep it as up to date as possible, and a certain amount of re-arrangement has been carried out to facilitate reference. Thus there is a good deal of additional data on parachutes and some notes on the use of jigs and fixtures for accelerating aeroplane output. Some interesting information has been added to the Meteorological Section, with a view to making it more practicable, and some sugges- tions of Sir W. Napier Shaw have been embodied. The book is really helpful to all who are engaged in any branch of the aviation industry, and those who are concerned with the technical side will find the divisions dealing with Air Pressure and Resistance, Aeroplane Design, Airscrews, and Materials for aeroplane construction, especially useful. The section dealing with typical aeroplanes has been brought up to date and includes several diagrams of modern machines. Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Son are the publishers, and copies can be had from " FLIGHT " Offices for 6s. 6d. post free. An Aeroplane Fatality. SEVERAL villagers were watching an aeroplane which wasforced to descend by engine trouble near Bath on the evening of April 12th, when the machine crashed into them. Mrs.Rhoda Mortimer had her skull fractured and died in Bath Hospital afterwards, and other persons were injured, thoughnot seriouslv. H H H H PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.Tvpes of British Aircraft. Brown Brothers, Ltd., Great Eastern Street, E.C.2. The " Aeroplane " Blue Book : A Directory of AircraftFinance, 1918. Edited by G. A. London : The Aeroplane and General Publishing Co., Ltd., 166, Piccadilly, W. Priceis. 6d. net. Seasoning of Wood. By Joseph B. Wagner. New York :D. Van Nostrand Co. London : Crosby Lockwood and Son, Price 16s. net.Syndicatien in the Brass Industry. By Howard F. Smith. Birmingham : H. F. Smith, 7, Hampton Street. COMPANY MATTERS. Vickers. THE directors hope that the accounts for 1915 will soon, be completed, but the completion of the accounts for 1916 and 1917 must still be delayed for a considerable time. Anextraordinary meeting will be held after the general meeting on April 25th to alter the articles of association so as to givemore powers to the directors. It is desired to acquire, establish or carry on any business or industry, whether manu-facturing or otherwise, which may be calculated to be profit- able, and to form any company or companies for acquiringany property or rights which may seem directly or indirectly calculated to benefit the company. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. KELLOID, LTD., 36, Black Lion Street, Brighton.—Capital ^1,000, in is. shares. Paint, dope, leather and rubber manufacturers, &c. First directors: T. D. Kelly and G.Draper. METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATED ENGINEERS, LTD.—Capital £3,000, in £1 shares. Acquiring business of a mechanical and consulting engineer carried on by E. Bluntat 65, Camden Road, and elsewhere in London as the " Camden Associated Engineers," aeronautical engineers, &c. E. P. Bluntis first director. NONOX, LTD.—Capital ^1,000, in £1 shares. Acquiringbusiness carried on at 39, St. James Street, S.W., as " Henry Knox and Co.," manufacturers of, and dealers in, aeroplanes,airships, &c. First directors : H. Knox and J. B. Wild. THAMES ENGINEERING AND AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.,Point Pleasant Wharf, Wandsworth, S.W.—Capital ^20,000, in 10,000 10 per cent, non-cumulative preference shares of£1 each and 40,000 deferred shares of 5s. each. First directors : F. C. March, J. C. Staton, and C. H. St. J. Cooper. 0 H H H Aeronautical Patents Published. AppUed for in 1917. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will beprinted and abridged, &c. Published April 25tk, 1918. J. R. LINES. Propelling aeroplanes and seaplanes. (114,329.)F. HARRIS. Instrument for directing are of anti-aircraft guns. (114,34.1.)11,056. W.E.CHESTER. Landing gear for aircraft. (114,383.) ., H H H H NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. THE Publisher regrets that, owing to pressure upon the advertisement columns, it has been necessary to leave out several pages of advertisements. IN order that "FLIGHT " may continue to be pub- lished at the usual time, it is now necessary to close for Press earlier. All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of 4t FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kings way, W.C. 2, not later than 12 o'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. 4,149- 4,529- 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 xlviii, xlix, and 1). FLIGHT and The Aircraft Engineer. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET. KINGSWAY. W.C. 2.Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. 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