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1930
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 Birthday Messages—continued From His EXCELLENCY THE RT. HON. MAJ.-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK SYKES, G.B.E.. K.C.B., K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Governor of Bombay, Late Controller of Civil Aviation. " Congratulations. Best wishes for the future." From the HON. MR. A. E. GREEN, Minister for Defence in the Commonwealth of Australia. " I heavily congratulate FLIGHT on the attainment of its majority, and, seeing that it is the official organ of the Royal Aero Club, perhaps it would not be inappropriate if at the same time I were to make a brief reference to the flying club movement in Australia and pay a deserving tribute to the fine work done by the associated aero clubs of the several States since the inception of active flying training since 1926. The enthusiasm and efforts of these bodies have undoubtedly resulted in a quickened public interest in aviation and have contributed very materially to the expansion of private and commercial flying throughout the Common- wealth." From GROUP-CAPTAIN R. WILLIAMS, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.A.A.F., Chief of the Australian Air Staff. " Australian service airmen congratulate FLIGHT on the anniversary and hope for its continued success as a medium for the distribution of British service and civil technical aeronautical information." From the AIR SERVICE BRANCH OF THE • . DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, OTTAWA, CANADA. " Canadian readers of. FLIGHT in all branches of aviation join in sending their heartiest con- ..-;..•'-..•--' ,it:.-. ."i gratulations on your majority and best wishes for the future. The success of FLIGHT'S long •'.•.". record of service in the advancement of aeronautics on sound lines is appreciated from coast ;, „, ;•.:•• to coast in the Dominion." From LIEUT.-COL. F. C. SHELMERDINE, O.B.E., Director of Civil Aviation in India. . ^4-^— ['- -'-• " Aviation in India is still in its infancy, but it congratulates FLIGHT on attaining its majority." From LIEUT.-COL. SIR PIERRE A. VAN RYNEVELD, K.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., Director of the South African Air Force. " Congratulations. I hope your good work in maintaining interest in the development of aviation J_ »_ , among many readers overseas will continue energetically." From GENERAL VAN CROMBRUGGE, Director-General of Civil Aviation in Belgium. . " Je vous adresse mes meilleures et mes plus vives felicitations a l'occasion du vingt et unieme anniversaire du FLIGHT. Si on se reporte en Janvier 1909, iJ fallait une certaine dose de courage et une grande confiance dans I'avenir pour oser creer un journal s'occupant exclusivement des choses de l'aviation. " Votre fondateur et redacteur en chef merite done d'etre cite1 parmi les prdcurseurs de l'aviation, parmi ceux qui, des le debut, se sont lendu compte du developpement magnifique reserve a cette nouvelle branche de l'activite humaine. .- '" Que de chemin parcouru depuis vingt ans. L'avion qui, pour le grand public paraissait etre •~.y;.z'i. . ...-• un jouet a la portee de quelques cerveaux brules, est d'abord devenu, pendant la guerre mondiale, un instrument de combat £ nul autre pareil et dont aucune armee au monde ne pourrait plus '-•"•'•. . ... .. •• se passer, mais, ce qui est mieux, il peut etre considere, a l'heure actuelle, comme un moyenJ ";:..... eminemment pratique de communication rapide. II ne connait plus d'obstacles, ni les mers, '•" ni les deserts, ni meme les solitudes glacees du Pole. " Je termine ce bref message en vous exprimant cette pensee, qu'on ne pourrait trop repeter et qui acquiert de jour en jour plus de force, e'est que l'aviation, en raccourcissant les distances, rapproche les peuples et doit etre consideree comme un des plus puissants instruments de paix et de Concorde entre les diverses nations. " Les progres que 1'aviation est encore appelee a faire, et fera, contribueront certainement a realiser cet ideal de paix, qui doit etre le but a atteindre pour tous les hommes de bonne volonte et par ceux qui ont participe a la derniere guerre. " C'est la. mon voeu le plus sincere : je suis sur que e'est aussi le v6tre et celui de tous vos lecteurs." 14
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