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A group of French shareholders in the (4ateral Motor Cab Co., Ltd., has formed a special committee under the presideuey of M. 1{dmi Millet, in order tim I French interests may be sufficiently represented at the general meetings of the company.
Trouble in Bristol.
We have to record the results of two actions for damages, in each of which a cab belonging to each of the two large Bristol motoreab proprietors. viz., the Provincial Motor Cab Co., Ltd.. and the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., was concer tied . Claims for damages, owing to the collisions of these companies' machines, have been sustained in both these cases. In the case of the action brouJit by Mr. Edgar Brooke, a commercial traveller, the jury at Bristol assizes awarded £2,000 damages .against the Bristol Tramways Co.. Lill., as they found that the accident was dee solely to the negligence of that company. An application for a stay at execution was allowed in this instance.
In the case of the claim by Capt. Alexander Campbell, the jury awarded the plaintiff £500 damages, with judgment against both the companies.
Prehistoric Dublin.
A deputation from that remarkable Irish organization which boasts, as title, the Dublin Anti-Taxi AssociaLim], waited upon the Lord-Lieutenant one day last week. The deputation included a few local members of Parliament and a number of other Duldin celebrities, who evidently are unable to see a great way past their respective noses. spokesmen made mulch of their opinion that Dublin earmen were unsuitable for any other class of employment, if their present jobs were taken from them. Attention was also drawn to the fact that the jarveys retain for themselves very few of the articles belonging to the public which they find in their cabs. A gentleman named Corrigan thought that taxicabs should not be allowed to be introduced into Dublin, because be did not believe that a -taxicab company would he a financial success in the city! Moreover, he thought there was absolutely no demand for sush vehicles in Dublin. The LordLieutenant, who was evidently anxious to propitiate the association, said that any influence he possessed he would exert in the direction of retarding the introduction of taxicabs. A nice fatherly sort. of attitude, but hardly progressive! Sirdar Pneumatics.
The Sirdar Rubber Co., Ltd., has received a warrant of appointment as r ubber-t ire mann fact a rers to King George. This company still guarantees its pneumatic imvers for 3,000 miles, or allows a discount of 15 per cent, if such guarantee is not given. These terms apply to taxicab owners, as well as to private owners.
A Reputable Model.
We reproduce on this page a photograph of °be of the latest types of taxicab turned out by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd. An example of this model has recently created a veryfavourable impression with the Scotland Yard licensing authorities. We also hear good reports of the Austin from Edinburgh.
Less Grit.
The gritting of London streets, which Inns occupied the close attention of the. Roads Improvement Association, has it most-serious bearing upon the economy of motorcab operation. Exhibits of pneumatic tires with literally hundreds of sharp-angled particles embedded in the rubber material are amongst the articles now available for the conviction of London Borough Councils whose members or officers do not appreciate the need for reform. Westminster City Council, we may call to mind, has for years given a lead in the proper direction. There is probably as much as one-third of a penny per mile run, in respect of tires alone, to be saved when perfection of road cleansing, with no gritting. Is secured in the Metropolis.
A Bad Start.
Budapest is to have motortaxis, and the authorities have already worked out a tariri conspicuous by Its high basial fare.
Not a Threat.
Mr. John Troutbeek, the 'Westminster coroner, at the conclusion of the hearing of an inquest in connection with a fatal taxicab accident, took occasion to warn motormab drivers that they must, not presume to use the hooter as a means of ordering passengers to get out of the way. The instrument must only be used as a warning and not as a threat, Mr. Troutbeck stated that cabdrivers must assume that the person, for whose benefit the hooter was blown, could not hear it, and that precautions to avoid a collision in such an event must be taken by them.
Licensing Facilities for hiotorcabs in Berlin.
As the result of a petition to the Prussian Ministry of Public 'Works, the Berlin President of Police has agreed that, in future, the clinical pass " remiired for the Ikea -.rtg of motorcabs shall hold good rot the series, whereas his vexatious, expensive and tedious practice hitherto was to require that each cab should be regarded as a new construction and dealt with accordingly by testing experts. Nowadays, automobiles, especially those designed for public traffic, are produced in series for reasons which are quite obvious; hence the petition. The concession is greatly appreciated by the manufacturers.