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1922
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At the Levee AT the Levee held by His Majesty the King at St. James's Palace on May 29* there were present the following :— Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, Principal Air Aide-de-Camp (in attendance on H.M. the King), Commander Juan Leguia, Naval Air Attach6 of Peru, Capt. the Right Hon. F. E. Guest, C.B.E., D.S.O., Secretary of State for Air, Major-General Sir Frederick Sykes, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., Squadron Leader Frederick Sowrey, D.S.O., M.C. The following were amongst those presented to the King:— Flight-Lieut.' C. Hanson-Abbott, Flight-Lieut. L. J. St. G. Bayly, M.C., Flight-Lieut. F. H. Coleman, Flight-Lieut. I. Cuflen, A.F.C., Squadron-Leader A. S. Glynn, the Rt. Hon. Lord Gorell, C.B.E., M.C., on his appointment as Under- Secretary' of State for Air, Wing-Comdr. E. L. Gossage, D.S.O., M.C., Wing-Comdr. S. A. Hebden, O.B.E., Air Vice-Marshal J. F. A. Higgins, C.B., D.S.O., A.F.C., on appoint ment as Air Officer Commanding Inland Area, R.A.F., Flight-Lieut. R. M. Bankes-Jones, Squadron-Leader R. C. Lane, Flight-Lieut. A. S. G. Lee, M.C., Lieut. G. L. Lowis, A.F.C., R.N., Air - Commodore D. Munro, CLE.-, Flight- Lieut. C. H. B. Jenner-Parson, Wing-Comdr. M. Spicer, Squadron-Leader A. A. Walser, M.C., D.F.C., Squadron- Leader J. K. Wells, Flying Officer J. G. Western, M.B.E. Parachute Research Lv reference to the question asked by Sir William Joynson-Hicks in the House on May 17, whether the rumour was true that the Research Department on Parachutes had been very largely depleted in the last month and that officers had been leaving, after making enquiries, the Secretary of State for Air has written to Sir William as follows :— " The foundation for the rumour is that it has been necessary in the interests of economy and in order to keep within the limits of the estimates to retrench on all sides here, and it became impossible to preserve a separate depart ment solely for the purpose of dealing with parachute re search ; but there is no intention whatever to abandon research work on parachutes, and with the express view of carrying it on sufficient officers with expert knowledge of the work have been retained in the experimental department, where their duties will include, inter alia, such research work on parachutes as may be required." Dutch Parcels Air-Post THE Postmaster-General announces that parcels addressed to any part of Holland may now be posted for conveyance from London to Rotterdam and Amsterdam by air and for express delivery by the Dutch Post Office. Parcels will be accepted at the Post Offices in London and in the larger provincial towns where air parcels for Paris and Brussels are already accepted. The scale of charges, inclusive of express delivery at the place of destination, will be as follows : For parcels weighing up to 3 lb., 4s. ; 3-7 lb., js. 6d. ; 7-11 lb., 10s. 6d. On parcels addressed " Poste Restante " the charges will be 6d. less. There will be two dispatches by air each day. Parcels posted in London overnight, and, in the provinces, in time to be included in the night parcels mails to London, will normally be forwarded by air next morning and delivered in Rotterdam and Amsterdam the same evening, and in other parts of Holland by the second morning after posting. They should thus reach their destination two or three days earlier than if sent by the ordinary parcel service. Further details of the service may be obtained on applica tion at any accepting Post Office. The names of the accepting offices and the latest times of posting in the chief provincial towns where the acceptance of parcels for conveyance by air is authorised may be ascertained from the local Head Post Office. French Posthumous Honours ON the recommendation of the French Under-Secretary of State for Aeronautics, MM. Jean Mire and Gabriel Simonet, the pilot and mechanic who were killed in a collision near Beauvais on April 7, have been created Chevaliers of the Legion of Honour. Stunting Through the Forth Bridge IT is reported that a pilot of an aeroplane, on May 29, when trying to fly through the centre arch (1,710 ft. wide) of the Forth Bridge, Queensferry, near Edinburgh, apparently misjudged his distance and struck the water, the machine turning turtle. The pilot was able to extricate himself and to keep afloat until picked up by a boat's crew. The machine, in a damaged condition, was towed to Hawes Pier, South Queensferry. JUNE I, 1922 THE LONDON AERO-MODELS ASSOCIATION (The Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.) ON Thursday last at Headquarters the discussion on " The Construction of Built-up Fuselages" proved to be very interesting, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Mr. L. Grey occupied the chair. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. F. de P. Green and Mr. L. Grey for the Cups they have kindly given to be competed for on June 3 (for particulars of Competition see last week's FLIGHT). On Thursday, June 1, a discussion will be opened on the "Construction of Wings." Members are requested to bring some wings along for demonstration purposes. On Thursday, June 8, at 7 p.m.. at Headquarters, 20, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly Circus, W. 1, the Association will be honoured by the presence of Dr. E. H. Hankin, M.A., Sc.D., who will read a paper on " The Possibility of Achieving Artificial Soaring Fhght," which will be illustrated by lantern slides. Admittance will be by ticket only, obtainable from the Hon. Sec, A. E. Jones, 48, Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, N.W. 6. Early application should be made, as accommodation is limited. • m m m NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED AIRCO AERIALS. LTD., 15, Fumival Street, E.C. 4.—Capital'^.ooo, in £1 shares. Manufacturers of and dealers in photographic materials, and general photographers, etc. First directors: Capt. S. W. Hiscocks and H. A. Peters. GEORGE ENGLAND (1922), LTD.—Capital £10,000, in 9,000 participat ing ordinary shares of £1 and 2,000 deferred shares of is. each. Acquiring the business carried on at Walton-on-Thames as George England, Ltd., manufacturers of and dealers in aerial conveyances and aircraft of all kinds, etc. First directors: G. G. T. Simpson, N. A. Hodgkinson, and E. C. G. England. Solicitor, C. R. Enever, Broad Street House, E.C. M K ffi • AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS A bbrtviations : 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 1921 Published June I, 1922 3,750. A. A. HOLLE. Aerofoils for aeroplanes. (179,276.) 4,592. 1. CARLSON, J. H. LYNCH and G. CAHILL. Aeroplanes. (179,326.) 5,4.03. J. R. C. SMITH. Speed-indicators for aerial vessels, etc. (179,342.) 6,558. A. V. ROE AND CO., LTD., and R. CHADWICK. Planes of aeroplanes. (179,358.) 13,803. G. H. SCOTT. Mooring-gear for airships. (179,439.) 19,933. W.C.CLARK. Fire-ex tinguishers for aeroplanes. (179,467.) 33,279. Soc. ANON, DES ATELIERS C'AVIATION L. BRECUET. Automatic coupling device for engines driving a common propeller for aircraft. (174,047.) 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