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By "The Extractor."
The Royal.
Weeks ago I noticed the buildings of the Royal Show fairly complete as I passed in the train. The work had to be started much earlier than usual because of the shortage of labour. The show-ground lies in. Withington, a suburb of Manchester, and is close to the station of that name.
S.M.T.A. Council.
-• A notification reaches me from Mr. David A. Fairley concerning the A.C.1:11. of the Scottish Motor Trade Association held at Edinburgh on the 28th ult. I notice amongst the new Council the name of Mr. J. P. Henderson, B.Sc., representing Albion Motors, and Mr. T. C. Pullinger of Arrol-Johnston's. Mr. J. Albert Thomson of James Thomson and Son, Ltd., Edinburgh, was unanimously elected chairman for the ensuing year..
A Motorists' Matinee. • • There is to be a motorists' matinee on the 19th May at the Alhambra—an evening entertainment would
have been better for many reasons, but there . Mr. James Welsh is• arranging the programme and Mr. A. J. Wilson (" Faed.") is organizing it, so a great success is assured. The object is to replenish the Hospitals' Expenses Fund of the Motor Squadron London Volunteer Rifles, who are doing most excellent work with wounded soldiers. A note should be made of the date and tickets applied for from Mr. A. J. Wilson, 154, ClerkenWell Road, E.C. 'Phone, Holborn 385.
Progress Discerned.
• It will he noticed that Mr. Guy Shelley has.take,n new premises in the centre of metordom. He now occupies offices at Marco' HouSe, 155-157, Great Portland Street, London, W. The sante hirilding it the headquarters of the M.T.A. Mr. Shelley claims, and I believe rightly, toe, that his akceptional progress is due to the fact that he and his -staff have succeeded in.giving satisfaction to his clients. His business is principally that of rebuilding used vehicles, and the sale and exchange of both second-hand and new cone inercial vehicles. He is agent also for some wellknown makers, lie retains, of course, his premises at Chiswick.
Tires .Sold from Mrs. Siddons House.
"The hope was within me that Mr. Ernest Gleich's new venture would incorporate solid tires, but he tells me it will be some time before he can tackle them in any quantities. He has opened up a fine depot for the Republic tire in Great Marlborough Street. The explanation of the name would appear to be that it is of American origin. There is an interesting and historical association in connection with Mr. Gleich's sanetiun on the first floor. The house was at one time: in the possession of the famous Mrs. Siddons, and a tablet on the front proclaims the fact. The managing director's office was formerly the lady's drawing-room, and the framework of a miniature stage still remains.
Putting the Clock On.
The daylight saving proposition always seemed to me to be so obviously to everyon&s advantage that I never could understand any serious objection to it. For it to be effective it must be universal, however. The clock, must be put back and The first morning we must get up at 6 o'clock (oh heavens !), call it 7.30, and then henceforward we have an hour and a half more daylight at night. Everyone has become an outdoor person these days, so the advantages of that hour and a half are innumerable. Take it merely from a business side and so far as it concerns the corn-. rnercial-vehicle driver. He would find himself pro
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foundly thankful for that extra daylight For steering his load, because the dri-ving now-a-nights with light-. ing restrictions is a wretched business. However e it is hopeless to expect to get the late Mr. Willett' is idea carried through during war time. It will come, however, and people will wonder at the ,obtuseness of those in the dark ages.
These reflections are brought about by a line I have received from Mr. E. IL Godbold. He starts his own "daylight, using" scheme in. his advertising _offices. From 1st May his office hours will be 8.30 a.m. till 5 p.m., and Saturday closing at 1S noon. They will not be crowded at 430 a,:in., but they can get on with their routine work. I should like to see the example followed.
Comforts for a Detached Unit.
The enclosed interesting letter has reached me from Mr. B. G. Boultwood, formerly with the Buick concern in Long Acre and before-that with the Adams, of Bedford. Now that the Campaign Comforts Fund knows of the existence of thist.emall detaChed unit, a case will be sent out during nextoweek. "Is there any legitimate or other reason why the workShop M.T. boys that work uhdei me should not participate in the good things' that are so thoughtfully 'sent from time to time by our old fliend the C.M.'? • "If you would be so kind as to ,put the suggestion in the right quarter, I will personally-'.see that whatever is sent is delivered to each and a grateful acknowledgment made. "There are 14 al-together of us, and we are now attached to a, number of other workshop units forming a general repair park justca few miles rearni"the actal fighting line. We ourselves are attached to a column for-pulling and-supplying ammunition to the howitzers. I hear the new types which we have are magnificent in action. " There is really little news. Things that were full of -novelty and interest when we came Out now seem deadly monotonous, and even a very-badly-shelled 'Thorny' yesterday failed to elicit even, the most languid.intereat except. as to how long it wotild take to put it right.
"The guns can be heard night and day sometimes, and we have other indications ever with us of; dirty Work soniewhere along the road. Best wishes.— Yours always sincerely,
BERTRAM G. BOULTWOOD. Attached 51st Siege Battery, R.G.A.,
13th Corps Artillery Park, B.E.F."
Ona Podrida; Mr. Carples is ever in this country from the IT.S.A, in the interest of the Indiana and of several other trucks.
'G. H. Smith and Co. (London), -Ltd., 12, Mortimer Street, London, whom we know very well, is open to take one or two good agencies for commercial-vehicle 'sundries.
Mr. G. Cecil Gnapp, formerly London manager for the Maudslay, is now located at The Corner, 49, Old Bond Street London, W. . Mr. Albert Brown, of Brown Bros:, Ltd., devoted part of hiS Easter holiday, which he spent near Maidenhead, to the roya,1 and ancient game of golf. Ladies of good family and position are, of course, 'engaged all over the eountry in munition works, This is especially so at McCurd'a factory at Cricklewered. .Mr. MeCurd's daughter is " doing her bit," and is in charge of the feminine side. I saw the new home of the White trucks the other day at Coneannon Road, Brixton. These premises are both commodious and convenient.
Mr. F. T. Pearce, of the Atlas Motor Works, tells me that his new chassis is about ready. His business has extended rapidly of late,and he feels thet need of a. similar extension of capital.
Drumniond'Bros., Ltd., the lathe manufacturers at Guildford, are at work the whole 24 hours.