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18th May 1911
18th May 1911
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Is the Driver a Skilled Worker?

During the hearing of the evidence before the Home Office Committee on Taxicab Ifares in London, many statements of...

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE MAY MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE.

PRESENT.—Colonel It. E. Crompton, C.B. (in the chair), Capt. It. K. Bagnall-Wild, Messrs E, Shrapnell Smith, T. B. Browne, W....

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American "Trucks."

By Henry Sturmey. There is one thing I like about the American way of doing things : they strike out on their own original...

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The New Garage of the Gamage-Bell Motor Cab Co., Ltd.

A Description of the Well-equipped Depot in Pimlico, where London's Latest and Smartest Motorcab Fleet is Stationed. We...

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A cartoon dealing with the present state of the motorbus industry in l.ondon appears on page

`26A. The Devizes U.D.C. has issued licences for six motorbuses belonging to the Bath Electric Tramway Co. The...

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Fire-Brigade Matters.

Hendon U.D.C. is practically ready to buy a brigade staff-car and a combined pump and escapecart. One factor in the situation...

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News and Comment.

This journal is admitted to possess the influence, the men, the standing and the leading circulation. It is exclusively read by...

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An exquisite little brochure was put in my hands the

other day by Wilhnott, of McNamara and Co., Ltd. It is entitled "Concerning the Hiring of Motor Vans." The booklet embodies...

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A fully-illustrated description of the Gamage-Bell motorcab depot appears on pages 214 - 215 herewith.

We discuss editorially, on the first page of this issue, the claims of the motorcab driver to be classified as a skilled...

CONCLUSION OF THE REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOME OFFICE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON TAXICAB FARES.

Mr. e. R. DE BLETODANO, the managing director oi the F.I.A.T. Motor Cab Co., Ltd., stated that he had 567 drivers .and 495...

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A Horseless Caravan for the R.S.P.C.A.

As an object-lesson to the supporters of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it would be difficult to...

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From Our Berlin Correspondent.

Coal Transport per Automobile in Berlin. Combinations, such as that here illustrated, are rapidly becoming familiar objects in...

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Opinions from Others.

Pailway Companies and Motor Vehicles. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [I,361) Sir,—Why has so great a change come over the...

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Answers to Queries.

A Laundry Van for Herts. [1,807] "DESIROUS" writes :—" I am interested in a small country laundry which has hitherto used a...

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Contributions from Drivers and Mechanics.

TEN SHILLINGS WEEKLY for the Best Communication Received, and One Penny a Line of ten words for any thing else published....

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Patents Completed.

Complete specifications of the following patents will be sent to any address in the United Kingdom upon receipt of eightpence...