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IN PARLIAMENT Co-ordination of Fighting ServicesMR. LAMBERT on March 26 asked the Prime Minister the names of the members oi the Committee appointed to co-ordinate the activities of thefighting Services ; when that Committee will sit; and when it may be expected to report ?The Prime Minister : It is not customary to give the names of members of sub-Committees of the Committee of Imperial Defence. I am glad to say,however, that Lord Balfour and Lord Weir have consented to join the Com- mittee. With regard to the second part of the question, the Committee hasalready held stveral meetings, but it is not yet possible to say when it will be able to report.Mr. Lambert: Is not the Committee of Imperial Defence composed of the same gentlemen who have led us into this disastrous mess ? The Prime Minister : Oh, no. They are quite different. British and French Armies and Air Forces MR. T. THOMSON asked the Under-Secretary of State for War the cost infrancs and the size of the French Army and Air Force in 1913-14 and at the present time, and the corresponding figures for the British Army and AirForces'! Lieut.-Col. Guinness : The French Army, including Air Force, in 1914 cost1,923,476,000 francs and had a Budget strength of 917,000 men. The corre- sponding figures for 1923 are 4,191,060,324 francs and 732,248 men. Thisdoes not include the Colonial Army stationed in the Colonies which amounted to 64,700 in 1914 and 52,000 in 1923. The French figures include no pensions.The British Army in 1913-14 cost £27,700,000 and had an establishment of 182,300 exclusive of the Territorial Army. The corresponding figures for1923 are £52,550,000,and 160,300. The British figures include service pensions, but nothing for aviation.Air Mails MR. BURGESS asked the Postmaster-General the number oi Continentalcities which are directly connected with London by air post and to what extent does he propose to extend this service VSir W. Joynson-Hicks : Mails are sent to and received from the Continent by three air routes: (1) London-Paris, (2) London-Brussels-Cologne, (3)London-Amsterdam-Rotterdam. If and when any of these routes is extended, arrangements will be made for through air mails from London tothe more distant termini. Hague Bombing DeclarationMR. LEACH, on March 28, asked the Under-Secretary of State for War why the Regulation made at the Hague Conference of 1899, on the propositionof Great Britain, prohibiting the use of projectiles and explosives from air- craft is not now acted upon by Great Britain, at least in cases where the enemydoes not employ aircraft ? Sir S. Hcare : I have been asked to reply. The Hague Declaration of1907, which replaced the expired Declaration of 1899, prohibits the discharge of projectiles and explosives from balloons or by other newmethods of a similar nature, but it applies only to wars in which parties to the Declaration are alone engaged ; and very few Powers have infact ratified it. The fact that a State does not itself employ aircraft in no way affects the right to use against it projectiles and explosives droppedfrom aircraft. Navy, Army and Air Force Technical Services LIEUT.-COLONEI. FREMANTLE, on March "29, asked the Under-Secretaryof State for War if His Majesty's Government has considered the Report of the Committee dealing with the*o-ordination of the technical services of theNavy, Army and Air Force ; if so, will he state what action, if any, is proposed as a result ; and what opportunity will be given for such proposals to beconsidered and discussed by the House ? Mr. Gwynne : The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirma-tive, and steps are being taken, particularly by the establishment of inter- departmental technical committees, to carry out the necessary detailedmeasures of co-ordination. With regard to the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. and gallant member to the] reply which my hon. friendgave him on March 22, to the effect that it was not proposed to publish the Report of the Committee. Lieut.-Colonel Fremantle: Are we to understand that this most vitaldecision with regard to some technical questions is being already acted upon without any report being made to this House, or any opportunity being givenfor its discussion ? Mr. Gwynne : Yes, Sir ; it is a matter for the Cabinet.Captain Wedgwood Benn : Can the hon. gentleman say why it was con- sidered inadvisable to publish the particulars ? Mr. Gwynne : Because it is not usual in cases of this kind, and there isno intention of departing from what is usual. m m m m ^v New French World's Records ON March 30 two Preach military aviators, Lieuts. Batelier and Garrier, established new world's records for speed over 500 kms, and 1,000 kms. respectively. Batelier covered the 500 kms. in 2 hrs. 42 mins. 51-6 sees., while Garrier took *- 6 hrs 39 mins. 40-4 sees, for the 1,000 kms. No information is available concerning the machines used. .»•• ••: Americans Beat French THE two records established by Batelier and Garrier were not allowed to stand for more than a day. On March 31 two American military pilots, Lieuts. Peirson and Harris, beat both records, Peirson's time for the 500 kms. being 1 hr. 51 mins. 12 sees., while Harris covered the 1,000 kms. in 4 hrs. 52 mins. 32 sees. Sadi Beaten ? FROM Dayton, Ohio, it is reported that on March 29 the world's speed record held by Saidi Lecointe with 375 kms./hr. was beaten by Lieut. Lester Maitland, whose average speed over the kilometre course was 243 m.p.h. (392 kms./hr.) The actual speed homologated may be somewhat lower. The Americans will probably turn their attention to world's speed "records over the new 3-kilometre course next. English Light Aeroplane Ready for Tests THE light aeroplane designed by Mr. W. O. Manning for the English Electric Company of Preston, Lancashire, is now stated to be ready for its first flying tests, which will be made as soon as weather conditions are favourable. APRIL 5, 1923 SIDE-WINDS . THE extent to which civil aviation has developed since 1919 is seen by the fact that, from an investigation of the records kept of the running of engines, the " Rolls-Royce " aero engines have completed 1,123,243 (one million one hundred and twenty-three thousand two hundred and forty-three) miles in the air, exclusively in civil aviation up to the end of 1922. That stupendous mileage is subject to a substantial addition for the first three months of the current year, the precise figures for which are not yet available. .--. BARIMAR, LTD., advise that they have left Poland Street for good, and that the new address of their Head Office and London works is now 14-18, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, W.C. 1, to which address all letters and broken parts for attention in London, should, in future, be sent. * X X X . NEW COMPANY REGISTERED - BRITISH MARINE AIR NAVIGATION CO., Woolston, Southampton.—Registered as a private company with a nominal capital of £15,000, in £1 shares. Under agreement with the Supermarine Aviation Works, Ltd., theAsiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., etc. x x x x PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aviation in New Zealand. By Henry F. Wigram. Canter- bury (N.Z.) Aviation Co., Ltd., Aerodrome, Sockburn, Christchurch, New Zealand. Conquest, April, 1923. The Wireless Press, Ltd., 12 13, Henrietta Street, London, W.C. 2. Price Is. net. Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Memoranda: No. 124, Downwash of Airplane Wings. By M. Munk and G. Cario. January, 1923. No. 125, Results of Experimental Flights at High Altitudes with Daimler, Benz and Maybach Engines. By K. Kutzbach. January, 1923. No. 126, Absolute Dimensions of Karman Vortex Motion. By W. Heisenberg. January, 1923. No. 127, The Air Propeller, Its Strength and Correct Shape. By H. Dietsius. February, 1923. No. 128, Tests on an Airplane Model, A.E.G. D.I., at G&ttingen. By M. Munk and W. Molthan. February, 1923. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. x x •«•• -#*--• •--•'•- AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : cyl. — cylinder; I.C. •» internal combustion ; m. — motor The cumbers in brackets, are those under which the specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1921 Published April 5, 1923 32,522. RAOOL, MARQUIS OF PATERAS PESCARA. Aircraft. (172,331.) 33,211. W. WALMSLEY and M. FRANCIS. Rotary I.C. engine. (194,400.) APPLIED FOR IN 1922 Published April 5, 19234,567. H. O. SHORT. Construction of wings, etc. (194,516.) 23,281. H. O. SHORT. Arrangement and construction of IX. engines foraircraft. (194,630.) NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, 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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