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After a cattle sale at Has-Ward's Heath, every animal was sent away by road.
Crossley Motors, Ltd., has just received an order for 63 six-wheelers for the Air Ministry and 14 for the War Office..
Amongst recent orders received by Commer Cars, Ltd., Luton, is one from the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., for 50 21-3-tori chassis.
The Soviet Government has placed another large order for tractors with the Oliver Farm Equipment Co., of Charles City, Iowa, U.S.A.
The Rushton Tractor Co. (1929), Ltd., Forest Road, London, E.17, has recently obtained a contract for the supply of 200 farm tractors to Algeria.
-The Saurer Co., of Arbon, Switzerland, has recently secured an order for a large number of him chassis from the municipal authorities of the Dutch town of Utrecht.
It is said that over 1,000 applications have been received by the Ministry of Transport for the dozen appointments as traffic commissioners under the new Road Traffic Act.
Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, is just completing the 17th repeat order which it has -received -from the War Department, this being for 15
six-wheeled subsidy-type machines. .
Those interested in insurance should obtain a booklet dealing with Crusader policies from Crusader Motor Policies, Ltd., 24-26, Holborn; London, E.C.I. A quarterly bonus scheme is offered to holders of its policies.
The British Petroleum Co., Ltd., has just issued the first edition of a little paper entitled News of the Road. It Is framed on the lines of a newspaper and embodies news matter anti illustrations of general interest to transport users. The trainwaye committee of Kirkcaldy Corporation . is to consider modern methods of transport in connection with the decision to abandon the tramways.
The tramways, committee of Bolton Corporation is to discuss with the Transport Workers' Union a suggestion for establishing a school to train tramcar operatives as leis drivers.
Amongst recent important orders received by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., is one from A. Timpsou and Sons, Ltd., for 60 vehicles, this including 38 Regal models and 10 of the Ranger type of chassis.
British Mercedes-Benz, Ltd., announces that the Mercedes Benz commercial-vehicle department is now at 111, Grosvenor Read, London, S.W.1. It is also the address of the company's repair depot.
The watch committee of Guildford Corporation is to appoint a subcommittee to visit Maidstone, Canterbury and Windsor, in order to report upon the provision of central stopping places for buses.
We learn, on the authority of the Argentine Embassy in London, that the recent political events in the Argentine will in no wise interfere with the holding, in March and April next, of the British Trade Exhibition at Buenos Aires.
The watch committee of Oldham. Cor-. poration has agreed to an extension of the bus service of Mr. T. H. Parker, on the Oldham-Blackpool route, on condition that the fares be 100 per cent. in excess of those charged on tramcars er buses operated by the corporation.
Commencing with the November issue, the proprietor (Alloy Welding Processes, 'Ltd.) of The Welder has decided to offer .a monthly prize of five guineas for the best illustrated article describing interestingtasks undertaken by the electric are welding process. The company's address is Ferry Lane Works, Walthamstow, Loudon, E.17.