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Miss Douglas-Pennant's Charges IN the King's Bench Division on February n the LordChief Justice heard the libel action brought by Mr. Walter Charles Bersey, an underwriter at Lloyd's, formerly a Lieut.-Col. m the Royal Air Force, employed in the Women's Air Force, against the Hon. Violet Douglas - Pennant,a National Insurance Commissioner for Wales, who was formerly a commandant in the Women's Royal Air Force.The libel was in two letters written by her. One of the letters was written to Mr. Lloyd George, on September 2, 1918, andanother to Mr. Winston Churchill on May 3, 1919. In summing up, his lordship said that no charge so far asthis action was concerned, was made against the plaintiff. The defendant, since 1911, had held a high position, whichshe had filled with credit. The only issue put upon the record was privilege, and that issue was to be dealt with by himself>n law, and by the jury in fact. The jury found for the plaintiff ^200 damages and judgmentfor that sum was entered with costs. On the following day the case in which Brig.-Gen.Livingston sued the Hon. Violet Douglas-Pennant for libel was entered but it was stated that the parties had come toterms. The Lord Chief Justice said the parties had taken the proper course and there would be judgment for theplaintiff for £200 with costs. The Clerget Engine Claim THE claim of Messrs. Gwynne (Limited), of Hammer- smith, in respect of the Clerget aeroplane engine was before the Inventions Commission on Monday, Mr. Justice Sargant presiding. Two engines, a Clerget and a Bentley, were set up in the room where the commission sat. The claim also related to the B.R. 1 and the B.R. 2 engines, about which a claim had been made by Capt. Bentley. Sir Cassie Holden, for the claimants, contended that 80 per cent, of the Clerget engine was of true Clerget design, and, consequently, the claimants were entitled to a royalty based on 80 per cent, of the spares ordered. Major George Urquhart, of the Liquidation of Aircraft Contracts Committee, said the Clerget engine was used in every theatre of the war, and 3,997 were made in England. Mr. Trevor Watson, for the Crown, said if the commission were of opinion that the agreement for a 10 per cent, royalty up to a maximum of ^75,000, for the Clerget engine was a fair one in the circumstances, he would not suggest for a . moment that all that was due should not be paid. He suggested a lump sum award instead of payment on a royalty basis. In regard to the B.R. 1 and B.R. 2 he contended that there should be an initial lump sum payment, and that it should not exceed £5,000. Sir Cassie Holden undertook that no claim should be made against the Government by Messrs. Clerget. The chairman announced that the commission would con-sider its award. m m m m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVEDDate Card and Calendar, 1920—" The Transatlantic Aero- plane." Vickers, Ltd., Aviation Department, Vickers House,Broadway, Westminster, S.W. 1. The Romance of Aircraft. By Laurence Yard Smith.London : Grant Richards, Ltd. Price 105. 6d. net. Report No. 67. Supplies and Productions of Aircraft Woods.The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washing- ton, D.C., U.S.A.The Log of an Aeromarine. Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co., Keyport, New Jersey, U.S.A. The British Dominions Year Book, 1920. The Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Co., Ltd., Royal Exchange Avenue, E.C. 3. Price is. Airman's International Dictionary. By M. M. Dander. London : Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd. Price 6s. net. Report No. 66. Glues Used in Airplane Parts. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 4th Street and Missouri Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, U.S.A. CataloguesThe " Imperial" Motor and Aircraft Accessories. G. Davenport and Co., Ltd., 101-105, Clerkenwell Road, London,E.C. 1. Castings. Haywood Foundries, Ltd., 30-32, Seaton Street,Euston Road, London, N.W. 1. as m m m ' •. . . Index and Title Page for Vol. XI The 8-page Index for Vol. XI of •• FLIGHT •' (January to December, 1919) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price Is. 2d. per copy, post free. FEBRUARY 19, 1920 COMPANY MATTERS British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd.IT is announced that owing to the necessity of a long absence in Canada, Colonel W. Grant Morden, M.P., hasretired from the chairmanship and board of the British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and SirHarry McGowan, K.B.E., has been elected chairman of the board. Sir Philip G. Henriques, K.B.E., and Brig.-Gen. WilliamAlexander, C.B., C.M.G., have become directors, representing His Majesty's Government, and the following gentlemen havebeen added to the board :—Sir John Field Beale, K.B.E., Sir Henry Birchenough, Bt., K.C.M.G., and Mr. ArthurChamberlain. Rolls-Royce, Ltd. THE report to be presented to the shareholders at thethirteenth ordinary general meeting on February 20, states that the directors have nothing further to add to their recentreport to the shareholders on the general position of • the company. The balance-sheet for the year ended Octo-ber 31, 1919, is not yet ready for presentation, but the directors are confident that the profits justify the declaring of a divi-dend of 15 per cent, (subject to income tax), which they accordingly recommend. NEW COMPANY REGISTERED ORIENTAL MERCANTILE AIR NAVIGATION, LTD.—Capital £225,000,in £1 shares. Manufacturers of and dealers in aircraft, etc. Under agree- ment with the I.A.C. Syndicate, Ltd. Directors : A. M. Barnes, J. A. Gant,J. W. Jones and J. W. V. Hoytema. 0 m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENTS PUBLISHED Abbreviations :—cyl. = cylinder; I.e. = internal combustion; m.= motors APPLIED FOR IN 1919 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will beprinted and abridged, etc. Published February 19, 1920232. M. JAPFEE. Aeroplanes. (137,888.) 1,590. A. W. P. TEWKESBURY. Instruments for indicating angle of flight.(137,910.) ro,oi9. P. M. J. R. C. C. G. MALSALLEZ. Landing-apparatus. (137,974.)10,703. J. G. AMBROSE. Aircraft. (133,or?.) 10,871. H. L. M. BKNARD. Flash-lights for aerial navigation. (137,981.)"13,469. F. H. PAGE. Aircraft struts. (138,006.) r8,56a. A. H. HATHAWAV. Inclinometers. (138,031.) 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 xxxi, xxxii, xxxiii and xxxiv). 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