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MAY 2, 1918. Nailed to the Counter. • ' THE following statement was included in the officialGerman wireless news of April 24th :— " From papers found on American airmen who were shotdown it has been proved that for their own safety many of them crossed over on hospital ships certified as members ofthe American Ambulance Service inFrance." The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following state-ment :— '.' No hospital ship, British or American, has ever carriedanybody but invalids and the.necessary medical staff. Further there are no hospital ships working the cross-channel route ;the whole statement is therefore a fabrication. "The American naval and military authorities state thatthey have some few airmen who were in the Allied Ambulance Service in France before the United States came into thewar ; but even in such cases these men crossed the Atlantic in the ordinary ships, taking their full chance of being tor-pedoed." General March, United States Chief of Staff, brands theGerman report as an " incredible falsehood." Changes in U.S. Air Board.IT was announced from Washington on April 24th that Mr. John D. Ryan, the copper magnate, has been appointedDirector of Aircraft Production under the scheme of re- organisation. When the Army experts have decided uponthe types and quantities they require Mr. Ryan will be charged with the task of producing them. An Aeronautics Divisicnhas been created under Brigadier-General William Kfrly Yeading and General Squier, who was one of the pioneers ofmilitary aeronautics in America, will devote his attention to signals. The Aircraft Board remains in an advisory capacity withMr. Ryan as chairman, in succession to Mr. Howard Coffin, who resigned. U.S. Aviators at Windsor.THE King and Queen, who entertain weekly parties of oversea soldiers at Windsor Castle, invited a party of officersand men from an American air squadron now quartered in the country to visit the Castle recently. The visitors,who arrived in brakes, and included over 100 men, were accompanied by Major F. G. Noel, of the R.A.F. The Ameri-cari officers, who were afterwards presented to their Ma- jesties, were Lieut. J. H. Adoue (Texas), Lieut. E. C. Fisher(Texas), Medical Officer L. Elliott (New York), 2nd Lieut. N. F. Murray (Illinois), and Lieut. P. S. Brinsmede (New YorkCity). Mr. Crewe, of the American Y.M.C.A., was also with the party. The visitors, after seeing some of the most interesting partsof the Castle, were entertained at tea in St. George's Hall. The King and Queen, who were accompanied by PrincessMary and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, spent some time chatting with members of the party, and expressed theirappreciation of the excellent work the Americans are doing for the Allied cause. CORRESPONDENCE. Safety for Forced Landings. [1958] May I ask the courtesy of your columns to enquire ifsteps have ever been taken to mark all fields in England suit- able for forced landings ?A wind cone set up in such fields, or at least in those near aerodromes, would enable cross-country fliers to know instantlywhere to land and in what direction. The material required would merely be a bit of whalebone,an old skirt and a pole which any farm wife would gladly furnish : and the work entailed could easily be doi|e by anyfarm boy. Such thoroughness might save a few lives and any numberof undercarriages and wing-tips. If it saved one life, it would be an economy. L. W. FAWCETT. 0 m B a PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. An Aerial Race between a Briton and a German. From aMock-Heroic Poem Printed in 1751. London : Chiswick Press. The Russian Riddle. By Zinovy N. Preev. London:John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd., 83,-91, Great Titchfield Street, W. 1. Price 6d. net. How an Aeroplane is Built. By Stephen Blakeney. Lon-don : Aeroplane and General Publishing Co., Ltd., Rolls House, Bream's Buildings, E.C. Price, 74-. 6d. The Warming and Ventilating of Dope Rooms and Aero-plane Factories. Sutcliffe Ventilating and Drying Co., Ltd., Cathedral Gates, Manchester. COMPANY MATTERS. Frederick Sage and Co. THE report of Frederick Sage and Co. for the year endedSeptember 30th last states that after making provision for depreciation, bad and doubtful d«bts, the net profit,subject to special taxation and excess profits duty, is /26.O73 ; £9,033 was brought forward, making £35,106. The directorsrecommend a dividend of 6 per cent., less tax, on ordinary shares, paid December 20th, to place to reserve fund £5,000and to carry forward, subject to special taxation and excess profits duty, £16,603. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. BRITISH EMAILLITE CO., LTD., 30, Regent Street,S.W.—Capital £100,000, in £1 shares. Acquiring business of manufacturers of and dealers in dope for aircraft formerlycarried on by a company of the same name (now in liquidation), &c. Permanent director : W. R. Prentice. GENERAL AERONAUTICAL CO., LTD., 30, RegentStreet, S.W.—Capital £30,000, in £1 shares. Acquiring business of manufacturers of-and dealers in aeroplanes andparts thereof, and" in particular propellers and airscrews, formerly carried on by a company of the same name in-corporated in 1914. Permanent director : W. R. Prentice. MOORE RADIATOR TUBE CO., LTD.—Capital £2,000,in £1 shares. Acquiring business of tube makers carried on by F. Moore and E. Buckley at 62, Gooch Street, Bir-mingham, as the "Moore Radiator Tube Co.," general engineers, aircraft manufacturers, &c. First directors :F. Moore, T. W. H. Jones and E. Buckley. STANDARD AIR PRESS, LTD., 3, Arlington Street, W.—Capital £1,000, in £1 shares. Printers and publishers. Enter- ing into an agreement between the Aeronautical Institute ofGreat Britain and Blin Desbleds of the one part and C. Fearnley of the other part. BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATIONS. INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT WORKS.—RegisteredJanuary 26th, 1918. Aeronautical and general engineers, 12a, Emmanuel Avenue,- Acton, W. Partners : (1) L. deBorger (Belgian), 332, Fulham Road, S.W. 10 ; (2) J. Tiele- mans (Belgian), 156, Coningham Road, Shepheid's Bush,W- • (3) J- Jassin (Belgian), 1, Arminger Road, W. ; (4) F. Grenade (Canadian, formerly Belgian), 6, Noel Road, Acton, W, 13 13 NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. IN order that "FLIGHT " may continue to be pub- lished at the usual time, it is now necessary to close for Press earlier. 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