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MARCH 24, 1927 Married JACK BLACKMORE, R.A.F., only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick William Blackmore, of Forest Hill, S.E., was married in London, on March 12, to MARJORIE VIVIENNE WILSON- SAUNDERS, youngest daughter of Mrs. and the late Joshua Wilson-Saunders, of Brook House, Witnesham, Suffolk,'niece of Admiral Sir Edmond John Warre Slade, K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O., and Lady Slade. FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT JOHN LAWRENCE KIRBY, R.A.F., elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kirby, of Holme House, Bishop- thorpe Road, York, was married on February 28, at the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, to Miss AGNES MAY CHISHOLM, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chisholm, and step-daughter of Mrs. Edward Chisholm, of Morar, Nairn. Flight-Lieutenant L. G. Paget was best man. The reception was held at 6, Phillimore Gardens. The bride and bridegroom subsequently left for a motor tour in the South and West of England. WILLIAM IVAN NORMAN STRONG, R.A.F., son of Ernest Sidney Strong, Rawal Pindi, Punjab, India, was married on March 9, in London, to MARTHA WRIGHT RUPPRECHT daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Webster Wright, of Upper Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A. To be Married The engagement is announced between FLIGHT-LIEUT. CUTHBERT J. S. DEARLOVE, R.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dearlove, of Cardiff, and CHRISTINE, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. GARRATT, of Horris Bank, Newbury. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place on April 21, between FLIGHT-LIEUT. PHILIP STUART JACKSON- TAYLOR, R.A.F., only surviving son of Mr. B. P. Jackson- Taylor and the late Mrs. Jackson-Taylor, of Hereford, and LEGAL INTELLIGENCE Armstrong Siddeley Motors v. Courtney CAPT. COURTNEY, the test pilot, consented to judgmentfor the plaintiffs on the claim and counter-claim in the action in which Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., of Coventry, suedthe defendant for ^347 Is. 8d.—the price of a motor-car, goods sold to him by the plaintiffs, and moneys paid bythem on his behalf. Capt. Courtney, who was employed by the plaintiffs from 1922 until 1925 as test pilot, had admittedthe claim, but counter-claimed /290, the value of another motor-car which he said the plaintiffs had presented to himas part remuneration for his service in winning the King's Cup air race in 1923, and had subsequently sold for him.He had further claimed ^352 for commission and damages for alleged wrongful dismissal. Mr. Singleton, K.C., and Mr. L. R. Lipsett appeared for theplaintiff ; Lord Halsbury, K.C., and Mr. Gordon Alchin for the defendant. When the case proceeded on March 17, Lord Halsburysaid that since Friday he had had a certain communication from Capt. Courtney, who took full responsibility for sayingthat he now no longer desired to proceed with the case. That being so, there had to be, with the consent of thedefendant, judgment for the plaintiffs on the claim and counter-claim, with costs. It was only fair to the plaintiffs, however, that Capt.Courtney should go into the witness-box and answer certain questions which counsel for the plaintiffs would put to him.Capt. Courtney then went into the witness box. Mr. Singleton : I understand, Capt. Courtney, that youwish to withdraw the suggestions which you made against tie honesty of Mr. Siddeley and Maj. Green, chief aero-nautical designer, during your examination or cross-exami- nation ? -apt. Courtney : Yes, I did not wish to make a charge,a J anything I said which might have appeared to make s!" -h a charge I am more than anxious to withdraw. -;iis Lordship : That comes from a very gallant gentleman,ar- • it does him great credit. r. Singleton said that he was glad that it was no longer ^e' ssary to pursue the matter further. Suggestions hadbec • made against Mr. Siddeley and Maj. Green with regard TO - e letter in which it was said that Maj. Green had asked'-ap':. Courtney to take a little more care in wording his reP<~' ts so that his remarks would not give the Air Ministry ELISABETH SERENA, youngest daughter of Canon and Mrs. J. COOKE-YARBOROUGH, of 1, Hans Street, S.W.I. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place quietlyin London on May 25, between SQUADRON LEADER RALPH TOWLERTON LEATHER, A.F.C., R.A.F., elder son of ColonelGerard F. T. Leather and Mrs. Leather, of Middleton Hall, Belford, Northumberland, and LILY, widow of CAPTAIN DONALD S. LAURIE, O.B.E., R.E. The engagement is announced between FLIGHT-LIEUT. CHARLES ARTHUR LINDUP, R.A.F., Medical Service, elder sonof the late Mr. Arthur Edward Lindup and of Mrs. William Freeman, of Avonbank, Sutton, Surrey, and Miss GLADYS REFFELL, daughter of the late Mr. Raymond Reffell andMrs. Reffell, of Wraysbury, Bucks. The engagement is announced between SQUADRON-LEADERL. J. MACLEAN, R.A.F., son of the late Loudoun FrancisMac Lean, C.I.E., and Mrs. MacLean, of 9, Longfield Road, Ealiug, and NANCY, daughter of the late ALEXANDER PATRICK CAMERON and Mrs. Cameron, of Ardsheal, Kentallen, Argyll. The engagement is announced between FLIGHT-LIEUT. PERCY ERIC MAITLAND, A.F.C., R.A.F., eldest son ofSurgeon-Capt. P. E. Maitland, R.N. (retired), of Victoria Park Road, Exeter, and ALISON MARY, eldest daughter of LIEUT.-COL. H. W. KETTLEWELL, late King's Shropshire L.I.,of Dibden House, Hythe, Hampshire. Items The death occurred at Bucharest, on January 26, 1927, of Major REGINALD ADDENBROOKE-PROUT, M.C., O.B.E., Legion d'Honneur (R.A.F., retired). On February 22, 1927; at a nursing home in Edinburgh, the death occurred of ROBERT WILLIAM HOGARTH, C.E., late Commander, R.N.A.S., of 59, Campden-hill Court, London. <§> <$> an exaggerated idea of the defects of the plaintiff's machines. Whatever the result of the case might have been, said Mr. Singleton, he would have asked that that part of the case should have been expressly dealt with and he would have asked, in justice to Mr. Siddeley and Maj. Green, that they should have had an opportunity of going into the witness-box to meet the charge. His Lordship, however, had heard the very frank withdrawal by Capt. Courtney of the suggestions he had made. It was, therefore, unnecessary to call them. It was sufficient to say that Maj. Green's letter spoke for itself, and that there was no foundation whatever for the suggestions which had been made. The jury were accordingly discharged, and judgment was entered for the plaintiffs on the claim and counter-claim, with costs. Great Yarmouth, R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. Air Station WE wish to draw our readers attention to the followingcommunication we have received from Lieut. C. F. Snowden Gamble regarding the preparation of a book on the historyof Great Yarmouth x4ir Station and trust it may catch the eye of any who may be able and willing to render assistancein the matter :— " At the request of many of my one-time fellow officers, 1am preparing a history of the activities, both previous to and during the War, of the then Royal Naval and Royal Air Forcestation at Great Yarmouth ; and I should be, therefore, grateful for the loan of any material, documents, letters,photographs, etc. Every care will be taken of any such matter, and it will be returned to the donors as soon aspossible." This book should be quite an interesting one, as it will dealwith much matter that has not yet been published. The historical section (Air Branch) of the Committee of ImperialDefence are rendering every assistance to the author, who already has a guarantee fund for its publication, and it isprobable that it will be issued for general sale. The Royal Air Force Memorial Fund THE usual meeting of the Grants Sub-Committee of the Fund was held at Iddesleigh House on Match 10. Mr. W. S. Field was in the chair, and the other member of the committee present was Mrs. L. M. K. Pratt-Barlow, O.B.E. The committee considered in all 16 cases, and made grants to the amount of £109 3s. 6d. 179
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