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Echoes of the notice on page 94.
That contemporary interest in the doings of this journal is unab,sted.
That diligent searchers at Press-cuttings offices make a rash fur THE COMMERCIAL Moine. each Thursday morning.
That the X-type will be totally eclipsed by the new l3-type —so think the L.G.O.C. men.
That 120 B-type motorbuses are now going through as the current L.G.O.C. addition to its fleet, That at a recent Noise Committee's test of three types of motorbuses submitted, an L.G.O.C.'s X-typo was the only one approved.
That a happy circumstance results in the coincidence of " The Dominion and Overseas Special " with our tercentenary of publication.
That the makers of a certain motor vehicle at first adopted a figure of Buddha as a trade-mark, but that this was abandoned when orders for India loomed on the horizon.
That the Road Board now has to its credit at the Bank of England something in excess of £050,000, and that no earriage-tax (licences) yields have yet been paid over to that account.
That the Ga.mage-Bell motorcalos in London are known amongst the drivers of other companies' vehicles as the rabbit-hutches, and this because of the wire-netted side windows through which the passengers may be seen.
That the public is puzzled as to why the renovated L.G.O.C. horse-buses, which are supposed to run from London Bridge to Holborn, finish their westward journey at the top of Newgate. and that the crowd is always waiting at the old " point," viz., Holborn Circus—a quarter.mile farther on. That one heavy buyer of L.G.O.C. ordinary stuck intends es stop when the price reaches 52.
That the green and yellow painting of the " W. and G." tabs continues to be imitated by many small owners.
That Mr. Fenner, the manager of the "K.T." Tire Co., is back from a business trip to Austria and other parts of Europe.
That. it is intended to use chiefly five-ton-nen., for the KentLondon transport scheme, which undertaking is still in the snaking.
That the L. and N.W. Railway has more than 20 petrol lorries on order, and that many oi these will be used in East Lancashire.
That the chief of the drivers training school of a large cab company is a prominent ex-official of the Carriage Office eI Scotland Yard.
That Mr. Frank Searle is delighted with the recent R.A.C. tests of the new reinforced tube, which has been introduced by Hall and Searle, Ltd.
That the first day's work of the first taxicab that was delivered to the Brentwood Motor and Garage Co., Ltd., consisted of a wedding in the morning and of a funeral in the afternoon.
That cur proposals funthe future standardization of certain parts in State-owned and State-subsidized vehicles and tractors are considered reasonable and valuable in those military and ether circlas where theit effect and force are comprehended.
That some people are asking why so many old chassis are allowed to cumber the ground, notwithstanding the nest way they are stacked, at a certain motorbus depot, whilst others think they may still be wanted to figure in the stock, which useful (yie) purpose. would not be possible had they been sold at " scrap " value.