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1918
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MAY 2, 1916. BY way of celebrating a " milestone " in their historythe stafi and employees of the Gallay Radiator Co., Ltd.. held a dinner at Frascati's on April 27th. Mr. L. T. Delaney,the managing director, was in the chair, and among the guests were Capt. Kennedy, of the Air Ministry, Lieut. Hall, of theNieuport Co., and Lieut. Victor Stringer. Mr. R. Harding proposed " Success to the Firm," and in responding Mr. Rae,of the Sheet Metal Trades Union, strongly emphasised the loyalty to the cause of the whole of the workers and saidthe trouble which had occurred was due not to them, but was forced upon them by the inaction of the powers-that-bein ignoring their representations. In replying to the toast of " Our Guests," Capt. Kennedy pointed out the importanceof the work in hand, and urged the workers to do their utmost to expedite matters. They had attained one (very excellent)milestone, but he felt sure it would not be long before they had passed another. Following the dinner an excellentconcert was given which showed that there is a great deal of talent—apart from sheet metal working—among the Gallayworkers. AFTER their strenuous labours during the past few months,the employees of Messrs. Adam, Grimaldi and Co. spent a very pleasant evening on April 20, at the Caxton Hall, Westminster.It was the second social and dance, and the social committee at the end of the evening could have been in no doubt thattheir efforts had been crowned with success. For those who trip the " light fantastic " a programme of twenty-oneitems had been arranged with Mr. Joyce's band supplying the music. While for those who preferred a more restfulevening there was a splendid concert. Among those who contributed to this side were Miss P. Tipping, Miss Hagues,Mrs. jBell, Miss Palmer, Messrs. E. Smith, A. Smith, V. Williams, Ford, Beale, W. House, and Master Woodin, whowas the " star " of the evening. The whole of the organisa- tion reflected the greatest credit upon the committee and thehon. secretary, Mr. W. J. House. During the evening a collection was made on behalf of the Red Cross Fund and£4 was raised. IN the little note last week regarding the migration ofMessrs. Whiteman and Moss to 35, Long Acre, a slip on the part of the printer occurred in the telegraphic address.Although few probably noticed this, it may be as well to make it clear that the correct telegraphic address is " WhitomossRand London." WELL up to time comes the May moon chart, devised by SIDE-WINDS. Mr. A. H. .vliJgljy, the'chief engineer of Messrs. C. A. Van-dervell and Co. Anyone who would like a copy should write to the firm at Acton, W. 3. It clearly shows the daily changein the phase of the moon and also the times of sunset and sunrise. IT was a happy idea of one of the directors of the BlackburnAeroplane and Motor Co., Ltd., to ask the Earl of Denbigh to address the employees at Leeds, for Lord Denbigh hasseen active service in the East, and knows, at first hand, something of Germany's ambitions there. Although his leavein England has been fully occupied. Lord Denbigh at once complied, and before he left the works he had ample evidencethat this trespass on his time had been greatly appreciated. In his plain, soldierly style, Lord Denbigh, with the aid ofsome practical war maps, showed in a very graphic manner what Germany was aiming at in getting a direct read throughSerbia to Bagdad and the Far East. After referring to the disclosures of Prince Lichnowsky, as showing clearly Ger-many's motive in producing this war, Lord Denbigh concluded his speech with a rousing appeal to all the men and girlsto put their shoulders to the wheel in the present grave national emergency. Germany had gone to war becauseshe had found war to be a paying business in the past, and it was for us now to show her that war did not pay, and thatmilitarism was a blunder. When Germany found that war did not pay, she would be a peaceful and perhaps usefulneighbour, but the worst thing that could happen to civilisa- tion—and particularly to Great Britain-—would be a pre-mature peace. A hearty vote of thanks to Lord Denbigh and to the Lord Mayor of Leeds, who presided, was passedwith acclamation. * LORD ASHCOMBE, on April 29th, at the works of the White-head Aircraft Company, presented to Mr. Herbert Sykes, the official tester, the medal of the Order of the British Empire,awarded to him by the King for bravery in continuing to test aircraft after an accident. Although he has had between3,000 and 4,000 flights, Mr. Sykes has had only one accident. M « •» IN the New Companies registration column this week willbe found the registration of the General Aeronautical Co., Ltd., and the British Emmaillite Co., Ltd. This is the re-formal, the result of a reconstruction scheme, of the two companies, whereby they now become entirely British, andthe formality of " winding up " the old companies of the same name will follow as a pure matter of legal routine. Sir Henry Norman Resigns. IT was announced on Tuesday that Sir Henry Norman, M.P., resigned his position as an Additional Member of the Air Council on Saturday, the day on which the appointment of a successor to Lord Rothermere was announced. The Parliamentary Air Committee. THE Parliamentary Air Committee followed up Monday'sdebate by passing the following resolutions on April 30th :— (1) That this Committee desires to place on record its un-bounded admiration of the magnificent work done by the Royal Air Service at the front during the recent fighting.(2) That this Committee desires to place on record its ad- miration of the immense services rendered by General SirHugh Trenchard to the cause of military aviation, and wel- comes the promise of the Prime Minister with regard to theretention of his services for the Air Force. The Committee also invited the Air Minister and theMinister of Munitions to meet them. Air Raid Souvenirs : a Warning. THE public are officially reminded that any brass parts of exploded anti-aircraft shell found after an air raid should be handed over at once to the police for return to the military authorities. No unexploded shell should be touched, but the attention of the police should be drawn to where it is lying, in order that arrangements may be made for its removal by the military. Two Hours Uncontrolled. "AN extraordinary incident occurred to one of ourmachines a short time ago," says Mr. Perry Robinson in a dispatch from France. " It was a two-seater, and gave battle to an enemy machine, which was shot down and crashed. After the battle, which took place just over our lines near Arras, our aeroplane was seen going off southwards, apparently only partially under control, and it disappeared. Where it went after that will never be known, but more than two hours later the same machine crashed to earth some 20 miles behind ourlines. The petrol tank was empty, and both occupants had been dead for some time, killed by the same bullet. Theopinion of experts is that the machine had flown by itself for at least two hours with two dead men in it until thepetrol was exhausted, having swung off in a great circle over unknown lands and back to behind the starting-place,as boats have been known to sail with sheets made fast and a dead man's hand on the tiller." Aeroplanes from Canada.THE Canadian aviation fund launched under the patronage of the Duke of Connaught, which has presented 17 machinesto the fighting forces, now amounts to over £33,500. Steel for Aeroplane Wings. IT is stated that the Superior Steel Company of Carnegiein the United States is filling a large Government contract for what is said to be the thinnest sheet steel ever rolled, andwhich is ^> be used to make wings for American fighting planes for use in France, replacing the present linen fabric wing.The Superior Company is also making steel-frame rods to support the new wings. The steel for wings is one-thousandthof an inch thick. The new wings are said to be tear-proof, differing from the fabric wings, inasmuch as, though piercedby a bullet, they will not tear, no matter what the speed of the plane.U.S. Seeking Steel Propeller. THE American National Advisory Committee on Aero-nautics is inviting engineers to give their attention to the question of producing a steel air-screw of variable pitch.The first requisite is for a propeller which will enable an engine to maintain constant speed at all altitudes, while the secondrequisite is that the air-screw bo constructed of steel, because it is believed that this will be the ultimate material for pro-pellers. Designs, photographs and brief descriptions should be sent to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,Munsey Building, Washington, D.C. 495
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