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8th May 1936, Page 30
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IDENTITY CERTIFICATES FOR CLICENCE VEHICLES.

On October 1, all C-licence vehicles must display identity certificates, similar to those carried by A and B vehicles. The Licensing Authorities are arranging for these to he issued without the need for any application, and will announce, through the local Press and in "Applications and Decisions," the date • when the issue for each area should be completed.

Professional Fire Brigades' Conference.

The programme of the annual Conference and Exhibition of the Professional Fire Brigades' Association, at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, is as follows;— May 27: 10.30 a.m., Opening by the Lord Provost, and general business; 12.0, Opening of Exhibition by the president; 3 p.m., General business; 8.30 pan., Reception and dance.

May 28: 10.30 a.m., Paper, "Sonic Thought on Systematic Consideration of Fire Hazard Problems," Mr. A. M. Cameron; paper, "00 t Gas Method of Fire Extinction," Mr. G. Lambert; lecture, "Fire Detection Systeme, Their Virtues and Vices," Mr. It. L. G. Johnston; 1 p.m.' Annual luncheon.

May 29: 10.30 a.m., Paper, "Fire Enulneering Hydraulics," Mr. J. Bowman; lecture, "Salvage Corps Work at Fires," Superintendent W. J. Blyth; paper, "Ambulance Construction and Equipment," Mr. A. Lomas.

Famous Buchanan Horses to Go.

Motor vehicles are to displace the famous team of horses employed by James Buchanan and Co., Ltd., the well-known whisky distiller. This decision has been reached by reason of the increasing traffic congestion in London.

The company, considering that the operation of commercial vehicles is specialized work, has placed a contract for transport with Messrs. Charles A. Wells, 12, Union Court, London, E.C.2, who have been engaged for many years in supplying vehicles on and Rail Traffic Act, to determine whether he shall delete two vehicles (3 tons 18 cwt.) from the A licence held by Mr. H. M. G. Fisher.

Section 10 (3) provides that an Authority may delete vehicles from a licence if they have ceased to be used for any reason other than fluctuation in business. NEW PETROL FROM COAL PLANT IN DERBYSHIRE.

Low Temperature Carbonisation, Ltd., 28, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.1, announces the conclusion of an agreement with the Bolsover Colliery Co., Ltd., for the supply of coal over a period of years for a large Coalite plant, to be erected adjacent to the pits at the Bolsover Colliery, Derbyshire. The tonnage provided for exceeds 6,000,000, The new works will consist of 288 retorts and the necessary subsidiary machinery, and the capacity of the byproduct, oil and petrol recovery plant will, it is stated, be sufficient to deal with the output from 432 retorts. Col. W. A. Bristow. chairman and managing director of the company, says that the works will be ready by next winter. They will be administered by the Derbyshire Coalite Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Low Temperature company.

India Buying More British Vehicles.

Mr. W. E. Rootes, chairman of the Rootes group of companies, who is on a world tour studying conditions on behalf of the British motor industry. stated, before leaving Calcutta, that although the percentage of British commercial vehicles in India is not as high as in the case of cars, it is on the increase. In 1935, in spite of a decrease of 17 per cent, in the total number of commercial vehicles imported, the United Kingdom share showed an increase of 9 per cent.

Not only is the number of petrol vehicles increasing, but British makers are leading in the pioneer work of introducing the oil-engined machine, which Mr. Rootes believes will assist Indian economic development.

An Engineering Alliance.

R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd., Dursley, Glos., announces that it has made an agreement with Blackstone and Co., Ltd., Stamford, for co-operative working. Under the arrangement the company has acquired a substantial holding in the Blackstone concern, and Mr. Percy Lister, Mr. R. B. Lister and Mr. A. E. Mellerup join Mr. Ernest Blackstone, Mr. Harold Blackstone and Mr. Tom Price on the board of Blackstone and Co., Ltd. Mr. Percy Lister has been appointed chairman.

Although the concerns will continue to operate separately, the policy will be to co-ordinate the productive resources of their respective plants.

Bakers Want New Hours Order. The Council of the National Association of Master Bakers, Confectioners and Caterers, at the instance of Alderman Solomon Stephens, of Plymouth, has unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the Government to modify the drivers' hours regulations affecting C-licence holders.


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