Out and Home, BY " The Extractor. "
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Some further interesting details concerning the Belsize honeymoon cab incident have filtered through to me. We illustrated this cab a fortnight ago shortly after it had been driven from the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, to Paris. My friend, the incomparable Johnny Adams, tells me that the cab had to come back from Paris to Calais empty because the driver was threatened on all sides, and even ill-used ; this was because of the railway strike. To follow the fortunes of the hero and heroine, who had proceeded by train to Marseilles, what must have felt like a terrible calamity happened to tItem. strephon is a military officer, and was due hack in Egypt by a given date; his passage was booked by the last available boat., but there was absolutely no room for the bride, and poor Phyllis had to remain, unconsolable, in Marseilles, to follow on by
another boat four days later. This journal has finished now with this romantic episode, and I warn Mr. J. H. Adams, of the Belsize Co., that no further details, however harrowing, will find their way into " Out and Home," but if that taxicab has any other unique adventures in the future —well, that is another matter.
It transpired, in conversation with Mr. Ludwig Poppe, of the Polack Tyre Tyre Co., whom I met last week in Manchester, that the tire business is exceedingly good with his company. He was down there principally on an important section of the Polauk Co.'s business which lies in a different channel to tires; he hid that day secured an order for 40,000 gross of rubber rings for the necks of bottles for mrated waters and the likes o' that. Mr. Arthur Drummond was also there busy helping to form a trade association amongst tool manufacturers, and evidently a strong corntnittee, including Messrs. Herberts. Wards, Cunliffe and Croon, and other leading makers were at work.
A change was being made this week in the Manchester representation of Commercial Cars, Md., I hear Mr. Cole was at Manchesteralthough I (lid not happen upon him—introducing Mr. Bert Albert to the work. I heartily congratulate Mr. Albert, on his taking up this important position. I have Caown him for some time in connection with Dennis Brothers, Ltd.. of Guildford, and I have been much impressed by his personality. He has the " go," the cheeriness and tenacity that is so needed to secure Inisiness, especially amongst these Lancashiremen, but it is Albert's native air ; his father was one of Manchester's greatly-respected citizens; and a Manchester City Cooneillnr.