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Reported Heavy Purchase of Darracq Cabs for India.
According to information recently received in London, the International Sleeping Car Co., Ltd., which concern has obtained permission to run taxicabs in the principal Indian cities, and has in contemplation a scheme for the employment of 3,000 Darracq cabs, for the supply of which vehicles the promoters are reported to have arranged a contract with the Darracq Co. The type will be the four-cylinder 14-16 machine, of the 1910 pattern. The higher-powered Darracq motorcah is hut little known in London, owing to he prevalence of the two-cylinder 1012 It.p. model. The engine of the new Darracq motorcah will have a bore of 3:1 in. and a 3 15-16 in. stroke, developing its l6 lip, at 1,200 revs, per minute.
The Removal of Blackpool's Ban.
Commonsense treatment of the taxicab question is, at last, to prevail in Blackpool. After refusing to consider the granting of licences about a year ago, the Blackpool Town Council has now taken a more-favourable view of the matter, and has invited the Carriage Proprietors' Association, and owners of chars-h-hancs, to appoint deputations to confer with the Watch Committee on the subject before any definite action is taken. The committee has before it a proposal from a north-shore garage owner, who has purchased 10 licensed hackney carriages (horse-drawn) and proposes to surrender these in exchange for five licences for inotorcabs. He desired to obtain licences for a total of 10 motoreabs, but, as the Committee appeared to consider that behind the scheme there might be an attempt to get the taxi business into the hands of a company, the invitation to a conference, as stated, was issued.
New Registrations.
The London Motor Cab Proprietors' Association, Ltd., by William Sturges and Co., Caxton House, Westminster, S.W., to encourage, promote, and generally watch over and protect tile trade and interests of all corporations, companies, firms, and persons engaged or concerned in the motorcab trade. Members: W. du Cros, 14, Regent Street, S.W. ; E. A. Greathed, National Motor Cab Co., Ltd., 7-8, Poultry, E.C. ; W. Le Cocq McBride, managing director Quick Cab Co., Ltd.,. Chelsea ; F. R. de Bertodano, managing director the P.I.A.T. Motor Cab Co., Ltd,. 10, Pancras Road, N.W. ; H. B. Nash, director, the Waterloo Taxicab Co., Ltd., Chicheley Street, York Street, S.W.; J. Scott, manager London Improved Cab Co., Ltd., Pakenham Street, W.C. ; C. Trevor, secretary and manager, Meter Cabs, Ltd., Ingate Place, Queen's Road, Battersea, S.W.; G. du Cros, 177, The Vale, Acton, director, the Courei Cab Co. This company is limited by guarantee, not having a capital divided into shares. It should prove of good service in the interests of proprietors generally..