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FLIGHT. MAY 16, 1931 THE INDUSTRY Spartan Aircraft Changes MR. O. E. SIMMONDS, late Chief Designer of the SpartanAircraft Co., has disposed of his interests, and has severed his connection, with the Company. The registered officeof the Simmonds Interchangeable Wing Co., Ltd., is now at Stevenage House, Holborn Viaduct, E.C.I, and it isto this address that all communications to Mr. Simmonds should be directed. Consequent upon the new arrange-ment of Spartan Aircraft, Ltd., whose business has now been transferred to East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Sir AlliottVerdon Koe, Mr. John Lord and Mr. H. E. Broadsmith have become Directors. It will be remembered that Spartan Aircraft, Ltd., wasformed in 1928, and was one of the earliest of the new firms. From its commencement its success was excep-tional, and repeat orders were obtained from no less than twelve countries in its first year's trading. Mr. O. E.Simmonds was also Managing Director of the Hampshire Aeroplane Club, Ltd., for three years, during which timethe record of the club was extremely satisfactory. It is only after the firm has now been securely established andis being controlled by other financial interests than Mr. Simmonds has seen fit to sever his connection. Wesincerely hope that he will not be lost to aviation, and that some other firm will shortly see the value of hisprevious commercial anil technical experience. Handley Page, Ltd. IN the annual report to December 31 last of HandleyPage, Ltd., the Directors announce a profit of £43,146 10s. 8d., which, with £15,240 14s. balancebrought forward, gives a total of £58,387 4s. 8d. The Directors recommend a final dividend of 5 per cent, onthe Preference Shares (making, with the Interim Dividend already paid, 10 per cent, for the year), absorbing£19,914 8s. ; a bonus of 2£ per cent, on the Preference Shares (£4,978 12s.) and the same amount (£4,978 12s.)on the Ordinary Shares, leaving a balance to be carried forward of £28,515 12s. 8d.Napier Changes OWING to the death of Mr. M. S. Napier, the late Chair-man and Join! Managing Director of D. Napier & Son, Ltd., certain changes have been made in the management.Mr. H. T. Vane, C.B.E., who has been Joint Managing Director and General Manager since 1913, the year in whichthe Company was formed, is now Chairman and Managing Director. Mr. F. A. Davies, who has been Secretary fora similar period, and who was appointed to a seat on the Board four years ago, has taken over the position ofGeneral Manager. Mr. K. C. Johnson is now Secretary of the Company.The Edison Storage Battery THE formal Order was recently published in the caseof Edison Storage Battery Company v. Britannia Batteries, Limited, Edison Accumulators, Limited, and J. F. Monnot.Mr. Justice Bennett had, on March 18 last, granted an injunction against the defendants, Britannia Batteries,Limited, and Edison Accumulators, Limited, and the Order embodying this decision restrains these two defendants,their respective officers, servants and agents " from selling, offering for sale, or advertising any accumulators or storagebatteries not of the manufacture of the plaintiffs as ' Edison ' accumulators or batteries, and from representingthat they are manufacturers of Edison batteries, and from otherwise passing off or attempting to pass off such goodsas and for the plaintiffs' goods by the use of the name Edison or otherwise." It may be of interest to note thatthe Edison Storage Battery Co. intends to place on the market Edison batteries specially suited to aeronauticalrequirements, where a considerably reduced weight in comparison with other types of storage batteries will formthe principal feature. New Address of Tecalemit, Ltd. TECALEMIT, LTD., announce that as from May 2 theiraddress is chjuged to Tecalemit, Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, London. Telephone: Ealing 6661.Air Taxis AIR TAXIS, LTD., who have offices at Stag Lane (Edg-ware 0234/5) and Croydon (Fairfield 5346), with emergency night numbers at Gladstone 1906 and Harrow 1932. havejust issued a small booklet which tells those who wish to hire an air taxi all about their machines. This is interest-ing for those who wish to fly either for pleasure or to make fast business calls, and we advise such people to write fora copy to Air Taxis, Ltd , Stag Lane, mentioning HK.HI PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED The Naft. A. P. O. C. Magazine. March, 1931. TheAnglo-Persian Oil Co., Ltd., Britannic House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2.Elementary Applied Aerodynamics. By T. G. Whitlock. Oxford : The Oxford University Press. London : HumphreyMilford. Price, 12s. 6d. net. Cycling Manual. 9th Edition. London : Temple Press,Ltd. Price Is. net. Model Aeroplanes and Airships. By F. J. Camm. London :George Newnes, Ltd. Price Is. An Hour of Aviation. By Capt. Norman Macmillan, M.C.,A.F.C. London : Gerald Duckworth and Co., Ltd. Price 3s. 6d. net.In the Cool of the Evening. By Elliott White Springs. London : John Hamilton, Ltd. Price 7s. 6rf. net. Trafford Park. Information Bureau, Trafford ParkEstates, Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. A eronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda :No. 1350. Reports and Memoranda Published between September 1, 1929, and December 31, 1930. January, 1931.Price 6d. net. No. 1357. Variable Density Wind Tunnel Test Data on Models of the Hawker " Hornbill " Aeroplaneand the ADA Aerofoil Section. By W. S. Diehl and R. F. Anderson. June, 1930. Price Is. net. H.M. StationeryOffice, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. IMPORTS AND liXPOKTh AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shownseparately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see FLIGHT for January 25, 1912. For 1912 and 1913, see FLIGHT for January 17, 1914. For 1914, see FLIGHT for January 15, 1915, and so on yearly,the figures for 1930 being given in FLIGHT, January 16, 1931 Imports. Exports. Re-exports. 1930. 1931. 1930. 1931. 1930. 1931. £ £ £ ill Jan. ...2,987 7,965 147,935 142,596 — 1,074Feb. ...2,460 3,303 226,049 110,587 1,000 1,293 Mar. ... 744 5,615 156,098 83,088 802 3,441April ...2,959 2,216 213,390 213,401 79 530 9,150 19,099 743,472 549,672 17881 6,338 AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder ; i.e. = internal combustion ; m. = motors.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specification will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1929 Published May 14, 1931 34,887. A. W. and Z. W. DAW. Rotary i.e. engine. (346,686.) APPLIED FOR IN 1930. Published May 14. 1931 1,431 G. DE HAVILLAND and DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO., LTD. Aircraft.(346,707.) 1,937 GLOSTER AIRCRAFT CO., LTD., H. S. HELE-SHAW, T. E. BEACHAM andH. L. MJLNER. Airscrews. (346,844.) 3,877. SIR F. H. ROVCE. Means for regulating i.e. engines for aircraft. (346.892.)10,234. A. J. NORTHEY. Rotary i.e. engine. (346,973.) 12,841. H. C. THOMPSON and H. P. HARRINGTON. Aeroplanes. (347,00-.)18,346. J. F. ZIEGLER. Supporting-planes for aircraft. (347,051.) 36, FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships. GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone (2 lines) : Holborn, 3211. Holbom, 1884. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London SUBSCRIPTION RATES POST FREE UNITED KINGDOMs. d. 3 Months 8 36 16 6 12 „ v 33 0 UNITED STATES OTHER COONTF.SS* 3 Months 6 „ 12 „ $. 3 Months $2-206 „ $4-40 12 „ $8-75 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 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