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DISPUTED COMPASS

CLAIMS FOR WAR-TIME. IMPROVEMENT

MR. BROWN'S EXPERIMENTS

London-Claims for awards In res pect of improvements in gyroscopic compasses were further considered by the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, which sat, under the chair- manship of Lord Tomlin, at the Privy Council Court, Dewaing-street.

The four claimants were Sir James Henderson, whose counsel was Mr. K. Shelley; Br. S. G. Brown, F.R.S., re- presented by the Hon, Stafford Cripps, KC, Mr. Trevor Watson and Mr. Drew: Dr.

A. L. Rawlings, whose counsel were Mr. D. H. Corsellis and Mr. Reginald Jones; and Mr. E. Kil- barn Scott, who was not represented.

The Admiralty were represented by Mr. Wilfred Greeno, K.C., Mr. James Whitehead, K.G., and Mr. J. M. Me- Ewen.

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waiting to ask Professor Henderson whether that instigated him.

in opening the case for Sir James Mr. Shelley, continuing his speech

Henderson, dealt with some Cor- respondence with the Admiralty, He said the Admiralty made an offer to pay Sir James £5,000. Sir James re- piled to that by pointing out that when he accepted an appointment, as a fessor at the Royal Naval College, Greenwhich, at A small salary and

Dr. Rawlings Position with no pension, he

Mr. Corsellis said the position of mission to do outside coas given

consulting work!

Dr. Rawlings was that he and Can- Instead of taking advantage of that mander Harrison, with whom he had opportunity he devoted himself for 12 been associated, had accepted awarde years to working for the Admiralty of 100 guineas each from the Ad- and to endeavouring to further the in- miralty. The Admiralty, however, terests of the naval service. In that had

to agreed raise (K) objection to time he was granted 28 patents for in- shair maling a claim in order to clear

ventions, which were all of use to the their names if they claimed only

nomi- service, and their nature and valuenal amount. Commander Harrison, who was shown by the fact that the Ad- had now retired from the Navy, had miralty required him to take out 19 not made a claim, but could be joined secret patents. As he had been pre a claimant if the Commission vented from making any commercial

desired. use of his inventions, although the terms of his appointment entitled him to do 30, he thought that it was not M'ailles, Casablanca, L'don & Hull. fair to ask him to accept 15,900 on Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

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Later the Admiralty increased their offer to £7,500 in respect of improve

Mr. Greene said the position of the Admiralty was that they did not want to take sides in what was really a three-cornered fight, but it might assist the Coramission in elieting the facts if Dr. Rawlings was admitted ay a claimant.

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Mr. Corsellia explained in some technical detail the differences between it was admitted Sir James had est- ablished a prior claim, and in respectmander Harrison was not a mathemati

under consideration. He said Com- of gunnery inventions on condition that Sir James assigned to the Ad- officer was for Yers & navigating and so got to know what was miralty any other patents when required of a practical compass. He quired to do so as long as he remain- helped Dr. Rawlings in practical el in the service of the Admiralty. Sir details. Jamos replied that he could not

ments to the Sperry compass, to which the Kavlings compass and the others tional Carge will be forwarded

that offer; which

he garded

and as insufficient,

the raatter ultimately came before the Royal Commission. Sir James was then awarded £12,500 in respect of his gunnery inventions, leaving Gyro patents to be dealt with on the pre

sent application..

Mr. Shelley anid a committee was appointed by the Admiralty under the chairmanship of Admiral Philpott to inquire into the origin and develop-

Mr. Corsellis had not concluded his Commission ad- speech when the journed.

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Bill of Lading wiu be countersiga- ed by

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The health balletin of Eastern ports ment of inventions and modifications for the week ended July 15, issued in regard to the principle commonly

known as liquid control of gyro com- the Director of Medical and Sani- passes and as to whom credit was due tary Services, given the following from the successive steps by which the cases, the figures in parenthesis to

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for the other claimants should be put South Wales firms. It is, claimed that BM Kitajima, Mr. and Mrs. WE Mr. B. Naroomal, Major G. M. `H.

Mr. Brown's Claim

Calcutta (29), Tuticorin Lord Tomin said the report did bind (1), Saikok 2 (1), Pnom-Penh 2 6 (4), Canton ·1 (1); the Commission, and therefore thought it was not admissible.

Small-pox: Berbera 1, Aden 21 (4), Mr. Cripps said the report had some Bombay 21 (15), Calcutta 9 (3), importance because it was the report Karachi 3 (1), Madras 9 (12). Moni

Mr. H. F. L Adams, Mr. S. an official committee, and it might mein 4 (3), Negapatam 1, Rangoon to some extent have controlled the Macasser 4 (3), Fnom-Penh 1 (1), Ashworth, Mr. H. Allen, Mr. W. L atlitude of the Admiralty.

Canton 3 (1), Dairen 1 (2), Swatow Beckham, Mr. J A. Bingham, Mr.

J. W. Be Lord Tomlin. They

Mre. A. Burleigh, Miss governed their conduct by the report

may have (2).

Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis: Shang Comdr. G. R. B. Back, B.N., Mr. S. H.

J. Bryson,

3. Ballantyne, Lt For all I know they may have governed

hai (5). their

Cork, Stoker H conduct by

cntize mis-

Mr. J. M. apprehension of fact,

Dalgarno, Act. Sub-1 Mr.

Ewing South Wales ship repairers are by no RN Mrs. D. Faasch, Mr. Shelley said that if the report was admitted hereafter there were means disposed to accept Sir John Findlater, Mr. D. P. Field, Mr. J. J. The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New passages in with which he quarrelled. Latta's strictures on their competitiva Greenland, Lieut. B. L. Gilbert, R.N., Lord Tomlin.I should not be so capacity without protest. Sir John Mrs. P. Gain, Mr.. A. Hicks, Act. rash as to say it is Anally excluded, cited a case of one of his company's Sub-Lt. M. L. Hardie, R.N., Lt.Cdr. R.N., M Mr. A. W all quarrel over it.

South Wales, bat was sent round to the

and Mrs. R. E. T. W. Hogarth, Mr. and J. C. Mason, R.N. Surg. Lt. E. E It demonstrates the improvement was taken the main lines of the case 240, against 1820 tendered by Mrs. 1. Joseph, Miss Joseph, Mr. Malone, RN, Mr. and Mrs. J. R which has lately taken place in the C. K. Johnson, Miss M. Karslake, and Miss N. McDonald, Mr. F. Mashi, South Wales coal report trade that the before the Commission.

there is nothing like that difference Mr.

Great Western Railway Company has between the costs of the two repairing and Master W. G. H. Latham, Mr. Ogilvy, Mr. F. S. O'Hare, Mr. and seen its way to re-open the South Dock centres, that working conditions in H. E. M. Ledgard, Mr. W. A. Lacey, Mrs. H. C. Parr, Mrs. Pike, Lt. W. Hat Swansea. This dock Was closed Mr. Cripps then addressed the Com-South Wales have improved very much Act. Sab-Lt. J. B. B. Longden, R.N, Roberts, R.N mission on behalf of Mr. Brown, and of late, and that that district is now in Act. Sub-Lt. J. S. H. Lawrence, RN, E. Robertson, Mr. F. H. F. Swayne,

Miss M. Rudd Mrs. towards the end of last year owing to trade depression, but in response to said he claimed that his client, acting a position to compete practically on Rev. R. D. Lord, Mr. H. A. Marsden, Mrs. F. Stable, Mr. and Mrs. WD the representations of the Semes 7,936 22nd July Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kahe & Osaka. with Professor Perry, independently level terms with its rivals Sir John Mrs. J. W. C. McLennan, Mr. JB Shaw, Mr. G. E. Sibley, Mr. B. J.

Chamber of Commerce and the reviving 6 am.

found that the gyro compass was sub-it is now suggested, should be asked to Moran, Miss. C. G Manto, Mrs. Sole, Act. Sub-Lt. R. Tyrwhitt, RN, activity in shipments; it has now been 2nd Aug. | Shanghai, Mojí, Kobo & Yokohama, ject to error caused by ship's move-name the vessel in question and tell the Mar Hol Mr. NMenasche, L/Carpi. P. R. Thomas, Mr. J. Waine, opened to traffic and work has been re 2nd Aur Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhama de Osaka,ments, and devised a means of over-whole story of the transfer of the Mr. J. Murray Act. Sub-L Miss J. W. Warren.

sumed. "Journal of Commerce.” 4th Aug. | Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

coming it. At that time they had no work. Journal of Commere.?!" 6th Aug. Mafi, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.

knowledge of the thesis submitted to 8th Aug. Mail & Kobe.

the Admiralty by Professor Henderson. Meji

Koba &

Osaka.

Counsel read a considerable amount Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. of correspondence with the Admiralty

Kobe &

to show that they were kept informed Shahar, the beakohama. of Mr. Brown's experiments, and

The tido-table given below has been Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, from time to time sent officials to the obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting Shanghal, Moji & Kobe

Works

at

at which Mr. Brown's Machine, which includes 40 compon- Acton Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.

work was being done to see ents for the better prediction of tides, Shanghal, Moji & Kohe

the progress made. One of from the reablt of the analysis of the Mr. Brown's compasses was put tidal observations, taken at the Kow- in H.MS. "Chatham," and kept loon tidal observatory under the there for 9 months, and there was direction of Dr. Doberek during the letter from the Admirally which years 1887, 1888 and 1889, amounted to an invitation to extend The times and heights are given for the works for the purpose of making Kowloou; but they may be used for the Brown compass. As the Ad- the Vistoelo Naval Yard and Aberdeen, miralty had recently started order-the differences being very small. ing the Brown compass be thought no The time of high-and low-water other evidence was needed that the must not be considered to coincide Brown compass was perfectly efficient, with the times of Calack-water and From 1910 onwards there was a charge of current, the two phenomena continued flow of suggestions of every being quite distinct, kind and description for curing quadrangle error in gyro compasses. After liquid control was invented, by whoever invented it, whether by Mr. Brown or Professor Henderson or Dr. Rawlings, there had been no other suggestion for caring the error. Liquid control seemed, in fack to

be complete cure.

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