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FEBRUARY 13, 1919 Motor Industry," to which Mr. Claude Johnson, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., replied. Mr. Johnson recalled that in the early days of the automobile movement there was a select band of owners of private cars who, whenever they met round a table, drank the toast of " Petrol—God bless it! " He emphasised briefly the great work which had been done by petrol motors during the War, at sea, on the road and in the air, and said it was difficult to estimate the magnitude of the share which they had taken in the great victory, except by endeavouring to imagine what would have been the state of affairs had they been absent. British motors would, he felt certain, take an equally prominent position in commerce, on land and in the air, in the future, provided the British workmen showed their balance and sanity and co-operated wholeheartedly in securing and keeping for the British Empire, motor supremacy. Mr. Henry C. Knox proposed " The Aircraft Industry," to which Mr. F. Handley- Page, C.B.E., replied. He said that as a member of the liquidation committee which dealt with the settling up of war contracts, he made the interesting discovery that con tracts relating to aircraft work exceeded in value the whole of the other contracts dealt with by the Ministry of Munitions for tanks, guns and shells. He hoped that the widest possible freedom would be given to every sort of enterprise to deal with the development of commercial flying. There were two ways in which the new industry might be developed. One was by careful legislation and organisation beforehand. The other was to allow the new art to develop by what one might call natural selection. The aircraft industry was now at the turning of the ways. They must determine what course should be adopted. The same conditions which had made England in the past the foremost sea Power by reason of her maritime situation would inevitably cause her to remain the first air Power in the world. The long distances from Britain's Metropolis to the Colonies must call for increased communi cation such as the aeroplane alone could provide. The spirit of enterprise still lived in these islands, and he could safely say that in the aeroplane industry there existed the same spirit which made the shipbuilding trade of the country prominent, and they could look forward with certainty to the day when the white wings of England's aerial fleet would have just the same prominence the world over as her wooden walls in the days of Nelson. X K K X LEGAL INTELLIGENCE The Bosch Patents IN the Patents Court on February 7 the Comptroller- General of Patents Mr. H. Temple Franks) heard an applica tion made by the British Lighting and Ignition Company, of Tottenham Court Road, London, who had already been granted licences for other Bosch patents, for licences to use forty of the mechanical patents of the firm of Robert Bosch, of Stuttgart. It was stated that the patents now applied for related to sparking plugs, electrical ignition apparatus for motor vehicles, and starting appliances. The company proposed to manufacture under these patents if the licences were granted. The licences were granted. its W H at COMPANY MATTERS Austin Motor Co., Ltd. IT is announced that the recent issue by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., of 1,000,000 6 per cent, cumulative "B" preference shares of £1 each has been very largely over subscribed. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. ARGONAUT NUT CO.. LTD.—Capital £7.500, in £1 shares. Acquiring business of manufacturers of nuts, bolts and aircraft and motor components carried on at Roman Works, Claxton Grove, FuUiam, and elsewhere; also to acquire the business carried on by W. H. Reynolds, Ltd., as the " Argonaut Nut Co.," at Belts Street, Cable Street, St. George's-in-the-East. Solicitor: C. R. Steele, 6, Finsbury Square, E.C. HENDON FLYING CLUB, LTD.—Capital £2,000, in £1 shares. Solicitors : George Reader and Co., 35, Coleman Street, E.C. LONDON FLYING CLUB, LTD.—Capital £2,000, in £1 shares. To carry on a flying club at Hendon and else- whree. Solicitors : George Reader and Co., 35, Coleman Street, E.C. WILLIAMS AND FRY, LTD., 68, Coleman Street, E.C. 2. —Capital £5,000, m £1 shares. Manufacturers of and dealers in automobiles, flying machines, electrical goods, etc. First directors : A. M. Williams and P. G. Fry. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1918-19 W. AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see " FLIGHT " for January 25, 1912 ; for 1912 and 1913, see " FLIGHT " for January 17, 1914 ; for 1914, see " FLIGHT " for January 15,1915 ; for 1915, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1916 ; for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January 11, 1917; for 1917, see " FLIGHT " for January 24, 1918 ; and for 1918, see " FLIGHT " for January 16, 1919. Imports. Exports. Re-exportation. 1918. 1919. 1918. 1919. 1918. 1919. £ £ £ £ £ £ January ... 49,402 555,989 24,765 57,571 — — X X X X PUBLICATIONS RECErVED Aeronautics Made Easy. By Capt. W. G. Aston, R.A.F. London : Iliffe and Sons, Ltd., 20, Tudor Street, E.C. 4. Price 4s. 6d. net. Technical Institutions' Conference. Memorandum on Patent Law Amendment. London: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 11, Great George Street, S.W. 1. Cata'ogue Aircraft and Motor Fittings. B. G. L. Metal Components. The Birmingham Guild, Ltd., Great Charles Street. Bir mingham. m m m m Aeronautical Patents Published Abbreviations :—cy\. = cylinder; I.C. = internal combustion ; m. = motors. APPLIED FOR IN 1917 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. Published February 6, 1919 i5.57o. S. LEECH. Jet propeller for flying machines, etc. (121,980.) IS.ISO. J. (1. JACKSON. Airplanes. (121,090.) APPLIED FOR IN 1918 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. Published February 6, 1919 1,866. L. LIGKTMAN. Jigs for use in manufacture of aeroplane ribs. (122,060.) 1,09s. G. AHDERSOK. Inclination indicator. (122,061.) 4/.17 H. F. WILSON. Aeroplanes, seaplanes, etc., for fighting purposes (122,080.) Published February r3, 1919. 3,112 J. E. THOMPSON. Aeroplane propellers. (122,302.) 4.901. A. G. FRANCE. Turnbuckles or wire-strainers. (122,325.) K X X X Index and Title Page for Vol. X. The 8-page Index for Vol. Xof" PLIGHT " (January to December, 1918) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kin^sway, W.C. 2. Price &d. per copy, post tree. ii you require anything pertaining to aviation, study •• FLIGHT'S" Buyers* Guide and Trade Directory. which appears In our advertisement pages each week (see pages lv, lvi, lvii and lviiii. FLIGHT and The Aircraft Engineer, 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET. 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