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Russian Visitors For Handling Conference
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AMONG the international delegates to next week's Mechanical Handling Conference at Southport (organized by the Institute of Mechanical Handling) is a party of Russian visitors. I am told that the organizers' biggest concern is the fact that the international representation will considerably outweigh the British contingent.
It is late, but not irretrievably late, I understand, for anyone who wants to go along to do so. It will certainly be worth attending.
Kippers and Haggis
TALKING of the Russians, who are hosts to the British I Trade Fair which opens in Moscow later this month, I discovered that among the cavalcade of British vehicles that is now (and has been) engaged in moving loads to Moscow was an artic carrying kippers and haggis. This rare and unappetizing (to me, anyway) mixture left this week.
The vehicle is one of several that are moving foodstuffs to the Fair. This one, with a refrigerated boxvan semi-trailer, carries about three tons of kippers, a quantity of haggis, and a variety of frozen foods.
I shall keep my lingers crossed that this does not touch off another international incident. Offhand, I cannot imagine a combination more calculated to harm the intestines than kippers and haggis washed down with copious draughts of vodka!
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SPEAKERS at the annual lunch last week of the London and Home Counties Division, Traders Road Transport Association, were stumbling over their first few words. The reason? They had to include the phrase "Ladies and Gentlemen" for the first time.
Until now, this particular function has always been a stag one. This year two ladies appeared, Miss D. C. Mann and Mrs. F. Chapman, secretaries of the Eastern and the Kent areas, respectively.
Successfully Retired
THIS was a distinct advantage to the representatives of the I Press, for the two ladies shared our table. Other welcome faces at the Press table were those of Mr. J. Janes, one of the few honorary members of the T.R.T.A. (and still, in retirement, an active campaigner), and Mr. F. D. Fitz-Gerald, former national secretary, now in semi-retirement but very active in international and N.R.T.F. affairs.
Both Mr. Janes and Mr. Fitz-Gerald looked bronzed and fit which proves, to my mind, that this retirement lark is fine if you have something to occupy your mind.
As secretary of the N.R.T.F., 1 suppose it is, strictly speaking, not fair to refer to " Fitz " as retired. He certainly does not act like it. A great man for walking, he tells me he still foots it whenever he can.