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On page 91 of this issue, there appears a short illustrated notice with reference to the Argyll cabs which are acing satisfactorily run by the Brent-A ood Motor and Garage Co., I,td.
Dublin's Dilemma.
Following the lead, which we reported last week, several associations of various kinds have made public protest against the pending introduction of taxicabs into Dublin. One of the latest declarations of this sort was that which was carried at a recent meeting of the Balrothery Rural Council. The terms of the resolution included the extraordinary statement that the introduction of taxicabs would destroy to a great extent the market for " farm produce " in County Smart Work by a Seaside Belsize Motorcab.
A highly-creditable record has been put up by a 14-16 h.p. Belsize motorcab owned by Messrs. Skinners, of St. Leotiards-on-Sea. This vehicle, which is illustrated herewith, after its usual work round it own neighbourhood for over a year, left with a party for a tom. in Cornwall and Devon on the 1st ult., and, after three weeks of touring, made its return to Hastings on the 21st idem, having travelled 945 miles without an involuntary stop
through mechanical trouble. For a greater part of the tour, severe climbing was the "order of the day," but hills apparently present no difficulties to the Belsize taxi; the driver in this
ease believes that his machine would have successfully climbed the stepped Hissh Street in Clovellv had he attempted it. Another long and somewhat-mmantic run in which this motoreab figured was when a patron wished to stop a juvenile member of his family from forming a matrimonial mesalliance. The vehicle left Hastings about 4 p.m., and was driven all through the night. Unfortunately, a puncture delayed the journey, which interfered with the objectivA. Smart for Travellers.
The reproduction at the foot of this page depicts the external appearance of two 8 h.p. de Dion-Bouton cars for travellers. These handy and economical yilaicles are to help the sales of B.D.V. tobacco, which already enioys a big vogue. The company which controls it, Godfrey Phillips and Sons, Ltd., is none the less certain that snore and more trade will be attracted by the aid of the motor. The ears have double-purpose bodies—one shown open and one closed.
Taxicab Lights Mistaken for Cycle Lamps.
While driving along the Yarborough Road, near Lincoln, in a horse-drawn conveyance, Mr. John Adam Nissler, head of the firm of Messrs. Nissler and Sons, of Lincoln, met with an accident which proved fatal. It appeared, from evidence given at the inquest by his niece, who was with Mr. Nissler at the time of the accident, that that unfortunate gentleman mistook the two headlamps of an approaching taxicab for the lamps of two separate cycles, and, although the road at that place was nine yards wide, he appears to have directed his horse straight for a point midway between the two lights. Further evidence proved that the driver of the ntotorcab was on his right side of the. road, and was pro ceeding at a moderate speed. No blame was attached to him, said the Coroner, and this view was supported by the jury, which returned a verdict 61. " accidental death."