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The tractor4. " fizzling " at the manccuvres.
That, Kent promises to be a better county for road transport than it has proved for aeroplaning.
That to-day's dissimilarity of types in the British War Department's mechanical transport is a national menace and a scandal.
That the Car and General Insurance Corporation desires people to know that it has no connection with the Law Car and General ditto.
That a large user of commercial motors wants to knew why a well-known solid-tire maker needs seven weeks for the retiring of a 36 in. wheel.
That the same user is seriously considering the question, and that unless the time he greatly reduced in the future he will have all his wheels altered so as to take " Faransure " or Shrewsbury-Challiner detachable tires.
That Mr. Clayton, of Huddersfield, placed orders at the Machinery Exhibition with Messrs. Parkinson and Son, of Shipley, for £1.200 worth of machines for addition to those already installed at the " Karrier-Car '• Union works.
That a brick cart, whose driver was sound asleep, was seen to proceed across Hammersmith Broadway, during the busy part of last Saturday, and that a policeman, who was busy keeping his eye on the motorbuses, neglected to awake the driver.
That our agricultural-motor supporters think the two pages devoted to this year's Winnipeg Trials were none too much, and that the wide circulation of our thin-paper edition continues to bring them inquiries and new trade from all parts of the world, as will " The Dominion and Ch-erseas Special."
That it, is a close thing between sales of Goodchild's Autocarriers in the commercial and private branches, but that the former ought to keep ahead.
That Dunlop pneumatic tires are really " outing" oncepreferred foreign makes in the esteem of many proprietors of cabs, jobbing cars and light vans.
That the side of drivers of Dublin's outside jaunting cars will need to be put aside, now that a taxicab invasion threatens both sides of the Liffey.
That. our U.S. A. correspondent, Mr. 11. Kerr Thomas, who hoped to be over this side this month, won't make demands for the red carpet until the end of the year at the earliest.
That. Clayten',, was not the only large order for tools which was placed with exhibitors at Olympia by motor manufacturers and proprietors of existing or prospective large repair garages.
That Mr. Fritz Poppe " dropped in " at New York on the 7th inst., and that he hastened the pole-axing of a few more tired horses by helping on orders for more motorvans suitably tired.
That the S.M.M.T. and the C.M.U.A. are pulling well together over the highway-bridge question, and that the R.A.C. is ready to support contemplated joint action of a legislative character.
That the " Queen's Own," from Canada, spent an instructive and interesting time at the Thames Ironworks on Thursday of last week, and that many of them visited the motor department.
That the Wood Automobile Co.'s " Commer-Car " stand at Madison Square Garden, New York, will be even brighter and busier in January next than was that of the English equivalent at Olympia in March. 1908.