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The Sopwith Aviation and Engineering Co., Ltd. IT was announced on September 10 that this firm had decided to go into voluntary liquidation and to close their works forthwith. The announcement of the firm's intention was made to the 1,400 workpeople on September 10, in the following letter, signed by Mr. G. H. Mitchell, works manager : " We much regret we find it impossible to reopen the works, as the difficulties caused by restricted credit prevent the company from finding sufficient capital to carry on the business, and it will therefore be wound-up." The works at Kingston-on-Thames were shut down on Sep- tember 3 until September 20, for the purpose of stocktaking, but adverse conditions developed so rapidly as to make it impossible to reopen the works. We deal further with this matter in a leader on page 990. Earlier Dispatch of London-Paris Air Mails ~ . - THE Postmaster-General announces that, commencing on September 15, the afternoon air mail to Paris will leave Waddon aerodome at 3.30 p.m., instead of 4.30. The latest times of posting in London will be as follows :— (a) For letters handed in at General Ppst Office, 2 ; Thread- needle Street Branch Office, 1.45 ; Lombard Street Branch Office, 1.45 ; Parliament Street Branch Office, 1.30 ; Charing Cross Branch Office, 1.50 ; W.C.D.O., 2.10 ; "W.D.CX, 1.45 ; and S.W.D.O., 1.45 p.m. (For registered letters the mail will close five minutes earlier in each case.) (b) For letters posted in public letter-boxes, 11..30 a.m. at the South-Eastern District Office, 11.o a.m. at other district offices and at the larger branch offices in the E.C. district, and 8.30 a.m. in all sub-districts. In the provinces there will be no change, except at a few places in the south-east of England. In any case of doubt inquiry should be made of the local postmaster. Paris—London Air Post Cheaper - FROM September 15 the French postal authorities have reduced the extra postage charge on correspondence carried by aeroplane from Paris to London from 3 francs to 75 centimes per 20 grammes, or part of 20 grammes. This charge is in addition to the ordinary postage. . A Year's Work The following table has just been published in France showing at a glance," the steady growth in the aerial traffic between London and Paris :— Merchandise I9I9- * -? Trips. Passengers. Kilogs. Sept. .... ... 109 250 o Oct. ... ... 135 300 3,900* Nov. 65 100 2,000 Dec. ... ... 45 80 1,900 1920. Jan. 1 ... ... 63 35 i,6oo- Feb. 85 102 7,280 Mar. 159 183 9,285 April ... ... 170 198 7,780 May 265 450 8,900 June 372 775 11,500 July .... ... 329 881 ' 10,000 Aug. ..... ... 304 985 6,665 Totals ' 2,101 4,339. \ 71.410.," , H.P. Continental Air Services THE records of the Handley Page Continental Air Services, in conjunction with Cie Messageries Aeriennes, show that during the period September 2, 1919, to September 4, 1920, the passengers carried totalled 3,073, the freight carried'aggre- gated 152,578 lbs., while the total distance flown was 218,100 miles. Climbing Mont Blanc by Air Two attempts to land on the summit of Mont Blanc have failed, the machine piloted by M. Durafour, and carrying M. Gubosset as passenger, being unable to climb sufficiently high. A number of guides and experienced alpinists were on the summit on September 8 and 9 to assist at the landing, and another machine, piloted by Milliet, a French pilot, had a cinematograph operator on board, to take a film of the happenings. The start was made, in each case, from Geneva, to which place the machine returned after failing to go higher than 13,000 ft., some 2,000 ft. below the summit of Mont Blanc. H • • B NEW COMPANY REGISTERED ADASTRAL AIR LINES, LTD., 16, Regent Street, S.W. 1.—Capital£3,000, in 2,850 ordinary shares of £1 each, and 3,000 deferred shares of is. each. Aviators, carriers and transporters of passengers and cargo byflying machines, airships, balloons, etc. First directors: C. H. Oliver J. E. F. Harley, G. W. R. Pidsley and F. W. de Valla SEPTEMBER 16, 1926 SIDEWINDS DISTINGUISHED visitors to the Cellon works at Richmond the other day included the Greek Naval Attached who, after going over the works, inspected a large consignment of " Cellon " dope which was being despatched to the order of the Greek Government. FROM Messrs. C. A. Vandervell and Co., Ltd., comes a useful booklet of Running Instructions for the C.A.V. magneto models K.U.I and K.U.2, the former for single cylinder engines and the other for twin (V type excepted) up to 3 h.p. The booklet, which can be had from the C.A.V. headquarters, Worple Way, Acton Vale, W. 3, also includes a chapter of "'Hints on the Care of the Magneto." -. <-". H H ig H . IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1919-1920 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; for 1918, see " FLIGHT " for January 16, 1919 ; and for 1919, see " FLIGHT " for January 22, 1920. Imports. Exports. Re-Exportation. January .. February March .. April May June July .. August .. 2,153,693 832,705 _ 395,517 1,273.387 400 64,791 AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS * Abbreviations: cyl. = cylinder; I.C. = internal combustion; m. = motors The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. . APPLIED FOR IN 1919 ..._.: Published September 16, 1920^ 3,890, 3,891. W. B. STOUT. Aeroplanes. (149,708, 149,709.) 12,266. N. A. T. N. FEARY. Flexible material for aeroplanes. (149,745.) 13,342. AUSTIN MOTOR Co. and C. B. WALKER. Screw propellers. (149,755.) 12,478. T. R. CAVE-BROWN-CAVE, Airships. Non-rigid. (149,760.) APPLIED FOR IN 1920 . . Published September 16, 1920 ' - 4,319. O. URITHZEN. Propeller. (149,887.) 1919. • 555,989 453,822 • 704,424 . 97,662 . 136,631 i,4io . 136,463 . 67,292 192a T£> 2,3239,320 2,092 5,918 761,425 491 5I,O2O Il6 1919. 57,571 57,972 72,716 25,433 38,428 41,526 41,290 60,581 I92O. £32,752 68,932 67,600 148,484 237,627 300,572 286,646 130,774 1919 £— —400 — '— — — — 1920* £ 697 — — — 400 61,150 — 2,544 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 xx, xxi and xxii). NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of "FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kings way, W.C. 2, not later than 12 o'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. ~~ FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY. W.C. 2. Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. 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