F.W.R.A. ANNUAL DINNER.
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We attended the annual dinner of the Furniture Warehousemen and Removers Association, which was held on May 17 at the Grand Hotel, 13righton, the president, Mr. W. H. J. Hedges, being in the chair. After the loyal toast, the Mayor of Brighton, Miss Margaret Hardy, M.B.E., J.P., proposed the toast of "The Association." She paid a glowing tribute to the men employed in doing the " real " work and advised the owners of furniture to stand clear and not interfere. Distance was now no object, and the motor vehicle was indispensable and had come to stay. Commercial motors had revolutionized transport.
The president, in replying, mentioned that his first experience with road transport was about 30 years ago, when he was with Messrs. Huclsons, of Brighton, and used an old steam wagon which travelled 12 miles between 11 a.m. one day and 4 a.m. the next.
The next toast was that of "Our Centres," referring to the branches of the Association. It was proposed by Mr. A. Coombe, who expressed great admiration for the work done by the provincial centres.
The chairman of the Sussex section, Mr. F. 1. Eaton, in responding, said that Sussex supported the Association in every possible way, and referred to the very difficult legislation which had to be faced.
Mr. H. V. Bishop proposed the toast of " The Visitors," and this was responded to by the Mayor of Hove, who rather startled the company by riding his pet hobby of a low speed limit— even lower than that recommended by the Minister of Transport. He was, however, sympathetic regarding unsafe bridges, which, he said, existed despite the millions paid in taxation to the Government, and referred to the matter of taxation aS an indirect endeavour to retard progress.
The toast of "The President" was proposed by Mr. T. Ormesher, in a speech full of humour and appropriate quotations.
Indefinite Answers on Licence. application Forms.
The first Traffic Court held in Dundee, under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, was presided over by Lord Provost Buist. The Licensing Authority for the Northern Area of Scotland is Mr. Henry Riches.
The Lord Provost welcomed Mr. Riches, and said that there was general agreement that, in the Northern Area, the working of the Act was being carried through with smoothness and with fairness and impartiality.
Returning thanks, Mr. Riches referred to the three classes of licence that would be issued, and said that the small man need have no fear in coming before the Authority. In interpreting a point of the Act dealing with procedure on the application for a licence, Mr. Riches said that, in answering the . question on the form as to the area in which the vehiCles would be nor
mally used, many operators had-given
, PERSONAL PARS.
,Mr. J. Percy Plant has been elected chairman of the board of management of the Birmingham section of the 1935 British Industries Fair, in succession to Mr. C. E. Greener.
Sir Herbert Austin has been elected president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, in succession to Mr. Leslie Walton, who becomes deputy president. Mr. Victor Riley and Mr. W. E. Rootes have been elected vicepresidents.
We reproduce on this page a portrait of Mr. D. M. Greenshields, who recently relinquished the managership of the Irish division of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., to become sub-manager (home sales) for the India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire.
Following closely on the heels of Mr. P. E. Biggar, the chief designer of Leyland Motors, Ltd., who recently sailed for Canada, is Mr. Henry Spurrier, Senior, the company's managing director, who has sailed for Canada on a business tour.
Mr. C. B. Nixon, the company's deputy managing director, has returned from his tour of the Near East.
Mr. S. R. Marston, Minst.T., late chairman of the West Midland Regional Area and a late council member of the Road Haulage Association, has resigned his directorship of M.R.S., Ltd., of which he was the founder. He is confining his activities solely to the business of Marstons (Carriers), Ltd., which has offices in Birmingham and Liverpool. The company proposes shortly to open offices in London.
Mr. A. T. Froggatt, late of Park Royal Coachworks, Ltd., has joined the board of Weymann's Motor Bodies (1925), Ltd., as general manager and director. He has had a long connection with the , bodybuilding industry in all its phases, and is a representative of the trade upon the committees of a number of associations. Last year he was president pf the National Federation of Vehicle Builders, and is still holding this office for the second year in succession.
Unfit Vehicles: Commissioner's Comment.
Mr. Archibald Henderson, Southern Scotland Licensing Authority, made some caustic comments in connection with an application Sy a company for licences for 42 vehicles already owned and 19 vehicles to be acquired. He stated that his examiners had given him an adverse report concerning the vehicles, which were said to be unsafe, as regards both brakes and steering. The licences were granted, subject to satisfactory evidence regarding ownership of the additional 19 vehicles.