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iTopics.
Further correspondence is published, on pages 267-268, upon the subject of taxicab earnings, and editorial reference to this matter appears on page 250 of this issue.
Making Do with the Horse.
The Llandudno Urban District Council has confirmed the recommendation of its committee that no taxicab licences shall be issued during the present year.
:Bath's Speedy Drivers.
The motorcabs in Bath. which have been earning golden opinions during the recent race time, are, however, the subject of some local complaint on the score of fast driving.
Diattos are Found Satisfactory. Our Australian correspondent writes.—" The six Diatto cabs, which have now been running in Sydney for some weeks, are proving thoroughly popular, notwithstanding the fact that they are entirely closed. There can he little doubt that the first-class coachwork appeals to the public and is bringing with it deserved popularity a further number of these cabs has recently been imported. They may be expected on the streets in the course of a few weeks, and then Sydney will plaisess more Matto cabs than any other city."
iThe Waterloo Co.'s Brasiers.
We illustrate on this page a Brasier cab, which is one of 12 that the Waterloo Taxicab Co., Ltd.. has, for the last 12 months, included amongst its equipment. This chassis is fitted with a two-cylinder 15 h.p. engine ; the back axle and rear-springing arrangement are clearly shown in the photograph, which we reproduce, of one of these chassis, before having its body fitted. It will be noticed that the best of tires are not employed, upon which to run the machines to the body shop.
New Registration.
Barnes Motor Landaulette Co., Ltd., with an authorized capital of £10,000 in 10s. shares, and with its office at 312, Regent Street, W., is to carry on the business of motor jobmasters, and of proprietors of motorcars, etc. Directors: F. C. Barrington Foote, Manor House, Barnes, S.W. ; T. E. J. FitzGerald, 27, Abingdon Court, S.W.
G.M.C. Co.'s Traffic Return.
The current traffic return of the General Motor Cab Co., Ltd., is as follows :—For the week ending Saturday, the 28th May, 1910, the total receipts were £18,472, which is a decrease of £2,332 on the corresponding week of last year, and a decrease of £434 on the previous week of this year.
Sheffield Still Has Horses.
Sheffield now has 300 horse-drawn licensed public conveyances and 40 taxicabs. Licences for mechanicallypropelled vehicles are issued on the basis of an inspeCtion by a coachbuilder. After the mechanism has undergone a scrutiny, motor vehicles are tested up a gradient of one in eight.
Exeter's Small Fleet.
Exeter is now in possession of its small fleet of taxicabs, about which we have made some mention in recent issues. Ye° and Davey, Ltd., of 116, Sidwell Street, Exeter, has secured licences for two smart four-seated Darracqs. The taximeter schedule provides for an initial fare of is., and for subsequent increments of 3d. for every quarter of a mile. Waiting is chargeable at the rate of is. for a quarter of an hour.
A Sign of the Times.
From amongst the appreciative notices which have appeared in the columns of the general Press with regard to our " Twenty Points for Users of London Taxicabs," we select the following comment from a lengthy notice in " The Times " :—" A convenient little pamphlet . . which might equally well be entitled ' Bow to deal with your cabdriver.' It brings out clearly a number of matters with which even habitual users of London taxicabs are not always fully conversant."
New Four-,cylinder Charrons for London.
In addition to the 300 8-10 h.p. twocylinder Charron cabs, which were ordered during the latter end of 1908, the General Motor Cab Co., Ltd., has now on order 150 of the four-cylinder type, a considerable number of which is already delivered. The engines of these latter vehicles have cylinders of 80 min, bore and a piston-stroke of 120 mm., with encased valves. The new 15 h.p. Charrons are for the United branch of the G.M.C., which operates from the Farm Lane Depot.