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S.A.R. CALL FOR TRACTORS AND LORRIES.
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His Majesty's Senior Trade Commissioner in South Africa reports that the South African Railways and Harbours are calling for tenders, which have to be presented in Johannesburg by December 24, 1934, for the supply of four-wheeled and six-wheeled tractors and four-wheeled lorries. Those concerns in a position to supply products of United Kingdom manufacture may obtain further particulars from the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, reference GY. 14463 being quoted,
New Spicer Co. Formed.
The eoachbuilding and engineering business formerly carried on by Ernest Spicer, Ltd., is now being conducted by a new company, Spicers Industries, Ltd., at 141, Shakespeare Street, Southport. The managing director of the new concern, Mr. W. A. Grantham, R.R.G.S., was formerly associated with Morris Motors, Ltd., and subsidiary companies abroad, and was engineer in charge of Imperial Government Kalahari Expedition in 1928. He has evolved a new type of coach body which the Spicer company is now producing.
Northern Agent's Fine Record.
How increased business during a period of fewer than three years since the taking up of the Leyland Cub agency for the North-West of England had resulted in the growth of the staff from 20 to 170 persons was related by Mr. S. R. Aldrich, secretary of Kenyon and Co. (1927), Ltd., who presided at that company's third annual dinner, in the absence (owing to illness) of Mr. E. A. Heaney, managing director. It was stated that the Preston premises (the company also operates in Manchester and Liverpool) are now three times the original size.
Dr. H. F. Haworth, technical repro. sentative of Leyland Motors, Ltd., commented that Kenyons had the largest sale of Cubs in the world, these vehicles being produced in a factory that covered 160 acres and in which 6,000 persons were directly employed.
Lincolnshire Hauliers Support R.H.A. Meeting.
About 180 hauliers attended a meeting held on November 10, at Boston, by the Road Flealage Association, Mr. Frank Thompson presiding and being supported by Mr. W. Donaldson Wright (vice-chairman of the Association), Mr. G. H. P. Dalgleish (chairman of the area), Mr. E. J. Shapland (of the staff of the Traffic Commissioner) and Messrs. H. Platts, L: J. Rix, J. Hinde, E. 0. Gray (area secretary), and G. A. Hotter (organizing officer).
Mr. Shapland, who addressed the meeting on the technicalities of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, mentioned that there were 15,000 licences to be dealt with in the area, of which about 2.000 had been granted and 17 refused, and that, so far, only one case
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had gone to appeal. There is every prospect of an active area of the Association being set up in the district.
A.E.C. Dividend Declared:
The board of directors of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., has recommended the payment to stockholders of a final dividend of 10d. per unit of et stock, after the deduction of tax, which, together with the interim dividend, makes a total of 15d. per unit in respect of the year ended September 30, 1934.
More Tractors and Trailers for S.R.
The Southern Railway has just placed a 221,000 order for road vehicles, comprising 57 tractors and 108 trailers. The former are Scammell 6-tormers and 3-tonners, and the latter are of Cranes, Dyson and Scammell makes. This order completes a scheme, commenced in May, 1932.
Road-accident Returns.
The Ministry of Transport returns of
• persons killed or injured in road accidents during the week ended November 8, 1934, show that in England 121 persons were killed and 3,710 injured, whilst 33 died as a result of previous accidents. The figures for Scotland were 13 killed and 343 injured, and for Wales five killed and 177 injured,
FIRST DONCASTER " RECORDS " PROSECUTION.
The first case to be brought in the district under the Motor Vehicles (Keeping of Records) Regulations, 1934, was heard at Doncaster last week. A local milk-van driver had been asked to produce his record book after having been stopped by a police officer for alleged dangerous driving, and no entry had been made since 6.30 a.m. on the previous day.
The defence pointed out that the onus was on the police to show that there was any entry to be made-that the driver had worked since the last entry was made. The patrol officer then stated that the driver admitted to him, at the time, that be had worked all that day and all the previous day. In view of this statement a plea of " not guilty" was withdrawn, and, the case being the first, it was dismissed on payment of costs. For dangerous driving, however, the defendant was fined 25. '
Foden's Band Triumph,
The Foden Band's winning of the Crystal Palace Trophy for the fifth time in all, and for the third time in succession, was the subject of a celebration, attended by upwards of 2.000 persons, at the works of Fodens, Ltd., Sandbach, last week. General Sir William Bromley-Davenport, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, presided, and those present included Lord Leverhulme and many other prominent figures in the county. Alderman F. J. Poole, chairman of the company, described the history of the band, which was started 35 years ago by the late Mr. Edwin Foden, the founder of the business.
A Pocket Transport Diary.,
Industrial Transport Publications, Ltd., Dudley House, Southampton Street, London, W.C.2, informs us that, in conjunction with Letts, it is producing a neat diary which will con-' tam transport information of interest to commercial-vehicle operators. There will he a cheap edition at ls. 6d,, and a leather-bound copy at 2s. 6d Armstrong-Saurer Arranges a Show in Glasgow.
During the period of the Scottish Motor Show in Glasgow, ArmstrongSaurer Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., is holding an exhibition of its own at its Scottish service headquarters in the city at Avenuepark Street, Kelvinside North. The exhibits will include two of the recently introduced Dual-Turbulence oil engines for road vehicles. an Active 81-ton four-wheeler, Dynamic 13i-ton six-wheeler and a Samson eight-wheeler of 15-16-tons
capacity. Demonstration vehicles of these types will be available, as will an Effective trailer model, whilst it will be possible to observe the behaviour of the new oil engine in a small coach.
Mr. P. W. McGuire (managing director), Mr. J. Janes (sales manager), and Mr. A. Lampert (chief engineer) will be in attendance during the exhibition. THE EVIL OF RIBBON DEVELOPMENT.
An urgent letter requesting early attention to the problem of avoiding ribbon development has beers sent to the Prime Minister by a number of motor and other associations.
The letter mentions that three out of four accidents to pedestrians occur in roads fringed by houses, and the law puts a premium on this fringing, thus turning the roads into death traps, whilst the cost of supplying public services—water, drainage, gas, etc.—is heavily increased for people housed in this way. Every month's delay means that miles of open road are ribboned, and on every mile the average of pedestrian accidents is raised in the ratio of one io four.
I.F.S. Vehicle-import Quotas.
The Irish Free State Executive Council has issued quota Orders for the importation of completely assembled vehicles, bodies and chassis, the importation of which, except under licence, has been prohibited since October 20 last. The quota period will he for seven months, commencing on November 26 and ending on June 30, 1935, and the numbers allowed are 420 chassis, complete with bodies; 100 chassis, assembled further than standard knock-down condition; and 500 substantially assembled bodies or body shells. The quotas will be divided pro rata amongst the importers.