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From our Berlin Correspondent.

17th October 1907
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

The German army authorities purpose organising motor commissariat columns, as experience gained from the manceuvres has established the fact that, in marches of 30-41) miles, the horsed column cannot keep closely enough in touch with the troops. The old transport, indeed, often gets up to them when they have bivouacked, or are on the point of marching again.

Prague Motorcabs.

Elegant motor fiacres have been put on the streets of Prague by the local motor works trading as the Velox. They are of two types, the one for city work, and the other for journeys beyond the precincts and suburbs. The former carry 3-4 persons, and are fitted with 2-cylinder engines of 12-14h.p., whilst the latter are built for 4-6 persons, with space at the back for bulky luggage, and have engines of 25-3oh.p. Fares appear to be moderate.

Swiss Motor Factory for Sale.

I see that the Berne Motor Works, at Olten, Switzerland, are in liquidation. This concern was founded in 1936 with a capital of a million francs, as a development of the J. Wyss AktienGesellschaft. A good deal of attention was paid to commercial vehicles, and the firm participated in the recent Swiss Commercial Vehicle Trials. Berna postal vans, fitted with 2-cylinder engines of 16-781i.p., were built for the Federal Post Office. An attempt is to be made to sell the business.

Hungary and Motorbuses.

Eight motorbuses, purchased from the Societe Westinghouse of Le Havre, will shortly be working under municipal control and management in the Hungarian town of Arad. The first vehicle delivered went the round of the principal Hungarian towns, with a view to directing the attention of municipalities to the fact that the Societe Westinghouse has now branch works at Arad and is, ipso facto, an Hungarian firm—the only motor manufacturing firm in Hungary. According to Hungarian law, municipalities may not go abroad for their supplies if home works exist, and the purpose of the run was to prevent home corporations from unwittingly transgressing the law. by possible negotiations with foreign firms to supply motorbuses. Technical evasion of this law is sometimes possible.

The Italian Crisis.

Amongst the means proposed to consolidate the Italian motor industry, which over-production has brought to a critical pass, is the making of commercial vehicles, a branch of the industry which has been hitherto practically neglected in Italy, nearly all the firms having restricted themselves exclusively to producing pleasure cars, the Fiat Company being the most prominent exception.

Germany's Foreign Trade in Commercial Vehicles.

During August, Germany imported five commercial vehicles weighing 14,400 kilos. and valued at 57,600 marks (.2,88o). She drew on France for 8,5oo kilos. and Switzerland for 5,900 kilos. Up to the end of August, her imports for the current year were 68,700 kilos., or 27 vehicles. The exports present quite another picture. She sold 15 vehicles, or 52,000 kilos., of which Great Britain took 24,800 kilos., Russia in Europe 12,600 kilos., and Sweden 3,300 kilos. These 15 vehicles possessed a value of 208,000 marks, or £10, 400. From January to August, inclusive, Germany exported commercial vehicles weighing, collectively, 546,400 kilos. of which the English market absorbed 310,000 kilos., or some 57 per cent. The total exports for the eight months are put down at 2,185,60o marks, i.e. ,4-109,280. No effort is being spared to forward Germany's position in this branch.

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Locations: Arad, Olten, Prague

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