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1920
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MAY 13, 1920 Lord Londonderry, m proposing the health of the Chairmansaid he was one of the finest types of Briton. He had excelled in muscle and in intellect in all he had taken up. The AirService was a struggling service. But it had to be realised that aviation was a science that had come to stay, and thatit had colossal potentialities. He would be an audacious individual who would endeavour to set a limit to its possi-bilities. It required all our assistance, all our energies and all the activity of organisations like the Imperial AirFleet Committee to start it on the right lines. He called on them to show to a doubting public, because the publicwas always doubting, exactly what could be achieved by air transit and transport. Mr. R. A. Blankenberg, Acting High Commissioner forSouth Africa, who supported the toast, said that the fact that the flight was accomplished by Afrikanders had createdtremendous pleasure in South Africa. He hoped that the lessons and experience of the flight would not be lost on thecommercial community. They hoped that one day, for some portions, at least, of the route, a service might beestablished. The actual flying time for the whole journey was 109J hours, and he thought it was reasonably clear that,with relays of pilots and machines, the journey from London to Cape Town and vice-versa might in the early future beperformed in less than five days. He thought they all realised that commercial flying was no longer a dream.It was reasonable to hope that business men, politicians, and others would in the future utilise the air service and getinto more frequent touch with the more distant parts of the Empire. He read an extract from a minute from the UnionGovernment to the Home Government expressing warm appreciation of the high enterprise of the latter in layingout the aerial route to Cape Town, and deep gratitude for the work accomplished in connection with the flight by theRoyal Air Force. Lord Desborough in reply expressed to Prince Albertthe thanks of the company for his presence. ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY NOTICES Lectures.—The next meeting will take placeoh Wednesday, May 26, when Sir Richard Glazebrook will read a paper on " SomePoints of Importance in the Work of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics." Donation's.—The Council desire gratefully toacknowledge the receipt of a set of lantern slides from Messrs. Boulton and Paul, Ltd.,and also of a number of copies of back numbers of the Journal from Col. F. K. McClean. Lilienthal Glider.—The Lilienthal Glider belonging to theSociety, which has been for some years on exhibition in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, has been transferredon permanent loan to the Science Museum, South Kensington, at the request of the museum authorities. It will take its placein the aeronautical exhibit which is in process of formation at South Kensington for educational purposes. The Pilcher Glider is remaining at the Edinburgh Museumon permanent loan. Obituary.—It is with much, regret that the death is an- nounced of Dr. L. E. Stamm, who did valuable research workin studying the effect of flying on the human system. Members will remember that Dr. Stamm read a paper entitled " MedicalAspects of Aviation " on this subject in January, 1919. Scottish Branch.—Col. Bristow, Associate Fellow, deliveredhis series of lectures on aeronautical engines to the students of Glasgow University on the 3rd, 4th and 5th instant, whenthe attendances were notably good. General J. D. Cormack, Fellow, presided. Imperial College of Science and Technology.-—The attentionof members and students is called to the courses of lectures on " Aerodynamics," to be delivered on Wednesdays andFridays at 5 p.m. at the Imperial College, South Kensington, by Dr. L. Bairstow, Fellow, Professor of Aerodynamicsat the College. Sir Richard Glazebrook, Fellow, Zaharoff Professor of Aviation, is also continuing his series of elementarycourses on " Aviation " at the College. W. LOCKWOOD MARSH,Secretary. 7, Albemarle Street, London. AIR MAILS TO PARIS THE following announcement was issued by the General Post Office on Monday last:— " The Postmaster-General gives notice that on and after Wednesday, the 12th instant, the present 12.30 p.m. despatch of mails by air to Paris will cease, and two despatches, at 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., will be established instead. On and from the same date, postal packets (other than parcels) not intended for express delivery will be admitted to the service, as well as those for which express delivery is required. The rates of charge, in addition to the ordinary postage e.g., i\d. for the first ounce and \\d. for each succeeding ounce in the case of letters) will be : For air transmission, without express delivery, 2s. per ounce ; for express delivery, if required, an additional fee of 6d. per packet, irrespective of weight. Every postal packet intended for despatch by air must bear in the left-hand top corner of the cover the words " Air Mail Express " if express delivery is required, or " Air Mail " if express delivery is not required. The appropriate fee must be prepaid in stamps affixed to the cover. " 9.30 a.m. Despatch.—This will benefit chiefly letters posted overnight, whether in London or in the provinces, for Paris, which should reach the addressees in the early afternoon, if prepaid for express delivery and in the afternoon or evening if not so prepaid. All postal packets for this despatch, whether for express delivery or not, should, if unregistered, be enclosed in an outer cover addressed to the Postmaster, Croydon. Both covers should be marked " Air Mail " or " Air Mail Express," as the case may be ; but the postage stamps should be affixed to the inside, not to the outside, cover. The packets should be posted in the public letter boxes in the ordinary way—in the provinces in good time for the night mails to London ; in London before the latest night collections, e.g., General Post Office, 12.25 a.m. ; head district offices, about midnight; sub-districts, 10-1* p.m. Registered postal packets must not be posted under cover, and can, for the present, be accepted only at certain offices where special arrangements exist. • • , " 4.30 p.m. Despatch.—This will benefit chiefly lettersfrom London for Paris and for places beyond Paris. Letters for express delivery may be delivered in Paris the samenight and others by first post next morning, as compared with delivery on the following afternoon if sent by theordinary mail service. Letters for places beyond Paris, for Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, etc., shouldobtain from 12—24 hours' acceleration. In London and Croydon packets, if handed in, may be accepted up till thefollowing latest times :— General Post Office Threadneedle StreetLombard Street Parliament Street Charing Cross W.C.D.O. '.. W.D.O S.W.D.O Crovdon Unregistered. .. 3. op.m. .. .. 2.45 p.m. .... 2.45 p.m. • .. .. 3.15 p.m. .. .. 3.15 p.m. .. .. 3.10 p.m. .. .. 2.45 p.m. .. 3.10 p.m 3.50 p.m. Registered 2.55 p.m. 2.40 p.m.2.40 p.m. 3.10 p.m. 3.10 p.m. 3- 5 P-m. 2.40 p.m. 3. 5 p.m. 3.45 p.m. " Registered packets cannot, for the present, be acceptedat any other offices in London, but unregistered packets may be posted under cover to the Postmaster, Croydon, in thesame way as for the 9.30 a.m. despatch, in time for the lastest appropriate collection. " The 9.30 a.m. Air Despatch on Fridays will normallyconnect with the mail despatched from London the previous evening for Egypt, Aden, and East Africa, India, Ceylon,Straits Settlements, Hong-Kong, and, in certain weeks, Australia." The passenger services have also been re-arranged andaeroplanes now leave Croydon at 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. daily, with a similar service from Paris. New and fasterAirco machines are being put on the service and it is hoped to reduce the flying time between the two capitals to twohours 529
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