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SINCE the fusion of the C.M.U.A. and A.R.O., longstanding animosities have been ended. As one result has come a confession that there was actually an attempt to disorganize one of S.T.R.'s meetings on his first Yorkshire tour. A party was sent to the meeting with definite instructions not to let it proceed. The attempt failed, because the interest of the audience in the subject-matter of the lecture and the way it was delivered was too strong, and even the would-be disturbers of the peace were compelled to listen to the end of an address which occupied nearly an hour.
They Came to Obstruct But Stopped to Learn . . .
Outstanding AchieveTWO remarkable driving ments by Van and A records—not those required
Bus Drivers . . . under the Road and Rail Traffic Act—have come to light in Bradford. Mr. G. R. Whitehouse, a van driver employed by the Bradford Corporation Electricity Department, who has just been presented with the medal of the Company of Veteran Motorists, has driven more than halt a million miles since 1902, without having been concerned in a single accident. Mr. H. Whitehouse, a bus driver for the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., has driven for over 20 years without an accident, and during that time has covered nearly a million miles.
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Exhibition at Olympia, which opens next Tuesday and closes on April 18. The tremendous number of exhibits requires the employment of much road transport, both to and from the site, whilst London Transport and coach owners benefit to a considerable extent. In addition, nearly 2,000 men are engaged in the work of preparation.
Buildings Designed IyjE referred last week to the for Communication by VV importance of building fac Ram ps tories to enable full advantage to be taken of road transport. No natural site conditions are needed for the application of the Hoenig .principle. This enables vehicles easily to gain access to any part at any level. Each floor is divided into stepped sections, instead of being on one level. Thus, interconnecting ramps need to be neither long nor steep. These form what is virtually a spiral track, winding its way up to the topmost floor in easy stages. The scheme appears to us to possess several desirable features, including, in the case of garages, the highly efficient utilization of floor area, and, in that of works and factories, the minimizing of internal transport. Importance of British Oil for Defence Pur poses
E importance of extend Piing the extraction of oil from British coal was recently emphasized by Colonel W. A. Bristow, of Low Temperature Carbonisation, Ltd. He mentioned that the British Empire does not produce 5 per cent. of the world's supply of oil, and our lack in this respect is imperilling our system of defence.
THE renewed interest in the subject of national defence, and the efforts that are being
made by the Government to strengthen the defence Services, will bear watching by owners of commercial vehicles. Whilst they may not feel themselves concerned with the affairs of the fighting forces, it has to be borne in mind that the present movement will have its effect upon the Territorial Army, whilst the possibility of developments in connection with volunteer soldiering cannot be overlooked. More than one possible scheme can be visualized in which privately owned motor vehicles would have an important part to play, and owners should keep themselves closely in touch with what is going on. Commercial Vehicles and National Defence Problems . . . .
Synthetic Rubber r_ ER MANY is not the only Better than Act Lill N-11 country producing buta
Product diene compounds which can replace natural rubber—at a price. The DuPont Rubber Laboratories, U.S.A., are making a product known as DuPrene, which is actually superior to rubber in its resistance to heat, ageing and chemical deterioration. It is already commanding a wide sale. In this country it is under the gis of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.
The ,,Influence of MANY big makers and Colloidal Graphite on MA operators of commercial Wear vehicles recommend the em
ployment of colloidal graphite as an addition to the engine-lubricating oil, particularly during the running-in period. It forms what may be termed a "second line of defence" behind the oil film, and has been found to exercise a curious influence on wear, -in that, instead of the high spots on the working faces being rubbed off, the peak q are rounded and levelled in a characteristic way which gives a fine surface with minimum wear. It also assists in the running-in of engines without their becoming too hot and consequently seizing up.