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With which resolution we are thoroughly in accord onceproved, whether the offence be committeed by an air pilot or through any other source whatsoever. We even go so far asto suggest that the utterly selfish crime should be made punish- able by hard labour without the option, that is, magistratesshould not have the option of inflicting a fine. And the penalty should refer to all concerned in bringing into thiscountry any dog except under proper licence. A CURIOUS little cabined craft was seen on the Thames theother day when a " De Lambert " hydro-glider, upon the same principle as the Henry Farman glider mentioned re-cently, did a sprint from Westminster to Putney and back, with Sir Frederick and Lady Sykes on board. She hasaccommodation for six people, and has a 200 h.p. engine. There is no reason why these easy travelling water-craftshould not become popular. They might well form a useful outlet for some of the air-screws of which there is such aplethora at odd London shops just now. LADY RHONDDA, who these days must be reckoned amongstthe busiest of women, and a woman friend on Monday travelled in a Handley Page, piloted by Lieut. R. H. Mclntosh,from Paris to Croydon terminus. All told, a three hours' job. FROM the Evening Standard : " CIVIL AVIATION AS AN AIR RESERVE" There is one point about the languishing condition of civil aviation in this country that seems to have been over- THE ROYAL London Gazette, February 15 Permanent CommissionsGazette, Aug. 1, 1919, appointing Maj. M. G. Lee to a permanent commn. is cancelled. Stores Branch The following are granted permanent columns, as Flying Offrs., retainingtheir present seny.—P. F. Coanaughton, \V. A. Glasper ; June 17, 1920. Flying OSr. H. F. Webb is granted a permanent commn., retaining hispresent substantive rank and seny., with effect from Sept. 12, 1919, and is transfd. to the Stores Branch, with efiect from June 17, 1920. Gazette,Sept. 12, 1919, appointing him to a short service cpmmn. is cancelled. Pilot Offr. H. B. S. Ballantyne is granted a permanent commn. as a FlyingOSr., with effect from and with seny. of Sept. 16, 1919, and is transfd. to the Stores Branch with effect from June 17, 192.1'. Gazette, Sept. 16, 1919,appointing him to a short service commn. is cancelled. Short Service CommissionsThe following are granted short service commns. in the ranks stated, with effect from the dates indicated, retaining their original seny. in thesubstantive rank last held prior to the grant of this commn., except where otherwise stated :— Flying Officer from Flight Lieut.—S. E. Adams ; Jan. 31.Flying Officers.—B. M. T. S. Leete ; Jan. 28. J. W. Sole ; Jan. 29. Flying Officer from Pilot Officer.—With effect from and with seny. ofFeb. 2.—C. R. Stewart. Flying Officer L. W. Mawbey relinquishes his short service commn. onaccount of ill-health contracted in the service, and is permitted to retain the rank of Lieut.; Jan. 8.Flight Lieut. G. R. Hill resigns his short service commn., and is permitted to retain the rank of Cam.; Feb. 17. Flying Officer J. H. Cooper resigns his short service commn., and is per-mitted to retain the rank of Lieut. ; Feb. 1. Flying Officer Adams will be placed at the head of the list of Flying andObserver Officers, and will retain seny. relative to officers who have been similarly gazetted to short service commns. in a rank lower than their previoussubstantive rank, in accordance with his previous position on the gradation list. Flying Branch Lieut, (actg. Capt., Hon. Maj.> L. G. S. Reynolds, O.B.E., relinquisheshis temp, commn. on appointment to T.F. Reserve, and is permitted to retain the rank of Maj. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) P. J. Slater, D.F.C., relinquishes histemp, commn. on appointment to T.F., and is permitted to retain the rank of Capt. Sec. Lieut. F. H. Cowley relinquishes his temp, commn. on appoint-. ment to T.F., and is permitted to retain his rank. Pilot Officer (Hon. Flying Officer) F. C. de L. Kirk relinquishes his temp, commn. on return to Armyduty ; Oct. 26, 1920 (substituted for Gazette, Jan. 21). Flight Lieut. B. U. S. Cripps, M.C. (Capt., Welch R.), relinquishes his temp, commn. on return toArnSy duty; Jan. 31. Observer Ofir. A. Cox (Lieut., R. Welch Fus.), relinquishes his temp, commn. on retirement from the Army, and is permittedto retain the rank of Lieut.; Feb. 17. Sec. Lieut. T. A. Spradbury relinquishes his temp, commn. on ceasing to be employed ; Feb. 7, 1919 (substituted forGazette, June io, 1919.) Lieut. G. H. S. Cregeen (Unemployed List) resigns his temporary commn.; Feb. 16. FEBRUARY 24, 1921 looked—I mean its relation to the strength of the Royal AirForce. Unless there is a thriving aircraft industry and a considerable reserve of experienced civilian pilots, the estab-lishment of the R.A.F. must be largely increased. " There has been too great a tendency to treat civil aviationas if it were of no importance in comparison with military and naval aviation, yet upon its development really dependsthe nation's future air power." Great Scot ! The Londoner, usually so wideawake, mightwell sign himself Rip Van Winkle this time. If there is one thing thai most folk, who understand anything about it,have been rubbing in it is the " overlooked " point referred to above. In FLIGHT the ways and means for founding agreat Service air-arm through commercial aviation was pressed hard even long before the Armistice came. One dayour ostrich Government will probably realise what is going on in surrounding lands, and the public will then be leftwondering why it costs such a heap of their cash to overtake the lead attained by far-seeing brotherly (and otherwise)nations. A STROKE of luck is reported from Dublin, in favour of aGalway labourer named Michael O'Toole, who is employed at the Arranmore aerodrome at a wage of £2 a week. O'Toolehas received information from America that he is sole heir to his brother's fortune. Some idea of the amount may begathered from the fact that on one ranch the stock is valued at ^'20,000. O'Toole's brother died seven years ago, andsince then search has been made for his next-of-kin, it being only recently that Michael was traced. He should feel verylight and airy over this windfall. AIK FORCE Transferred to the Unemployed List.—Lieut. J. W. Thomson ; Sept. 20,1919. Lieut. H. G. Garrett; Oct. 10, 1919. Lieut. S. J. Stewart; Feb. 2O ;1920 (substituted for Gazette, March 2, 1920). Gatette, Jan. 7, relating to Sec. Lieut. A. Buckley, is cancelled. Administrative BranchLieut. R. Wight relinquishes his temporary commn. on appointment to T.F. Reserve, and is granted the rank of Capt. Sec. Lieut. A. Buckleyis transfd. to the Unemployed List; Feb. 14, 1919. Technical BranchTransferred to the Unemployed List.—Lieut. J. H. Payne ; April 11, 1919. Lieut. R. H. Rivers ; Oct. 13, 1919. M emorandaNine Cadets are granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts., with effect from the date nf their demobilisation. London Gazette, February 18 Permanent CommissionsThe name of Sqdn. Ldr. Robert Hilton Jones, O.B.E., is as now described, and not as Gazette, Aug. 22, 1919. Fit. Lieut. W. R. MacKenzie, D.F.C.,is placed on half-pay, Scale B, from Feb. 9 to March 9. Flying Oflr. E. E. Turner, D.F.C., is placed on half-pay, Scale B, from Feb. 5 to 11. PromotionsThe name of Flying Offr. Herbert Bainbrigge Russell is as now d<scribed, and not as Gazette, Dec. 31, 1920. Flying BranchLieut. T. A. Ford relinquishes his temp, commn. on appt. to T.F., and is permitted to retain his rank. Lieut. H. H. Storey relinquishes his temp,commn. on appt. to T.F. Reserve, and is permitted to retain his rank. Transferred to the Unemployed List.—Lieut. T. H. Noble ; Jan. 20, 1919.Lieut. E. F. Murphy ; Feb. 11, 1919. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) A. Turnbull ; Feb. 11, 1919. Lieut. H. V. Alder ; Sept. 20, 1919. Administrative BranchLieut. E. W. Bassil relinquishes his temp, commn. on appt. to T.F. Reserve, and is permitted to retain his rank. Lieut. W. A. J. Mitchell (Capt., R.G.A.,T.F. Reserve) relinquishes his temp, commn. on return to Army duty ; Sept. 12, 1918. Lieut. S. Sprenger is transfd. to the Unemployed List; Sept. 24,1919. Technical BranchSec. Lieut. H. H. Miller to be Lieut., without pay and allces.; May 20, 1919 (since demobilised). The name of Sec. Lieut. C. H. Bunn is as nowdescribed, and not " Bonn," as Gazette, Dec. 21, 1920. MemorandaLieut.-Col. (actg. Brig.-Gen.) G. Livingston, C.M.G., relinquishes his temp, commn. on appt. to T.F. Reserve. Gazette, April 8, 1919, stands. Maj.(actg. Col.) C. A. J. Butter, O.B.E., relinquishes his temp, corrmn, on appt. to T.F., and is permitted to retain rank of Col.The following Lieuts. relinquish their temp, commns. on appt. to T.F. and are granted rank of Capt.—D. N. Thompson, M.C., J. T. Kyffen. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) A. R. Ovens, M.B.E., is transfd. from S.O. to theUnemployed List ; April 4, 1919. One Cadet is granted an hon. comma, as Sec. Lieut.; Oct. 28, 1918. A Dornier for SwitzerlandIT is reported that the Swiss A*d Astra Company has j ust taken delivery of a new Dornier flying boat to carry six.This machine, which is probably of the type Do. Gs. TI, described in FLIGHT recently, has two 260 h.p. Maybach engines, and is built of aluminium alloy throughout. Severalmore machines of the same type are reported to have been ordered, and will be run on the Lindau-Geneva route* linkingup with the German lines to Sweden, Prague, etc., and also, it is said, with the France-Spain routes. I4O
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