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Higher Technical Training in the Army.

L - VAST week we published a comprehensive - 1 -darticle dealing with the practical and theoretical training of the Army's...

The Legality of the Minister of Transport's Regulations.

91 HE ten Independent omnibus owners who, in the early part of the year (the period in respect of which the summonses were...

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London Lacking Two-seater Cabs.

D URING the brief emergency session of the - 11 -- 4 ' House of Commons last week Major Colfox took advantage of the...

Service as Important as Quality.

TP British makers are to see their commercial-IL vehicle products become really popular in countries other than our own, it is...

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ONE HEARS

Of many bus tyre conversions from solids to pneumatics. That unless our great industries resume there will be little to hear....

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Reliability of " General " Buses.

The London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., have just circulated some interest ins figures which illustrate in a simple manner the...

An Eight - cylinder Six - wheeled Bus.

In our issue dated September 4th last we gave brief particulars of the new motorbus fitted with a straight-eightcylinder engine...

Civic Week Tours in Manchester.

Daily motor coach tours to the most interesting parts of the city are being run by A. F. Holden and Co., Ltd., of Rusholme,...

Clayton wagons' Profits.

The report of Clayton Wagons, Ltd., for the year ended June 30th last shows a trading profit of £20,722, as against £728 in the...

A Tyre Salesman Wanted.

An important tyre company of whom we have knowledge require a rePresentative to specialize in the sale of giant pneumatic...

The Death of Mr, Askwith.

We were sorry that the information with regard to the sad death, by drowning, of Mr. Edward Douglas Askwith, B.A., was delayed...

Tyre Economy on Six-wheelers.

Amongst the many advantages claimed by the Bussing Co., of Brunswick, Germany, for their six-wheeled motor vehicle is that of...

Institute of Transport New Session.

The new session of the Institute of Transport opened yesterday in the lecture theatre of the Institution of Electrical...

The Berlin Show.

The German Motor Exhibition, which opens on October 29th and lasts until November 7th, will be held in the large. halls at the...

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British Lorry Deliveries.

The group of illustrations which we publish on this page represents deliveries which have recently been made by several...

A French Agricultural Event.

A. Semaine de Moto-culture starts to-day (Tuesday) at Buc, near Paris, and will continuo until October 10th. An exhibition of...

A Sales Appointment.

Mr. A. W. B. Wilson has resigned his position with the Fuller United Electric Works, Ltd., of Chadwell Heath, where for many...

Specialloid Pistons Cheaper,

Specialloid, Ltd., Friern Park, London, N.12, advise us that, as from October 1st, their range of pistons, which are sold under...

Plymouth's New Buses. • The growth of the fleet of

motorbuses owned by the Plymouth Corporation has led the tramways department to undertake body-building upon a rather extensive...

Honour for a Motor Trader.

The Swansea Borough Council has derided that Councillor D. J. Bassett shall succeed the present mayor at the end of his term of...

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First-aid Boxes for Busmen.

The London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., have just decided to install a number of first-aid boxes at terminal points on their...

Bus By-laws in Lanarkshire.

A conference was recently held at Glasgow between representatives of the Lanark County Council and the Burghs of Hamilton,...

A Farmer's Utility Lorry.

A vehicle of - special interest to farmers and others who desire at times to transport live stock and to use their machine for...

A Change of Address.

We are advised that Messrs. Wortharn Blake and Co.,motor engineers, of Waltham Cross, have removed their offices to their...

Of Interest to Inventors.

Arrangements are being made by the Institution of Automobile Engineers to hold one of its informal inventors' evenings early in...

Orders for the New Albion.

The new Albion 3-ton live-axle model, of which first particulars were published in our issue dated September 14th, has aroused...

Southend and Municipal Buses.

A meeting, which-was largely attended by tradespeople, was held recently at Southend to protest against the corporation running...

Institute of Metals Prograttune.

The programme of the Institute of Metals for the session 1926-1927, which dates from October 1st, has just been issued. It...

Electric Taxis in Germany. •

From Berlin comes the news that a fleet of 500 light electric taxicabs is shortly to be put in service in that city. The...

Trogon Oil for the War Office.

Frank How and Co., Ltd., Trogon Wharf, 77-83, High Street, Stratford, London, E.15, the manufacturers of the well-known brand...

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Official Orders for August.

Included in the orders given out by Government Departments during August last were several for motor vehicles. The War Office...

Ransome and Marks's Report.

The report of the Ransome and Merles Bearing Co., Ltd., Newark-onTrent, which has just been issued for the year ended June 30th...

Useful Accessories.

Messrs. It. Cadisch and Sons, 5 and 6, Red Lion Square, London, W.C.1, have sent us particulars of a number of interesting...

The New Glasgow Bus Scheme.

A statutory meeting of the Glasgow General Omnibus and Motor Services (Ltd.) was held recently, when Sir Thomas Devereux Pile,...

An Interesting Fire-fighting Appliance.

An illustration on this page, which depicts a fire appliance in the service of the Catnborne (Cornwall) Fire Brigade, is of...

M.C.L. Lighting and Starting Sets.

An interesting development has recently taken place in connection with the Midgley Car Lighting Co., Ltd., due to the formation...

Canary Island Import Duties.

According to a report just to hand from Teneriffe, the import duty imposed by the Insular Board of the Island of Teneriffe on...

Lectures for Motor Traders.

A number of interesting lectures, to which all motor traders are invited, is being arranged by the various provincial branches...

Weight Limit for Rural Buses.

Bus services in rural areas continue to develop in the South Wales district. The South Wales Commercial Motors, Ltd., Cardiff,...

Canadian Rubber Industry Busy.

According to a report from Montreal, Canada's rubber manufacturing industries are working full time, due chiefly to an...

Accumulators for All Purposes.

A new booklet describing the many good points in the design and construction of Exide-Ironclad batteries made by the Chloride...

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Road Telephone Service.

The scheme of the Royal Automobile Club for indicating the location of all public telephones which are stationed adjacent-to...

A New Lincolnshire Bridge.

The opening ceremony in connection with the new Donington High Bridge, which carries the Spalding-Grantham road over the Forty...

B.E.S.A. Standards.

The extraordinarily valuable series of specifications now being issued as standards by the British Engineering Standards...

Irish Free State Imports.

An upward tendency is noticeable as regards the importation of commercial motor vehicles into the Irish Free State. The...

A Municipal Visit to the L.G.O. Co.'s Repair Depot.

At the invitation of the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., members of the Eastbourne Town Council recently paid a visit to the...

Local Proceedings.

Coventry Corporation has authorized the purchase of a motor ambulance. Dover. Watch Committee is considering the purchase of a...

• Goodyears for Fords.

The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., Lots Road, London, S.W.10, have just issued a folder which describes...

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A POPULAR AMERICAN CHASSIS IMPROVED.

How the 1926 Model 2-2i-ton Traffic has been Modified to Meet British Requirements. (NE of the best known of the klAmerican...

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The Ford as a 10-cwt. Van.

TorANY lasers of commercial vehicles ..111 are acquainted with the standard Ford light van, which has a load capacity of 7...

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CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT LUBRICATION.

The Second of a Short Series of Articles on a Vital Subject. The Working Conditions of an Engine are Carefully Analysed. IN...

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A Win for the Independent Bus Owners.

T HE case against the ten omnibus owners was concluded before the Ealing Bench on Tuesday last. The case of Mr. Cornelius...

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A TRACTOR-TRAILER FOR CONGESTED PLACES.

A Design of Tractor which Secures a Short Wheelbase and so Improves Manoeuvrability. W ITH the call for greater efficiency in...

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POPULAR KARRIER VEHICLES.

A number of medium-load-capacity lorries figure on the recent list, of orders which have been received by Karrier Motors, Ltd.,...

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CAPE TOWN BUYS BRI 1 H SIX-WHEELED BUSES. T HE important and

rapid developments which are occurring in the progress of British rigid-frame sixwheelers for passenger work are evidenced by...

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LAKE DISTRICT COACH AND BUS TRAFFIC.

A District in which Owners Try to Cultivate Good-class Trade. T EW motor-coaching season in the Lake District is very rapidly...

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BUS TRANSPORT IN AN IMPORTANT PORT.

Some Details of Services Run by Municipal and Private Enterprise In and Around the City of Hull. ARLY in providing very...

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CATERING FOR THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.

Details of an Interesting Device Which Has as its Main Object the Protection of the Contents of the Dickey. I T is now rather...

STREET FIRST-AID BOXES.

The Tredegar (Mon.) U.D.C. has decided that increased motor traffic in the streets means, at least, liability to more...

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A NEW ALL-WEATHER BODY.

A Simple Device which Enables a Saloon. Coach to be Used as an Open or Enclosed Vehicle. T HIS is the time of the year when...

A LICENCE PROBLEM AT DARLINGTON.

A Prominent Company Summoned for Using Buses which the Corporation Claimed were Unlicensed. D IFFERENCES of opinion between...

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A SUMPTUOUS PUBLIC-SERVICE BUS.

Brief Details of a Well-appointed Vehicle in which Many Modern Refinements are Incorporated. I N these days of high-class...

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ACROSS AUSTRALIA BY BRITISH LORRY.

A Noteworthy Expedition in which a 30-cwt. Thornycroft Vehicle Participated. TN our issue dated August 3rd last ..Lwe...

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SOUTH AMERICA AS A MARKET.

The Development of the Use of Commercial Motor Vehicles in the Different Republics and the Growth of the Roads. (By a Special...

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Sir Charles Wakefield and Mr. Cobham's Flight.

S IR Charles Cheers Wakefield, Bt., C.B.E., governing director of the firm of C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., manufacturers of...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

Renewing Dennis Valve Guides. Peerless Hints Required. Fitting Piston Rings. Salving a Fiat Axle and Torque Casing. Fitting...

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WAYS AND MEANS.

Useful Contributions From Our Driver and Mechanic Readers T HE following useful tip is sent by " C.H.J.," of Exeter :—The...