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IN PARLIAMENT Airships H HIT CAPT. W. BENN on May 14 asked the Prime Minister when a decision willbe announced in reference to the establishment of a company to run airships ; and what Department of State will control such a contract ?Mr. Baldwin : As stated in the reply given on May 7, negotiations are proceeding with the parties interested, and no decision has yet been arrived at.I do not anticipate a very early decision. Air Power Committee CAPT. W. BENN on May 17 asked the Prime Minister whether a Reportwill be issued giving the conclusions arrived at by Lord Salisbury's Com- mittee on Air Power ; and what are the relations between this Committeeand the Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence which is enquiring into the distribution of defence work between the three Services ? Mr. Baldwin : The conclusions arrived at by Lord Salisbury's Committeewill be communicated in the first instance to the Cabinet according to the invariable practice of the Committee of Imperial Defence. The Governmentare anxious to take the House into the fullest confidence that is possible in this matter, but it is premature to announce the form in which the statementof policy will be made. Both investigations referred to in the second part of the question are included in the scope of Lord Salisbury's Committee. Capt. Benn : Is Lord Salisbury, then, the Chairman of the Sub-Committeeof the Imperial Defence Committee ? Mr. Baldwin : I should gather that from the answer. » m m m SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (London Aero Models Association) THE Duration Competition for fuselage gliders for the " Western " Challenge Cup will be held at Parliament Hill on June 3 at 11 a.m. The following are the special condi- tions :—(1) Any type of glider may compete so long as the fuselage conforms to Rule No. 12. (2) When more than one fuselage is used on a model such must conform to Rule No. 12. (3) All gliders must be launched by hand. Prizes : (1) Silver Medal and winner to hold Cup for the year. (2) and (3) Second Class Diploma. Entries for this event must reach the Competition Secretary, Mr. C. Bayard Turner, 21, Lanercost Road, Tulse Hill, S. W., before 8.30 p.m., Friday, June 1. A. E. JONES, Hpn. Sec. » as m m "FULL SPEED AHEAD" AT "SMITH'S" WHEN paying a visit the other day to the Cricklewood works of S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., it was extremely gratifying to note the exceptional activity displayed all over these extensive works. Since our last visit, about a year ago, when not a little difficulty was experienced in obtaining sufficient work to enable their large plant and numerous skilled workers to be kept going to the best advantage, matters have steadily been improving, and the works are now going right up to their maximum capacity—and difficulty is even being experienced in keeping up with orders. The greater portion of the work being done at Smith's is in connection with motor-car equipment, such as lighting and starting sets, speedometers, clocks and watches, me- chanical horns, carburettors, pressure gauges, jacks, pumps, etc. In this connection it may be of interest to note that Smith speedometers and clocks are standard equipment on over 80 per cent, of post-War British cars, in addition to the various other accessories which are also adopted as standard fittings by numerous makers. As regards the aviation section, this is also going strong, many contracts having been obtained from foreign Governments, such as China, Japan, Russia, etc. Smith's aviation instruments need no introduction to our readers, as their famous air speed indi- cators, altimeters, petrol gauges, etc., have been described on various occasions in FLIGHT. It only remains for us to conclude by emphasising the fact that all of the Smith instruments and accessories are entirely British made, and with the exception of perhaps but one component part— which has to be obtained from " outside "—are made from start to finish at the Cricklewood Works. * X M M ~~ ' PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Si Puo Gia Tentare un Viaggio Dalla Terra Alia Luna ? By Ing. Luigi Gussalli. Societa Editrice Libraria, Via Ausonio, 22, Milan, Italy. Pneumostabiliseur Universe!. By C. Platounofi". A. Bie- leveld, 66, Rue Montagne-aux-Herbes-Potageres, Brussels. Price 2frs. The Internal-Combustion Engine. Vol. II. High-Speed Engines. By H. R. Ricardo. London : Blackie and Son, Ltd., 50, Old Bailey, E.C. Price 30s. net. Department of Overseas Trade. Report on Economic Condi- tions in France to March, 1923. By J. R. Cahill. London : H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price 3s. 6d. net ; by post, 3s. 8d. Bulletin No. 3, Section No. 12. Wing Tip Research. By J. H. Parkin, H. C. Crane and J. S. E. MacAllister. University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Toronto, Canada. MAY 24, 1923 Rijks-Studiedienst voor de Luchtvaart Amsterdam. Reports Nos. 29 and 51. Rijks Studiedienst voor de Luchvaart, Marine Etablissement. Amsterdam. Le Ballon et VAvion. By Maurice Larrouy." Librairie Armand Colin, 103, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris. Price 5 fr. Scientia. Sur la Theorie des Surfaces Portantes. By Maurice Roy. Gauthier-Villars et Cie., 55, Quai des Grands-Augustins, Paris. Price 12-40 fr., post free. Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Memoranda : No. 795 (F.I.). The Prevention of Fire in Single-Engined Aeroplanes. January, 1922. London: H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price Is. net; by post, Is. Id. Department of Overseas Trade : Report on the Industrial and Economic Conditions in Norway, to February, 1923. By C. L. Paus, C.B.E. London : H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, - W.C. 2. Price 2s. 6d. net. —- Les Avians sans Moteur. By C. Platounoff. A. Bieleveld, 66, Rue Montagne-aux-Herbes-Potasreres, Brussels. Price 12 frs. m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : cyl — cylinder ; I.C. => internal combustion ; m. — motor The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1921 Published May 17, 192330,710. W. A. Ross, INC. Fire preventing and extinguishing devices for aeroplanes. (196,318.) 31,101. RAUL, MAR£UIS OF PATERAS PESCARA. Combined steering and stabilising device for helicopters. (171,711.) 34,722. G. GREEN. Hull or body construction. (196,335.) APPLIED FOR IN 1922 Published May 17, 1923 1,670. GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRCRAFT CO., LTD., H. P. FOLLAKD and H. E.PRESTON. Constructional metal work. (196,363.) 2,007. S. A. WILLIAMSON and D. P. HALL. Aeroplanes. (196,385.)2,958. W. R. D. SHAW. Wings. (196,410.) 6,729. D. J. MOONEY. Metal aeroplane wings. (1-96,451.) 27,103. Soc. DES MOTEURS SALMSON (SYSTEME CANTON-UNNE). Valve leversfor I.C. engines. (188,640.) Published May 24, 1923 4,568. H. O. SHORT. Aeroplanes. (196,744.) ' : ' 7,060. LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN GES. and K. ARNSTEIN. Gangways forrigid airships. (178,085.) 14,589. J. P. BROWN. Turn-indicators. (196,831.) 20,218. RAUL, MARQUIS OK PATERAS PESCARA. Mechanism for transformingreciprocatory motion into rotary motion. (183,488.) APPLIED FOR IN 1923 Published May 17, 1923 9,416. W. A Ross, INC. Fire preventing and extinguishing devices fo aeroplanes. (196,558.) -••-• ' If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study *' FLIGHT'S " Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears hi our advertisement pages each week (see pages ili and xlv). 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 hi each week for the following week's issue. 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