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MARCH 22, 1926 AIR MINISTRY NOTICES Publication of Air Navigation Directions, 1928 A.N.D. 6A.). ATTENTION is drawn to the publication of the Air Navigation Directions, 1928 (A.N.D. 6A), amending the previous Directions (A.N.D. 6). Copies of the new Directions are obtainable, price 3d. net, from H.M. Stationery Office, Adastral House, Kingsway, W.C.2, or through any bookseller. (No. 18 of 1928.) Licensing of Pilots of Aircraft Flown for Industrial PurposesATTENTION is directed to Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1928, by which paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule V of the PrincipalOrder are amended so as to include aircraft " being flown for any industrial purpose " with aircraft carrying passengers for hire or reward. The effect of these amendments is that a person applying for a pilot's licenceto fly aircraft for any industrial purpose must satisfy the requirements for a person applying for a pilot's licence to fly aircraft carrying passengers orgoods for hire or reward (i.e., a Class " B," Pilot's Licence). This Order came into operation on March 1, 1928.(No. 19 of 1928.) m m m m ROYAL AIR FORCE RUGBY UNION Inter-Unit Cup Competition.—In the final round of the above played atUxbridge on Monday, March 19, the Royal Air Force Station, Duxford (Nos. 19, 29 and 111 Fighter Squadrons), beat the Royal Air Force Station,Worthydown (Nos. 7 and 5S Bombing Squadrons), by 13 points, 1 dropped goal, 1 penalty goal and 2 tries to 8 points 1 goal and 1 try. The teams were :—Durford: Leading Aircraftman M. Munslow; Pilot Officer R. R. Nash, Pilot Officer J. R. H. Pott, Flight Lieutenant G. Y. Tyrrell, Flying OfficerT. A. Hale Munro ; Aircraftman Blennerhassett, Pilot Officer Philpot; Pilot Officer Clarke, Flying Officer Clayton, Flying Officer O'Callaghan,Aircraftman Maxwell, Aircraftman Yule, Aircraftman Sturgeon, Leading Aircraftman Clarke, Aircraftman Swanniok.Worthydown : Leading Aircraftman Watts ; Pilot Officer Powell, Flying Officer Whitby, Flying Officer Davis, Aircraftman Hooper ; Flying OfficerOdbert, Pilot Officer MacLean ; Flying Officer Stevens, Flying Officer Drew, Corporal Nash ; Flight Sergeant Sheppard, Aircraftman Rooms, FlyingOfficer Patch, Flying Officer Merton, Leading Aircraftman Butler. Referee: Dr. A. R. Snowden (London Society).Royal Air Force v. The Army.—The following have been selected to repre- sent the Royal Air Force versus The Army at Twickenham on Saturday,March 24.—Flying Officer T. A. Hale Munro (Duxford), Aircraft Apprentice P. B. Coote (Halton), Pilot Officer T. R. H. Pott (Duxford), Flying OfficerF. S. Hodder (Andover), Flying Officer C. H. G. Brcmridge (Sealand), Flying Officer R. V. M. Odbert (Captain) (Worthydown), Squadron LeaderJ. C. Russell, D.S.O. (Air Ministry), Flying Officer C. J. S. O'Malley (Halton), Flight Sergeant G. F. Cockell (Henlow), Pilot Officer H. A. Constantine(North Wealdt, Flight Lieutenant C. D. Adams (Halton), Flight Lieutenant J. S. Chick, M.C., A.F.C. (Wittering), Flying Officer G. R. Beamish (Bicester),Corporal M. G. Christie (Shrewsbury), Flying Officer F. V. Beamish (Cranwellj, or Flying Officer R. J. Stevens (Worthydown). Play commences at 3 p.m. PERSONALS Married WING COMMANDER BERTINE ENTWISLE SCTTON, D.S O., O.B.E., M.C., wasmarried, on March 17, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, to MARGARET GRISELDA, only daughter of .Alexander' Wedderburn, K.C., C.B.E., and widow of STUART DE LA RUE. To be MarriedThe engagement is announced between SQUADRON-LEADER A. E. BARR- SIM, M.B., Ch.B., R.A.F., and PEGGIE, widow of FLIGHT-LIEUT. WALTERKEMP, of 26, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, daughter of the late Colonel E. B. Snow and of Mrs. E B. Snow The marriage arranged between CAPTAIN GEORGE FRANCIS MEAGER, A.F.C., and BETTY ROMILLY, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. GRIFFITH BREWER, ofLittle Burvale, Walton-on-Thames, will take place at the Brompton Oratory, on Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place at the Church of theHoly Spirit, Nice, on Monday, March 26, between SQUADRON-LEADER JOHN K. WELLS, A.F.C., R.A.F., Research Department, Woolwich, and ELIZABETHDAL WAY, youngest daughter of the late ROBERT EVANS YOUNG, of Ottawa. Items GROUP-CAPTAIN C. R. S. BRADLEY, R.A.F., had the honour of being receivedby the King on March 16, upon his appointment as His Majesty's Air Attache . at Rome. The will of the late HON. MAY HARBORD, of Chelsea Park Gardens, Chelsea,wife of the Hon. Assheton Harbord. has been proved at £14,422. All her aeronautical cups and trophies were bequeathed to the Victoria and AlbertMuseum, South Kensington. m m m m MESSRS. S. SMITH AND SONS (M.A.), LTD., ANNUAL DINNER THE staff and friends of the above firm assembled at the Hotel Russell, onSaturday evening, the 10th inst.. on the occasion of the annual dinner and dance. As usual, the function was very strongly supported, and among theguests were included a number of the staff from the firm's subsidiary com- panies, including Messrs. The Robinhood Engineering Co. (K.L.G. Plugs),ML Magneto Syndicate, Ltd., and Ed. Jaeger (London), Ltd. Mr. Henderson Cleland, Chairman of the company, in proposing " Thefirm and staff," coupled with it the name of the Managing Director, Mr. A. Gordon Smith, and spoke of his guidance and enthusiasm in all mattersconcerning not only the business of S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., but also the social side. Mr. A. Gordon Smith (Chairman), in responding, congratulated the staffupon the successful period which the firm had experienced since they were last assembled for this function, and he thanked them very heartily indeedfor the way in which one and all had worked for this end, and expressed his appreciation that with such efforts, the forthcoming year would be evenmore successful. Major Carington, of Messrs. The Robinhood Engineering Works, expressed his extreme satisfaction with the manner in which K.L.Gplug sales had increased, which he considered was entirely due to the greater facilities now at their disposal through the recent merger. Mr. Begbie, another director of S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., in proposingthe toast of " our guests," referred to the enthusiasm of Mrs. Gordon Smith on these occasions, and which he considered comparable to that of the chair-man. Suitable replies were made by Mr. R. D. F. Paul and Mr. W. Peto ; musicalitems were rendered by Miss Gwaldys Wales and Mr. H. R. Buckland, while the latter part of the programme was devoted to dancing, which terminateda most enjoyable evening. COMPANY DOINGS D. Napier & Son, Ltd., Annual Report THE directors of D. Napier and Son, Ltd., announce that their annual report, which will be issued shortly, will show that the net profits for the year ended September 30, 1927, amounted to £169,036 12s. 9rf. They have decided to recommend at the forthcoming annual general meeting that a final dividend of 10 per cent., less income-tax, be paid on the ordinary shares, making 15 per cent., less income tax, for the year, and that ^50,000 be transferred to general reserve. They also give notice that the ordinary share transfer books'will be closed from March 27 to April 10, 1928, both days inclusive. Also that the 8 per cent, non-cumulative preference share transfer books will be closed from March 21 to 31, 1928, both days inclusive. m m m m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED .Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda : No. 1104 (Ae. 281). On the Flow of Air Behind an Inclined Flat Plate of Infinite Span. By A. Fage and F. C. Johansen. February, 1927. Price Is. 3d. net. No. 1105 (Ae. 282).— The Aerodynamics of a Simple Servo-Rudder System. By H. M. Garner and Flight-Lieut. C. E. W. Lockyer. May, 1927. Price 6d. net. H.M. Stationery Office, 'Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Hints on Gas Welding. (Oxy-Acetylene Process.) The British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Angel Road, Edmonton, London, N.18. Price 6d. Hints on Oxygen Metal Cutting. The British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Angel Road, Edmonton, London, N.18. Price Qd. Gas Welding and Its Applications. The British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Angel Road, Edmonton, London, N.18. Who's Who in Aviation, 1928. Airways Publications, Ltd., 110-111, Strand, London, W.C.2. Price" 10s. 6d. Boletin de Aeronautica. Vol. I. No. 1. December, 1927. Direccion de Aeronautica Civil, Ministerio de Guerra, Santa Fe 1638, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A Study of the Relative Efficiency of Horizontal Flights and of the Mutual Adaptation of the Principal Parts of the Air- plane. By Dr. Techn. Viletn Friedrich. Military Institute of Aeronautical Studies, Prague, Czechoslovak Republic- Price Kr. 20. Regulations for the Coupe de la Commission Sportive de I'A.C.F., 1928. Automobile Club de France, 8, Place de la Concorde, Paris. Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing. By Col. Charles Jarrott. Radclyfie and Hutchings, Ltd., 28, Victoria Street, S.W.I. Price 7s. 6d. net. The Air Pilot No. 40. February, 1928. Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Researches on Springs. 1. The Endurance of Spring Steel Plates under Repetition of Reverse Bending Stress. By G. A. Hankins. Engineering Research, Special Report No. 5. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. » ^ ~W M AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder; 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 1926 Published March 22, 1928 30,013. S. HUGHES. Arresting-chocks. (286,002.) 31,501. SIR A. W. BROWN. Heating and cooling apparatus. (286,024) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : Holborn 3211. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. "FLIGHT" SUBSCRIPTION RATES. UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 6 .. „ ..15 2 12 „ „ ..30 4 ABROAD* s. d.3 Months, Post Free .. 8 3 6 „ ,. ..16 612 ,. „ ..33 0 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed Westminster Bank. 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