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MAY 13, 1926 THE " NAPIER" DINNER TO COMANDANTE FRANCO : The above photograph was taken on theoccasion of a Dinner given by the Napier Company to Comandante Franco and his comrades, at Madrid recently. Included in the group are Gen. Soriano (late Chief of Spanish Air Force), Lieut.-Col. Kindelau(head of Spanish Air Force), Com. Franco, Capt. Ruiz de Alda, Lieut. Duran, and Pablo Rada—the four Transatlantic heroes—and also Mr. Jones and Mr. Winter, who represented Napiers. PERSONALS MarriedFlight Lieut. DENTS GILLEY, D.F.C., R.A.F.. second sonof Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gilley, of Torquay, was married on April 27 at All Souls, Langham Place, to KATHLEEN BEYNOM STOCKEN, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES B. STOCKEN,of 75, North Gate, Regent's Park, NAY. On April 26, at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, CHARLES JAMES SIDNEY O'MALLEY, R.A.F., Medical Service, was mar-ried to MARJORIE ALTHEA, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. FAULKS, of Newmount, Windsor Terrace, Hampstead. To be MarriedAn engagement is announced between Mr. C. H. W. BOLDERO,R.A.F., younger son of the Rev. J. H. and Mrs. Boldero, of Morton Vicarage, Bourne, Lincolnshire, and Miss BRENDA CARTER READ, only daughter of Mr. ALFRED CARTER READand the late Mrs. CARTER READ, formerly of Japan. The Laurence Minot Memorial TrophyTHE Air Ministry announces :—A new trophy, to be known as the Laurence Minot Memorial Trophy, has beenpresented by a donnr -who wishes to remain anonymous, in memory of the late Captain Laurence Minct, M.C., RoyalFlying Corps, who was killed on July 28, 1917, in air combat, whilst serving with No. 57 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps.Competition for this trophy, which will be awarded annually to the crew of the bombing aeroplane which obtains thehighest degree of accuracy in individual classification bombing practices for the current year, will be open to all bombingsquadrons under the command of the Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Air Defence of Great Britain. The word " crew "covers the pilot of the aeroplane and the bomb aimer, whether officer or air gunner. The trophy will be held for one yearby the unit in which the winning crew was serving at the time that the trophy was won. The first award will be made onthe results of classification practices in 1927. The Royal Air Force Memorial FundTHE fortnightly meeting of the Grants Sub-Committee of the above fund was held at Iddesleigh House, April 29.Lieut.-Commander H. E. Ferrin was in the chair, and the other members of the ccmmittee present were Mrs. L. M. K.Pratt-Barlow, O.B.E., Squadron-Leader E. B. Eeauman. The committee considered in all 15 cases, and made grantsto the amount of /344 Is. Qd. The next meeting was fixed for today, at 2.30 p.m. War on Riffs Resumed WITH the breakdown of peace negotiations, the Frenchair service resumed operations against the Riffs on May 7 with a heavy bombing attack from the air on enemy positions. Aircraft in the Great StrikeAs might be expected, aircraft played a very important part in assisting the country to " carry on " during the GeneralStrike. Not only was the traffic on Imperial Airways and other air services, to and from Croydon exceptionally heavy,but numerous machines were actively engaged in transporting passengers, goods, and newspapers throughout various parts ofthe United Kingdom and the Continent. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS A bbreviaiions : Cyl. = cylinder j i.e. — internal combustion : m. — motor.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1924Published May 13, 1926 30,317. W. C. and C. R. SCOTTER. Apparatus for lifting aerial machinesand maintaining them in the air, etc. (250,637.) APPLIED FOR IN 1925Published May 13, 192R 1,442. A. HONEY. Propellers, airscrews, etc. (250,679.) 1,597. ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., LTD., and F. MORRIS. Mechanism fortransmitting rotary motion. (250,684.) 1,657. A. H. R. FEDDEN, L. F. BUTLER and BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO., LTD.Valve-gear for I.C. engines. 2,405. AIRSHIP GUARAMTEE CO., LTD., and P. L. TEED. Manufacture ofhydrogen, etc. (250,700.) 2,896. DOUGLAS MOTORS, LTD., and C. G. PVLLIK. Tube joints. (250,702.)7,177. ISABCOCK AMD WlLLCOX, LTD., and F. W. HOLLICK. Airship jnuuring- mast. (250,734.) 28,638. LORD INVERNAIRS (W. BEARDMORE) and A. E. L. CHOKLTON. Trans-mission mechanism. (243,707.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2.Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' FLIGHT" will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates:— UNITED KINGDOM s. 3 Months, Post Free.. 76 15 12 „ „ ..30 ABROAD* d. s. d. 7 3 Months, Post Free ..83 2 6 16 6 4 t 12 ., „ ..33 0 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 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