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R.A.F. BOXING - THE Royal Air Force Boxing Championships were begun at HaltonCamp on March 2, and the finals were concluded on March 3. The results were :—Officers' Events.—Featherweights : Final—Flight-Lieut. H. E. Walker (Waddington) knocked out Pilot-Officer C. E. M. Turton (Digby) in thefirst round. Light weights : Final—Flight-Lieut. G. V. Howard (Worthy Down) knocked out Flying Officer F. W. M. Matthews (F.astchurch) in thesecond round. Welter Weights : Final—Pilot Officer H. J. J. Mumford- Matthews (Old Sarum) walked over, Pilot Officer R. A. Wills (Calshot) scratched (by order of the Medical Officer). Heavy Weights : Final Flying Officer P. G. Chichester (Manston) (holder) beat Flight-Lieut. B. J.Brady (West Drayton) in the second round. Middle Weights : Final— Flying Officer S. A. Thorne (Upavon) beat Flying Officer F. W. Allan(Uxbridge) on points. Light-Heavy-Weights : Final—Flying Officer J P Hederman (Old Sarum) beat Flying Officer R. E. Nichol (Larkill) on points Airmen's Events.—Feather Weight : Final—A. C. Boteler (Manston) beatL. A. C. Blaze (Northolt) on points. Welter Weights : Final—A. C. Page Manston) knocked out A. C. McGinn (Henlow) in the first round. MiddleWeight : Final—A. C. Rollason (Larkhill) beat A. C. Sully (Kenley) in the third round. Heavy Weight : Final—A. C. Lewis (Bircham Newton) beat A. C. Forrester (Bircham Newton) on points. Fly-Weights : Final A. C. Love (Kenley) beat L. A. C. Hill (Hendon) on points. Bantam Weights •Final—A. C. Callicott (holder) (Manston) beat Sergt. Ballantyne (Worthy Down) on points. Light Weights : Final—A. C. Garrett (Halton) beat L. A. C. Roberts (Duxiord) on points. Light-Heavy-Weights • FinalA. C. Marshall (Felixstowe) beat A. C. Mather (Halton) on points. Auxiliary Air Force.—Light Weight : Final—A.C2. Cassidy (No. 605Squadron) beat A.C2 Bird (No. 601 Squadron) on points. Middle Weights : Final—A.C2 Kinningdale (No. 601 Squadron) beat A.C2 N. A. Berry (No.600 Squadron) in the second round, m m m m R.A.F. Squash Rackets THE R.A.F. Club defeated the Cavendish Club in the second division of the Bath Club Cup squash rackets competi- tion at the R.A.F. Club on March 1 by two matches to one. R.A.F. Recruiting RECRUITING for the R.A.F., which has recently beensuspended, is now open again at the new Headquarters of Inspectors of Recruiting, R.A.F., Gwydyr House, Whitehall.Vacancies exist at present for skilled and semi-skilled black- smiths, carpenters, propeller makers, draughtsmen, store-keepers and wireless operators, and also for a few competent clerks and musicians. The rate of pay ranges from 14s. to£1 As. Qd. a week, with free rations and accommodation. The age limits are from 18 to 30. An Excellent Aeronautical Booklet A BOOKLET on " Flying for All," by a representative of the Morning Post, in which he describes his experiences while learning to fly, as a member of one of the light aeroplane clubs, has been produced by Messrs. C. C. Wakeneld & Co., Ltd. It will be distributed to prospective members by the clubs' secretaries. Rear-Admiral Murray Sueter's New Appointment REAR-ADMIRAL MURRAY SUETER, M.P., has been appointeda member of the Air Transport Sub-Committee of the Aero- nautical Research Committee. Sir John Salmond in Rome AIR VICE-MARSHAL SIR JOHN SALMOND visited the military aerodrome at Centocelle, near Rome, on March 3. A Beach Aerodrome for Bournemouth ? THE proposal to set apart 80 ft. of beach at Bournemouth for flights during the summer was criticised at a meeting of the Council as being dangerous to children and bathers. It was advanced that proper caution would prevent danger, and that other resorts were considering similar proposals. It was intended to start a service, too, between Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight. The scheme is to be further considered. The Light Airship Club THE Air Ministry has decided that for the present it will not grant a subsidy to the Light Airship Club. This decision is causing much comment in the air world, as it is apparently in conflict with their general policy of intensively developing lighter-than-air craft. The Air Ministry is relying more on airships than aeroplanes for instituting the great Empire air routes. It is naturally contended, then, that airships flying by the club would provide a means of training the crews for these air routes, and also gain the public's confidence in lighter-than-air craft. m & m m SIDEWIND WHILE the Marquis de Pinedo, who has just successfully accomplished the first big section, from Italy to South America across the Atlantic, of his 25,000-mile world flight, is making a point of this flight being an " all-Italian " one, we under- stand that it will not be entirely so. The machine (Savoia S.55) and engine (Isotta-Fraschini Asso) are of Italian manu- facture, but British plugs and instruments are being employed, having been specially chosen for the flight by Marquis Pinedo. The plugs used are " K.L.G." supplied by S. Smith & Sons (M.A.), Ltd., who, of course, also supplied practically the whole of the instrument and navigating equipment. MARCH 10, 1927 COMPANY DOINGS D. Napier & Son, Ltd. THE directors, in presenting the balance sheet as at September 30, 1926, report a profit on the year's trading, including interest on investments (after providing for depre- ciation, interest, taxation, directors' and trustees' leer,, managers' commissions and contingencies), amounting t<> £'201,793 17s. ; add balance brought forward, £72,871 16s.'8<7. : total, £274,665 13s. 8rf. Deduct dividend paid on preference' shares at 7j per cent, per annum (less income tax) for the twelve months ended June 30, 1926, £22,500, and interim dividend of 5 per cent, (less income tax) paid on ordinary shares on September 17, 1926, £27,300, leaving £224,865 13s. 8rf. The directors recommend that a final dividend of 10 per cent, (less income tax1* be paid on the ordinary shares, making in all 15 per cent, (less income tax) for the year, £54,600, leaving (subject to the capitalisation proposed as below mentioned) a balance of £170,265 13s. 8d. The directors also recommend the capitalisation of a further £182,000 of the undivided profits of the company by the payment up out of such profits and distribution amongst the ordinary shareholders of fully-paid bonus shares to this amount. It is proposed to provide these profits as to £50,000 from reserve, and as to £132,000 out of the above balance of £170,265 13s. 8d. to profit and loss account, leaving £38,265 13s. 8d. to be carried forward. It is proposed that the bonus shares shall consist of 8 per cent, non-cumulative preference shares, ranking both as to dividend and capital behind the existing preference shares, but in priority to the ordinary shares. Handley Page, Ltd. IN the proposed reorganisation scheme of Handley Page, Ltd., to be submitted to the shareholders on March 16, the directors propose to reduce the capital from £650,000 to £206,644 by writing down the 150,000 £1 ordinary shares to Is. each, and by reducing the nominal amount of 497,860 £1 preference shares to Ss\ each, the balance of £2,140 being provided by the cancellation of forfeited preference sharos. The total capital will then stand at £206,644, in 497,860 preference and 150,000 ordinary shares. Further, the arrears of dividend on the preference shares, amounting to about £245,000, are to be cancelled, and their future dividend' are to be non-cumulative. Compensation is offered the preference shareholders in an increase of their fixed rate of dividend from 7 per cent, to 10 per cent., and the right to one-half of any surplus profits after payment of this dividend. At present they are entitled to two-fifths of the surplus up to a further 7 per cent, after the ordinary have received 7 per cent. 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 1925 Published March 10, 1927 5,377. T. J. P. HANSOM. Devices for screening objects against visibility. (265,313.) 25,224. LOKD INVERSAIRN (W. BEARDMORE) and A. E. L. CHORLTON. Landing-gears. (265,650.) 29,632. J. DE LA CIERVA. Aircraft with rotative wings. (265,716.1 29,700. H. LEITNER and DR. H. C. WATTS. Airscrews. (265,717. i APPLIED FOR IN 1926 Published March 10, 1927 916. P. M. HEYERDAHL. Helicopters. (265,754.) 2,993. DAIMLER MOTOHEN GES. Aeroplanes with detachable plan •-. (246,875.) 7,639. N. A. MCCULLY. Landing-apparatus. (265,804.) 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