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nothing but coughs since the Show.
That the profit on the recent Olympia Show was £15,000.
That, at the "Show Saturday " dinner last week, the discussion on rubber was acute.
That Mr. H. Kerr-Thomas will reach London on Sunday, the zith prox., and that he will he " over " for several weeks.
That Mr. L. J. Martin is back from the U.S.A. without, the suspicion of an accent, but with very-accentuated views of effective 'Yankee competition.
That the C-ommercial Motor Users Association may shortly enter into an agreement with the Commercial Vehicle Section of the Scottish Automobile Club.
from Colonial and Overseas subscribers each week, and much appreciates the receipt of inure valuable names for the postage lists of THE COM M ERGI A L MOTOR for the 8th December issue.
That we are credited with securing outside inspiration with regard to our recent writings on the taxicab situation, but that it ought to be known that we do sometimes have an idea of our own.
That Thorny croft's are very much pleased that a postcard despatched from Angola, and addressed " Torncroft, 1 don't know where he keeps his works in England," was delivered without. delay.
That the Kensington Borough Council may have to formulate a claim, for undue wear and tear of the highways due to the extraordinary traffic of sandwichmen round about Olympia during Show time.
That the directors of Harrod's Stores mean to organize a meeting of residents to protest against the L.C.C. proposals for tramways in Chelsea, Fulham and Kensington, that the big concert hall which came into being so opportunely when Selfridge's opened in March, 1909. should prove an admirable DOOM for the purpose, and that Harrod's lists of customers have upon them the names of many hundreds of threatened property owners and ratepayers who would respond enthusiastically to any such invitation.
That further extensions of the Halley works at Yokel: are being rapidly pushed forward.
That there is a likelihood of a special exhibition for COMmercial motors in Belgium next year..
That a " Taxi-driver's Ready-Reckoner " has appeared, and that the " Users' rwenty Points " thus has a rival.
That the National Telephone Co. has been asked to erect more lamp-post telephones near "shelterless " cab-ranks.
That celebrations in connection with a return from a nibher-growing district are naturally predisposed to be tropical.
That many "heavy " motorists were doing good business at Olympia: last week, although the Show was primarily intended for " light " vehicles.
That there was no apparent reason for the large advertisement of " I/ignition Specialities " over the attractive Olympia, stand of one of the hest-known electrical-accessory firms.
That it was not spite on the part. of the genial inventor of the Rogers taxicab-ticket recorder (of which much is soon to be heard) that nearly caused him to push a hansom cab into ohlivirm with his new Unic on a recent slippery evening.
That Sir J. H. A. MacDonald, K.C.B., at the Royal Scottish Society of Arta on Monday last, spoke highly in favour of more-specialized applications of the " flat " system of interchangeable superimposed bodies, the use of which has been a common practice in Manchester and East Lancashire for many years.
That the police wanted to summon the mounted sandwichmen who, 54 strong, bore down simultaneously upon Piccadilly Circus carrying announcements of THE MOTOR one morning during the Shuw, that an Inspector somehow went to the Motor Club about it in error, and that, according to other rumours, this kindly action of our contemporary, in finding
ork for a considerable number of out-of-work horses—not to mention the ex-cavalrymen—during Show week, has caused mix}, good-natured romment in equine circles.