East Kent Share in "No Passport" Trips
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THE East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., have made special arrangements for patrons wishing to travel on trips, without passports, from Folkestone to France. On each Wednesday until -August 3l, the company are running excursions from Kentish resorts to Folkestone to connect with the British Railways' steamer to Boulogne. Passengers who do not hold passports must book their tickets for the excursion before 4 p.m, on the day before the trip. Arrangements have been made with local photographers to enable intending passengers to obtain the photographs required for the temporary identity cards at short notice. The prints will be rushed to Folkestone. where railway
officials will deal with them in advance, On arrival at Folkestone, the East Kent drivers will collect and distribute the identity cards on the coaches.
AFORMER director of the Tilling Stevens and Vulcan companies. Mr. ' H. C. Mallen, lvt,B.E.. is now acting as consultant to Mr. M. G. Rowe, of the M. G. Rowe Motors (Doublcboisl. Ltd., Liskeard, Cornwall. He told The Commercial Motor that orders from home and overseas for Rowe vehicles were satisfactory. Sales will be exclusively through the trade.
THE annual dinner and dance of the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association is to be held at Grosvenor House, London. W.1, on October 3.
TREASURY consent has been given for the issue by the British Motor Corporation. Ltd., of 14,150,983 ordinary shares of 5s. each by capitalizing £3,537,746 of reserves.