APPRECIATION 'OF M.O.W.T. REPAIR DEMONSTRATORS
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THE M.O.W.T. h a 3 received numerous letters of appreciation from motor vehicle repairers who have been visited by one or other of the six demonstration vans or the two specialists in valve reconditioning who are constantly carrying out instructional work.
Each van constitutes a " museum of reconditioned parts to which constant additions are being made, and has its regular tour, repairers being visited about once every three months. The first thing the man in charge of the van does is to go to the scrap heap so that he can check up on what is being wasted, and thus be in a position to point out how parts can be reclaimed for further use. Wherever possible, the demonstrators use the repairer's own tools, so that the task done' will not be found later to be beyond the capabilities of the equipment available. Apart from this point, it is often found that particular tools are out of adjustment, and suitable advice on them can be tendered.
ENGINEER-DESIGNER REQUIRES POSITION
VVE know of a man with a very VV extensive training and experience in motor-vehicle designing in this country and abroad, who has been chief engineer of important manufacturing concerns in the industry, and who requires a suitable position. Letters should be addressed—EngineerDesigner, c/o The Editor.
YORKSHIRE DOES WELL IN TRANSPORT SAVINGS DRIVE
''WELL done, Yorkshire," says the VV North-eastern Regional Transport Commissioner, Major F. S. Eastwood, in a message of thanks and congratulation for the success of the road-transport war savings efforts made
in the Region in support of the " Salute the Soldier " campaign, which is helping the nation so greatly.
The final total was £616,538, bringing the aggregate yield from the Region's road-transport war savings drives in three, campaigns to £1,409,538.
DEATH OF MR. HARRY RYAN
/ELL known for many years in the VV motor industry, Mr. H. F. Ryan has died after. 37 years' service with
the Dunlop Rubber Co.,, Ltd. He was 64 years of age and, after studying engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, he represented Dunlop in London, India and Manchester, before becoming sales manager for cycle anti, motorcycle tyres at Fort Dunlop. LORRIES IN NIGERIA RUNNING ON VEGETABLE OILS
I NVESTMATIOIVS into the possible use of castor oil as a substitute for imported lubricating oils have been carried out recently in Nigeria, and experiments have proved of interest.
After a survey of the information gained, it appears that whilst, except in special cases, castor oil is not the most satisfactory lubricant for steam or internal-combustion engines, the use of the oil in semi-Diesel engines shows considerably more promise. This part of the work was carried out by Lieut. E. H. Sherburis, and a commercial concern in the Colony has reported that good progress has been made in adapting its oil-engined lorries to run on vegetable oils..
BUSES RELEASED FOR NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
ON Sunday, September 3, which is a National Day of Prayer, the M.O.W.T. will relax the general restriction on Sunday morning bus services to assist the public to attend places of
worship. The relaxation will apply only in districts where vehicles can be made available without placing undue strain on depleted maintenance staffs and crews. There is no question, at this stage, of a general restoration of such services.
QUAYSIDE CHARGES FOR HAULIERS' LABOUR HELD UP
LEVYING of a minimum charge of 6d. per ton on traffic which is unloaded and stowed on the Liverpool coastwise quays by carriers' own labour, referred to in our issue dated August 18, has been postponed until further notice.
The postponement is due to the fact that conversations are still proceeding between representatives of t it e Liverpool Cart a n d Motor Owners' Association and the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association on the question of facilities for unloading and stowing et...ffic at the coastwise quays.
The 6d. per ton proposed. was intended to cover traffic in respect of which carriers were lequired to accept the responsibility not only of unloading, but of stowing. As this meant drivers having to assist one another, delays were caused to vehicles. The oreinary cartage rate did not cover such services.
As mentioned in the earlier paragraph referred to, the charges were due to take effect from Monday, August '14.
ROAD TRANSPORT AND HULL DOCKS IMPROVEMENTS
THE suggestion that road transport I should be among the interests represented at a forthcoming conference on the question of post-war improvements in accommodation and facilities at Hull docks was made by Mr. W. Fenton, president of the city's Chamber of Commerce and Shipping at a recent meeting.
The Chamber's recommendations for docks imprdvements will be discussed at this conference between its delegates and officials of the London and North Eastern Railway Co. in the near future. PRIORITY BUS-TICKET HOLDERS .HAVE PRECEDENCE ORD1NARY bus-queue Mies do not apply to priority, ticket , holders. That is the ruling of Mr. A. Henderson, Scottish Regional Transport Commissioner, in reply to a query by the Transport and General Workers' Union. The union had sought a ruling to clarify the position of a conductress threatened with legal action for taking a priority ticket hokler from , the body of the queue in precedence over casual passengers at the head of it.
TRANSPORT FOR BATTLE-AREA RESETTLEMENT rOMPLETED arrangements have
been made in respect of transport required for the rehabilitation of the Slapton battle-training area. The Regional Transport Commissioner has appointed an advisory committee to deal with transport questions. The office is at 11, Mill Street, Kin gsbridge (telephone, Kingsbridge 2201). Anyone desiring assistance in respect of transport directly concerned with this rehabilitation should contact that office. The transport industry played a big part in the evacuation when the time factor, weather, a n if short-light period were all against it, .and t h e industry looked forward to the time when it can play its part in returning the people to their homes. Now that time has come, and transport will be arranged with as little delay as possible. The chairman is Mr. W. G. jerwood, of Kingsbridge, and the secretary Mr. W. F. P. Bishop.