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DECEMBER 8, 10,21 •everybody. The whole idea of the scheme is to provide poor children in hospitals with a Christmas present, and to this •end all dolls entered in the competition will be used. 'Drome Officials to Dine Together ON Monday next, December 12, the first annual dinner of the various staffs at the aerodrome will be held at the Cafe Royal, Croydon. The function, arranged by Mr. Coleman, who is in charge of the traffic hands, promises to be extremely popular. Already over 80 tickets have been sold, and it is .hoped to make the gathering an annual one. A smoking concert, under the management of Mr. Thompson, of the Duty Office, is to follow the dinner, the provisional programme consisting of eighteen items < f an extremely interesting and varied character. Friday saw the arrival of one of the Fokker monoplanes piloted by Mr. Hofstra. This was a " special " hired in Amsterdam to bring over one passenger. It went back on Saturday, and, in the meantime, a partial load of goods had been collected for the return journey. Messageries Aeriennes are accepting goods for Amsterdam, conveyance being via Paris. There is, perhaps, something to be said for this idea from the view-point of keeping in touch with clients during the time the K.L.M. are not operat- ing : but, on the other hand, there is sometimes great delay owing to weather, and owing also to the fact that goods areoften delayed for a night in Paris. Such delays are not to the credit of air transport ; but I am informed that many peoplesend parcels by " airway " not so much for the speed, but because of the careful handling which is given air-bornegoods. A new boiler-house has been built at the side of the sheds.This is to supply hot water for filling the radiators of the engines, and it has already proved its value during the recentcold spell. One of the French pilots has brought news to the aero-drome of the latest trial which has befallen those connected with the Fokker monoplane exhibited at the Paris AeroShow. It appears that after the 'plane had been seized as infringing French " joy-stick " patents, Mynheer Fokkermanaged to overcome this difficulty, and regained possesion of his machine. Mr. Hinchcliffe, chief pilot of the K.L.M.,then arrived at Le Bourget to fly it back to Amsterdam, and, on ascending, gave a fine performance of " aerobatics,"evidently with the idea of showing French officials what the monoplane could do. Such trick flying is, however, contraryto all the regulations at Le Bourget, where stunting is taboo, and Mr. Hinchcliffe now finds himself the unfortunatepossessor of a number of summonses for contravening French air laws. R.A.F. Sports Board THE Royal Air Sports Board has just been reconstituted, with Air-Commodore C. L. Lambe, the old United Services and Blackheath Rugby player, as Chairman, assisted by Air Vice-Marshal Sir J. M. Salmond, commanding the Inland Area; Air Vice-Marshal A. V. Vyvyan, commanding the Coastal Area ; Air-Commodore C. A. H. Longcroft, com- manding the R.A.F. at Cranwell; and Air-Commodore F. R. Scarlett, commanding the R.A.F. at Halton ; while the secretarial work will be undertaken by Flying Officer D. F. Cox, of the Air Ministry. For some time it has been felt that the Force, with its 3,000 officers and 26,000 airmen (including boys), should have sports organised on a thoroughly sound basis, and Rugby and Association football, cricket, hockey, athletics and cross-country, boxing, fencing, lawn tennis and golf are now provided for. Each will be controlled so far as details are concerned by its own committee, though questions of policy will be decided by the Sports Board. It is not the ambition of the Force to win inter-Service matches straightway, the intention at present being more or less to concentrate on inter-team and inter-unit contests, though the possibility of meeting the Royal Navy and the Army on level terms in the future has not been overlooked. The respective secretarial duties are being undertaken as follows :— Rugby Football.— Flight-Lieut. W. W. Wakefield (Pem- broke College, Cambridge). Association Football and Athletics.—Flying Officer A. J. Adams (R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge). Cricket.—Group-Capt. M. J. Roche (Coastal Area H.Q.). Hockey.—Flight-Lieut. D. K. Cameron (Coastal Area H.Q.). Boxing and Fencing.—Flight-Lieut. F. G. Sherriff (R.A.F.Depot, Uxbridge). Lawn Tennis.—Sqdn.-Ldr. W, G. P. Young (Air Ministry,Kingsway, W.C. 2). Golf.—Flight-Lieut. C. H. Hayward (K.A.F. Depot,Uxbridge). R.A.F. Sports Fixtures for December DECEMBER 3, R.A.F. Cadet College v. R.M.C. (Rugby), at Sandhurst; 7th and 8th, Wakefield Competition (Boxing), at Halton; 9th, R.A.F. v. Birmingham Athletic Club (Fencing), at Birmingham ; 14th, R.A.F. v. Royal Navy (Fencing), at Portsmouth; 17th, R.A.F. (Cadet) Colleger. R.M.A. (Rugby), at Cranwell ; 19th, R.A.F. Trial Match (Rugby), at Uxbridge ; 24th, R.A.F. v. Leicester (Rugby), at Leicester; 26th, R.A.F. v. Harlequins (Rugby), at Queen's Club. R.A.F. Hockey Association THE draw for the first round of the R.A.F. Inter-unit Hockey Competition is as follows :— No. 1 District.—Gosport v. Calshot, Winchester v. Upavon, Netheravon v. Andover, Lee-on-Solent a bye. No. 2 District.—Martlesham v. Burcham Newton, Leuchars v. Spittlegate, Cranwell v. Shot wick. No. 3 District.—Halton v. Manston, Uxbridge v. Grain, Henlow v. Ruislip THE LONDON-CONTINENTAL SERVICES FLIGHTS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 27 AND DECEMBER 3, INCLUSIVE RouteJ 3 •a i a a.*** o 055 No. offlights carrying u. 00 a Fastest time made by Type and (in brackets) Number of each type flying Croydon-Paris .. Parit-Cxoydon .. 9 10 8 Totals for week ... 2i§ 32 7 18 • Not including " private" flights. 13 h m * 54 2 27 D.H.18 G-EARO(2h. 32m.).. Goliath F-ADDT (ih. 57m.) B.(2),D.H.i8(2),G.(3),H.P(i), Sp. (2). B.(i),D.H.i8(i),G.(2)JSp.(3), V. (1). r t Including certain j ourneys when stops were made en route. I Including certain diverted journeys. § A iournev between Croydon-Rotterdam (goods), and between Amsterdam-Croydon (1 pass.) were also made. Av = Avro B = Breguet. Br. = Bristol. Bt. = B.A.T. D.H.4 - De Havilland 4, D.H.9 (etc). F. = Fokker Fa = Farman F.50. G. = Goliath Farman. H.P. = Handley Page. M. — Martinsyde. N. = Nieuport P. « Potez. ' R. = Rumpler. Sa. = Saimson. Se. - S.E. 5. Sp. = Spad. V. = Vickers Vimy. W. = Westland. The following is a list of firms running services between London and Paris, Brussels, etc., etc.:—Co. des Gran des Expresses Aeriennes j Handley Page Transport, Ltd.; Instone Air Line; Koninklijkie Luchtvaart Maatschappij; Messageries A*riennes; Syndicat National pour l"fitude des Transports Aenens ; Co. Transaenenne. •. .817 . • .... ^... ,.. . : .. .:,-,.-. ...
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