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DECEMBER 12, 1918 SIDE-WINDS IF we ever get full details of the mechanical engineeringachievements of this War, it -will probably be surprising to many to see what a comparatively large part has been playedby the Bowden wire mechanism. Nearly every War Depart- ment of Great Britain and the Allies found some use for it,and each year consumed many millions of feet of Bowden wire, together with the necessary operating parts. A LINE from Messrs. Joseph Freeman, Sons and Co., Ltd.,the well-known colour, varnish and paint firm of Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, S.W. 18, reminds us that they are again issuinga bold calendar—useful because you can see it when it is hung up. Those who wish to make sure of a copy shouldsee that their application goes in as soon as possible. A MOST amusing forecast of the humours of commercial aviation, from the pen of Mr. Douglas W. Thorburn, appears in the last issue of Aircraft Supplies. We should like to quote it in full, but we must be content with this excerpt:— " We are already able to take tickets for an aerial journeyfrom London to Paris. Imagine the day when some dear old soul, after being laboriously hauled on board a No. 9'bus at Ludgate Circus, will say to the conductor : ' Is this right for Paris ? '—to which he will reply : ' Yus, lady—change at the Ritz.' " Or we may overhear a conversation of this sort betweentwo ladies one afternoon at Selfridge's: ' Oh, my dear, I'm awfully sorry to be so late—I do hope I haven't kept you waft-ing longl The fact is, I've been over to Stockholm this morning to lunch with the Neilssens, and George told me totake a De H. 10 at Marble Arch, and I made a mistake and got into a De H. 6, so of course I was awfully late and nearlymissed lunch altogether ! ' " When the aerial traffic becomes really thick it is devoutlyto be hoped the language of the pilots won't get thick also. (At present everyone knows it is all that could be desired.)It will indeed be lamentable if we have the pilot in charge of a Handley-Page crowded with passengers on their wayhome from the City to Inverness—or maybe Palestine— exclaiming to a passing sportsman in a smart single-seater :' Nah, then ! Can't yer see where yer a-comin' to with that there Snipe ! Put a bit of left rudder on, blank, dash, etc.,etc. ! Some of you fellers wants all the blinkin' sky to yer- selves ! . . . . What's that, miss—you wanted to get offat Birmingham, did yer ? Well, why didn't yer say so sooner or ring the bell or somethink ? We've just passedNewcastle. You'll 'ave to change at Perth and take a No. 80 Havro south.' " « ft * « ;.w v.%_, . IMPORTS ANDBXPORTS, 1917-1918. AEROPLANES, airships, balloons, and parts thereof (not shewn 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, sec "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. Imports. January ... February March ... April May June July ... August ... September October... 1917. 10,842 9.479 11,158 21,141 6,877 2.670 9,104 1,834,293 18,680 566,137 9.O47 5°S.i6o 58,086 294,835 1918. 49,402 5I»94i47.93° 33.342 942,866 864,296 Exports. Re-Exportettea. 1917. 67.033 26,512 58,517 21,151 59.713 14,647 106,250 68,315 1918. £24.76S 13.545 11,45110,815 67,224 35.658 10,800 71.503 8,0339,166 75,811 1917. — 6 —— — — 258 3°100 — 19x8.£ —1,000 — — — — 100 — LEGAL INTELLIGENCE A Perjury Charge Dismissed AT Guildhall on December 3rd, before Alderman SirAlfred Bower, Robert Taylor appeared to an adjourned summons charging him with having committed perjury inan affidavit sworn in the High Court, and with having con- verted to his own use £5,000 entrusted to him for the purposeof paying Treasury dues on a proposed increase of capital in Associated Aircrafts, Ltd., of which company the defendantwas a director. The complainant was P. Demetrius Baronnos, a Greek shipping agent formerly carrying on business inAntwerp. In cross-examination by Sir Richard Muir, for the defence, Mr. Baronnos stated that Mr. Taylor's debt tohim had been purchased, and in consequence the defendant did not now owe him one penny. The Alderman said that, the perjury chai"ge would be dismissed, but he thought the other must go to the jury. Sir Richard Muir : My contention is that as the first chargewas founded on a misunderstanding of facts, the second was founded on a misconception of law. The £5,000 wasa loan pure and simple. Giving evidence, the defendant said that he did not usethe money for his own purposes. He had a scheme on hand for the payment of his debts. The Alderman said that thismaterially affected the case, and the summons would be dis- missed. '• • - ......:.. * -'.m -•••'» •••<••'•• •••••*•••••.••* ;;,/. i NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. LOGIE, ASHMOLE AND CO., LTD., 154, New Street,Burton-on-Trent. Capital ,£3,000, in £1 shares. Acquiring business of a mechanical and electrical engineer, etc., carriedon by R. W. Logie, as " R. W. Logie and Co.," at New Street, Burton-on-Trent; also to carry on business as aeroplanemanufacturers, etc. First directors :—R. W. Logie and J. W. Ashmole. WING CLUB, LTD., Castle Buildings, Whittaker Avenue,Richmond, Surrey.—Capital ^1,000, in £1 shares. Objects : To establish and maintain a club for those interested inaviation. First director : J. A. Whitehead (governing direc- tor of Whitehead Aircraft, 1918, Ltd.). ••• ;=:•:.-•- M V M M '•;' Aeronautical Patents Published A bbrnialicHt;—cyl. = cylinder; IJC = intenul eombiutian; m. = mstora. APPLIED FOR IN 1917 The numbgrs-ia brackets are those under which the Specifications will be •-•••- ...... .... printed and abridged, etc. • ••-.•..• Published December 12th, 1918. 16,378. H. LORD. Glands or fairleads, «tc, used in aerostats, etc. 120,603.) 16,593. S. BOXELL. Propellers for aircraft. (120,612.)16,763. J. T. CLARKE. Magnetic apparatus for indicating vertically and orientation. (120,625.)16,824. P. F. CHAPLIN. Propellers for aircraft. (120,627.) APPLIED FOR IN 1918 * The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, &c. Published December 12th, 1918.5,022. H. T. BHERETOK. Aeroplane inclinometer. (120,694.) 8.587. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING CO. Structuralelements and parts for aeroplanes. (120,701.) November 169,574 410,557 75.632 326,658 5,600,759 627,841 338,771 394 1,100 * * X X PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. Over "Over There," By "Wing Adjutant." London:Cassell and Co., Ltd. Price 3s. 6d. net. Guynemer, Knight of the Air. By Henry Bordeaux.Translated from the French by L. M. Still. London : Chatto and Windus. Price 6s. net.In the Air. By Lieut. Bert Hall. London : Hurst and Blackett, Ltd., Paternoster House, E.C. 4. Price 2s. 6d. net. Cavalry of the Air. By " Flight Commander." London :Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., Ltd. Price 6s. net. 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 cv, cvi, cvii and cviii). FLIGHT and The Aircraft Engineer, 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic Address: Traditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES' FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates:— UNITED KINGDOM. | ABROAD. 4. d. ; s. d, 3 Months, Post Free.. 8 36 „ „ .. 16 6 12 .. ., 33 ° These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under war conditions. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of "FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, and crossed London Gounty and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. 3 6 12 Months, it Post Free.. t*. • • .. 7 28 1 1 2 1422
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