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"The wheels of wealth will be slowed ty an diniculties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over whirls it 11055."--john, Beattie Crazier.
The Mersey Road Tunnel.
The Bill authorizing the construction of the road tunnel from Birkenhead to Liverpool received its final Parliamentary sanction on August 5th, when the House of Commons gave it a third reading. There was some objection on the report stage to the contribution of one-half-the cost from the Road Fund, it being argued that to give a vast sunk for one mile of roadway while 100,000 miles of unclassified roads did not receive a shilling from the Fund was most unfair.
Colonel Ashley smoothed away opposition to the Bill by promising to provide £750,000 next year for rural roads. This money is to be given for specified works of definite value as distinguished from ordinary maintenance. For permanent works the grant will not exceed 50 per cent. of the estimated cost and for temporary works 25 per cent.
Standing in London Buses : The Effect of the New Order.
On Tuesday of last week (August 4th) the Order prohibiting standing passengers in London buses, other than between certain hours, came into effect, but, as we hinted in our issue of July 21st, it would appear that the periods during which five standing passengers can be carried (i.e., before 8.30 a.m. and between 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday inclusive and between 12.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Saturdays) will have to be extended between Mondays and Fridays if inconvenience is not to be caused to the travelling public.
In connection with this " No Standing" Order, a deputation from the Association of London Omnibus Proprietors waited upon the Under-secretary of the Home Office urging that the Order should be amended or rescinded. It was contended that the hours during which standing is permitted are unsuitable and that the whole Order is too indefinite for practical working. The representations of the deputation were, when we closed for press, being placed before the authorities for consideration.
New Liverpool-Manchester Road.
The Lancashire County Council has just issued a report on the conference recently held by Sir Henry Maybury, Director of Roads to the Ministry of Transport, in which full details are given of the scheme for constructing a new road from Liverpool to the borders of Manchester at a cost of approximately £3,000,000.
The Ministry has given an undertaking to provide 75 per cent, of the cost of the scheme, but Sir Henry Mayhury urges that unless the work is put in hand this winter the chances of obtaining the money later will not be good. It is intended to acquire land for a road of 100 ft. width between fences, the carriageway being 40 ft. wide.
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and the Ministry of Transport in connection with the proposed road, has stated that it is hoped to secure the approval of the county council at an early date so that the work could be put in hand in the autumn.
Maidstone and District Profits.
According to the report of the Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., for the year ended March 31st last, the company made a net profit of £35,269 in this period, to which must be added a sum of £7,439 brought forward from the previous year, making a gross total of ,i42,708. A final dividend of 10 per cent. on increased capital is 'being paid, making 15 per cent, in all, and £10,000 is being transferred to the reserve account, leaving £5,145 to be carried forward.
London Traffic Prosecutions.
Mr. Locker-Lampson, in answer to a question in the House of Commons a few days Ego, said that 20 omnibus proprietors had been prosecuted under the London. Traffic Act, 14)24, in respect of 20 offences since January 1st, 1925. He said that no police officers were specially detailed for the detection of these offences, but the police were not dependent on information lodged by omnibus proprietors against one another.
Morris Buses for South Shields.
Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., of Birmingham, have just delivered to the tramways committee of the South Shields Corporation the first of four buses which they are supplying for use in the town. The buses are l4-seaters, and the bodies have been built to the specification of the general manager and engineer of the corporation tramways. Amongst the details of the equipment are lifeguards, a rear emergency door, an engine-operated tyre infiator, and electric lighting.
Government Contracts for Motors.
Among the Government contracts given out during ,Tune last was one for electric tractors placed by the Admiralty with Electromobile, Ltd., Otley, Yorks. The Crown Agents for_ the Colonies also placed an order for motor chassis with Karrier Motors, Ltd., Huddersfield, one for motor lorries with the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., Glasgow, and one for motor road rollers and spares with Barford and Perkins, Ltd., Peterborough.
French Gas Producer Trials.
In order .to encourage the makers of charcoal gas-producers to participate ira the trials to be held in September next the French War Department has offered to lend suitable lorries to those manufacturers who wish to compete, but have no vehicles of their own. This offer is the direct outcome of representations made to the War Office by our contemporary, Po-ids Loard—the French com
mercial vehicle monthly. .
The manufacture of gas-producers is a business which, in the maim attracts small concerns, as no very costly plant is required, and there are makers of really excellent machines who would not feel justified in purchasing a new lorry for these trials,' whilst the use of an out-of-date vehicle would not only produce a bad impression, but would hardly give the gas plant a fair chance in competition.
It is to'be hoped that the Army offer will encourage further entries, as the list is, at present, somewhat disappointing.
Bus v. Tram at Bull.
The tramways committee of the null Corporation has decided, in view of the increased competition which the tramway services now have to face from privately owned bus services, to request its licensing committee to act in accordance with the recommendation of the Departmental Committee of the Ministry of Transport, and insist that the minimum fares on bus services running over tram routes shall be not less than one penny in excess of the comparable fare charged on tramcars.
The manager of the tramways undertaking estimates that the bus services are depriving the trains of a revenue of between £1,000 and £2,000 per annum.
Free Passes on Paris Buses.
In view of the heavy annual loss made on the working of the Paris municipal public transport concern, a loss which naturally has to be made good out of the rates, the Paris public often becomes a little restive over the number of free passes issued by the Soci6te des Transports en Commun de la RAgion Parisimine to its officials and employees, It is, indeed, almost impossible to make a bus or tram journey of any length in the city without seeing at least one passenger produce ' a free travelling card when asked for his fare.
A famous Paris daily newspaper has recently made inquiries as to how many of these passes are issued, and has elicited the information that exactly 33,943 are actually in use at the moment! Taking it at a moderate estimate, each of these free travellers makes, on an average, three bus or tram journeys a day ; this represents 3,054,870 journeys a month, or a total of 8608,440 free trips a year. . If one reckons each of these journeys as being worth 40 centimes, which is quite a reasonable estimate, we arrive at a dead loss to the transport concern of 15 million francs a year. A Solex Development, We are advised by S. Wolf and Co., Ltd., the manufacturers of the Solex carburetter, that owing to the great expansion in the sales of their portable electric drills and grinders and sheetmetal working machinery they have deemed it essential to form two separate companies, one of which,' known as Solex (Licencees), Ltd., will deal exclusively with the manufacture and sale of Solex carburetters.
This reorganization has been found necessary in order to provide more adequate facilities for dealing with the increasing demand for this popular make of carburetter. The new company have secured a convenient site in London for offices and works, and buildings are already in course of construction. All communications should be addressed to the company, Solex (Licencees), Ltd., at 115, Southwark Street, London, S.E.1.
Motorbus or Motor Coach?
At the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Automotive Engireers a recommendation of the motor coach division in favour of the adoption of tfie term "motor coach" instead of "motorbus" gave rise to some discussion. In favour of the proposal, it was urged that it would tend to lift the motor propelled public service vehicle to a higher plane than that occupied by the " jitney " and the converted truck-type vehicle. It was also urged that the equipment committee of the American Electric Railway Association had agreed on the name, and was awaiting action on the part of the S A.E.
Against the adoption of the term, it was stated that the word. " coach " was nsed to designate a type of body for private passenger cars, and that the nse of the same term for a publicservice vehicle might lead to confusion. Not only this, but the ordinary type of railway passenger carriage is known as a coach. It was also said that the term "motorbus "..had been in use much
longer, and that "motor coach" was originally adopted by a certain company -to designate the particular class of vehicle they were operating.
The proposal was put to a vote, which resulted in the recommendation being adopted.
Motor Mails in North Wales.
The Tocia Motor Co. have signed a contract with the Postmaster-General for conveying the mail from South Carnarvonshire in connection with the night mail train from Carnarvon. The mail bus, which will also carry passengers, will leave Pwllheli at 4.30 P.m, Portmadoc 5.15 p.m., Criccieth 5.30 p.m., proceeding via Brynkir and Penygrocs, etc., to Carnarvon.
The present arrangements are only temporary, and it ia likely that the Postmaster-General will arrange later for mails to be picked up at Chwilog, l3rynkir and Penygroes, etc., as in prewar days.
Ford Output.
A new sales record was established by the Ford Motor Co. in the inonth of June, when approximately 6,000 more commercial vehicles and cars were delivered than during the same month a year ago. Reports of the company Indicate a continued large volume of business through the summer months, with a higher buying level than is customary at this season of the year. The schedule of the company for ;July also showed a considerable increase, several thousand more vehicles being called for than in the previous month.
The total Ford sales for June were 195.300 trucks and cars.
Munisipal Orders for Vulcans.
Over a recent period at three dayi the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co, (1906), Ltd., of Southport, received an unusual succession of orders for Vulcan vehicles (buses, tipping wagons and ambulances) from public authorities. Amongst the municipalities concerned are the Corporations of Southport, Stoke-on-Trent, Wrexham, Bury and Crewe, the Urban District Councils of Swinton and rendlebury, and Radcliffe, and the West Derby Union,
Guy's Poster Competition.
We are asked by Guy Motors, Ltd., of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, to remind those motor traders who have not already entered the company's "Feathers In Our Cap" competition for the prize of a 1-ton Guy chassis, that the number of the poster which they' are displaying must be sent so soon as possible to the company, in order that their name may be entered in the ballot for the award. The number will be found nn the bottom edge of the poster.
Motor v. Tram In the Canary Islands.
For some time past the electric tramway services of the Societe des Tramways de Teneriffe have suffered from the competition of motor vehicles in the transport of both passengers and goods, which was rendered possible by the fact that the road vehicles were not called upon to pay the same taxes as the tramways. The company have brought the matter to the notice of the Spanish Government, which, according to a report, has recognized the justice of the complaint and has decided tc impose similar taxes and regulations on motor vehicles as on the tramways.
A Commer Lorry for Scotland.
The Commer Car lorry which is shown in the accompanying illustration has recently been delivered from the Luton works of Commercial Cars, Ltd., to the order of a Scottish user. It consists of an example of the makers' 3PGtype chassis, which, as many of our readers will be aware, is a live-axle model built to carry 3-ton loads. The chassis is fitted with a platform body having a high tailboard, and a pole extends from the driver's cab to the rear, over which a loose tilt cover can be slung in order to protect the load. The picture also shows the brackets at each corner for supporting poles which carry the cover, and thus prevent damage which might be done to the load by a heavy tarpaulin. A New Petrol Funnel.
A new garage petrol funnel has been placed on the market by J-oseph Kaye and Sons, Ltd., Lock Works, Leeds. It follows the usual shape of the funnel intended to receive an inverted twogallon petrol tin, but, as with all Kaye productions, it is extremely well made, the material used being the best quality tin plate, thus ensuring a very sound job. The top edges have been wired to give extra strength and neat finish. Ledges are provided to take the weight of the petrol can, whilst the fine gauze for the exclusion of water and dirt is supported by a stout piece of perforated metal. Tho spigot (which, by the way, is fluted in order to allow for escape of air) is secured to the body of the funnel by the serrated type of joint which is favoured throughout the range of Kaye productions.
This funnel is a neW line with Joseph Kaye and Sons, Ltd., and is sold at 7s. 6-I., whilst it can be sent through the post for an extra sum of 9d.
The dimensions of the funnel are: Length of body, 10i ins. ; breadth, 7 ins.; depth to the top of the spigot,
8 ins.; length of spigot, 4 ins.; whilst the depth froin the top of the funnel to to the can bearers is 31 ins.
An Instrument for Testing Viscosity.
Michell Bearings, Ltd., have sent us ts copy of a new booklet which they have just issued dealing with the Michell viscometer, which, as many a our readers will be aware, is a simple instrument for testing the viscosity of oil and other fluids. It contains some useful iotes on lubrication, with special reference to the Michell instrument, full details for the use of which are given. A copy of the booklet can be obtained by communicating with the eunoany at South Benwelf, Newcastleon-Tyne.
Municipal versus Private Bus Services.
With a vieiv to providing harmonious working of passenger services in the West Hartlepool area, the West Hartlepool Corporation has submitted terms to the United Automobile Services, Ltd., which it contends will obviate competition on either side. The corporation announces its willingness to refrain from making application to operate over the West llardepool to Blackhall route, which is served by United buses, subject to the private company undertaking not to run in competition with the municipal transport services in West Hartlepool (including Seaton Carew), or to Hartlepool or Middlesbrough.
The corporation further request that, so far as the West Hartlepool to Stockton service operated by the United Automobile Serviees, Ltd., is concerned, fares of not less than 50 per cent. in excess of those charged on the municipal trolley-buses shall be made for the portion of the route covered by these vehicles.
An Exhibition of Ambulances and First-aid Appliances. • An exhibition of first-aid and ambulance appliances is to be held under the auspices of the International Red Cross Association in Geneva from October 7th to 18th next. A section for motor ambulances will be included in the display.
A World-wide Bus Survey.
It is announced from Washington that a world-wide survey of motorha transportation is being undertaken by the Automotive Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and that to secure the latest and most complete information available, questionnaires have been sent to offices of the Department in 35 foreign countries. The information thus obtained should make particularly interesting reading.
Motor Beats Railway in Meat Transport.
The annual report of the markets committee of the Manchester Corporation mentions the fact that considerable quantities of imported meat are being delivered at the wholesale market by motor vehicles, in addition to that conveyed by the railways. During the past year 10,656 tons were delivered by motor and 8,994 tons by railway.
Coach Owners and Stand Accommodation.
The Blackpool and District Char-abanes Owners Association has, asked for additional standing accommodation on the Lytham Promenade and also at Fairhaven Lake. It wants the Lytham Council to receive a small deputation to confer on the matter, but the council has reaffirmed its previous decision that there is already sufficient accommodation and has declined to receiver a•
deputation, • Guy Buses for Municipal Use.
In our article dealing with the new Guylow-load-line bus chassis, which appeared in our issue dated July 28th, we stated that the company had supplied a short wheelbase chassis of this type with a 26-seater pay-as-you-enter bus body to the order of the Burnley Corporation. This should have read "the Barrow-in-Furness" Corporation." In addition to supplying this authority with vehicles of this type, the company have built complete vehicles for the use of the Corporations of Morecambe and Sheffield.
A Parade on Wears ide.
Prominent Wearside haulage contractors and business concerns operating private motor vehicle fleets figured in the parl held at Sunderland on
August nkHoliday under the auspices of the Sunderland and District Horse and Motor Transport Society. The total entry, inclusive of horse vehicles, was the encouraging one of 250, and the many excellently maintained tradesmen's lorries and vans, some bearing extremely effective advertisements, demonstrated the pride taken by drivers in their vehicles and the assiduous efforts made by them to keep the units in a high state of efficiency.
In the section for heavy commercial vehicles of 3-ton capacity and over It. Fenwick and Co.,. Ltd., the wellknown Sunderland brewery company, gained a conspicuous success, winning all three prizes. This company operate a fleet of Thornycroft vehicles.
In all classes the keenest rivalry was displayed, and the work of the adjudicators was made difficult by reason of the 'general standard of excellence of the machines.
The leading awards in the motor section were :—
-Heavy lorries (cleanest and best kept engine and chassis) : (1) R. Fenwick and Co., Ltd. (driver, W. Sweeting) ; (2) It. Fenwick and Co., Ltd. (F. Duffy) ; (3) R. Fenwickand Co., Ltd. (R. Robinson).
Light vehicles under 1-ton capacity (cleanest and best kept engine and chassis) : (1) J. A. Kennedy, Ltd. (W. Taylor) ; (2) Central Laundry (j. Brack) ; (3) Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. (J. Pillar):
Best advertising vehicle: (1) A. S. Wilkinson, Ltd. (W. E. Grimes) ; (2) G. W. Horner and Co:, Ltd.'. (A. Stewart).
Holiday-making in the Highlands.
For some months past—right on from the beginning of March—motor tours to the Highlands from Edinburgh and Glasgow have been in full swing, and seem to be increasingly popular. The routes selected cover practically the whole of the country south of Inverness and north of the Firths of Forth and Clyde, and some of the more daring spirits have been extending their runs to Dingwall and even to Golspie and Thurso.
The coaches to be seen on the road this year are, generally speaking, finer than ever, and many bear comparison in the comfort which they give with the up-to-date private car, The fares are reasonable to a degree, and work out at a trifle over 1d. per passenger per mile. This is not the result of any competitive price-cutting, for a fairly 'uniform scale is in vogue among all the leading owners.
The roads are everywhere being improved at a very rapid rate, and they now compare very favourably with those to be found in the rural districts of the south. The tours occupy from one to eight days, according to the places to be visited and the time permitted for stoppages and sight-seeing in the various localities.
Traction Engines on Rubber Tyres.
The Minister of Transport has recently been in communication with the secretaries of the Traction Engine Owners Association of Great Britain and Ireland and also of the Showmen's Guild, and has received an assurance from them that it is hoped that traction engines owned by members if these associations will be fitted with rubber tyres within the time limit which the Ministry has suggested, viz., before April 1St, 1926.
Industrial Vehicles in .Austria.
Out of 14,140 motor vehicles registered in Austria up to January let, 1925, 4,577 were commercial vehicles of various types and 2,217 taxicabs plying in the city of Vienna itself.
There is reported to be quite a good market in Austria for industrial vehielea, as the veto on imports is now to all intents and purposes a dead letter. The duties are from 35 to 40 per cent., or somewhat less than thOse in force in France with regard to imported foreign vehicles. • •
'Austrian city councils are very up to date -and enterprising in their ideas, andthey are-constantly purchasing motor vehicles for a variety of municipal purposes.
Trams on Sleeper Tracks
West Riding County Council reports that it successfully opposed, so far as the county roads are coneereed, the proposals of the Bradford Corporation to construct separate tracks on sleepers for tramways on, or at the side of, roads. The powers were granted in respect of roads in Bradford, but only subject to considerable modifications.
Eastbourne's Traffic Problem.
Eastbourne Corporation authorities have been faced with the difficulty of dealing with the large increase in passenger traffic in the town, and to:, cope with the problem they propose to erect public municipal garages mainly for the accommodation of motor coaches. It is said that facilities are also to be arranged so that passengers can be set down and picked up at definite stations. In this way it is hoped to avoid the parking of buses and coaches in the streets, and also to overcome the congestion caused by vehicles halting at busy centres.
The Ministry of Transport and I3ridge Schemes.
The project of' building a bridge over the River Tamar crops up in the House of Commons from time to time but doesnot seem to get farther than the stage of being talked about. No proposals for the execution of such a scheme lihve yet been submitted by local authorities,
Another West of England proposal is to construct a tunnel between Devonport and Torpoint for the use of vehicular traffic, and the Ministry of Trans
port is prepared to give careful consideration to an application for financial assistance for the preliminary investigation similar to that given in the case of the Liverpool and Tay schemes if the responsible local authorities desire to apply.
As the major portion of the expense of these preliminary surveys is borne by the Ministry, the invitation to make application may well be accepted.
Belated Bradford Appeal.
The Bradford Watch Committee has further considered correspondence with regard to the appeal of the West Riding Automobile Co., Ltd., in regard to bus licences. It has now given instructions for the 'Ministry of Transport to be informed that, having regard to the long period which has elapsed since the date of the local inquiry (November 25th, 1924) held by the Ministry in the matter, the corporation was not prepared to agree that the facts relating to the appeal as amended were substantially the same as those disclosed at the inquiry.
American Exports.
In the: month of May commercial vehicle manufacturers in the United States exported 5,309 goods-carrying and passenger vehicles (electries excepted), the principal importing countries being the United Kingdom, which took 1,305; Australia 333; Canada, 322; Italy, 316; Mexico, 217; Philippine Islands, 182; and British Africa, 152. • Horse-boxes Proving Popular.
notable sight in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, on the occasion of race meetings at Auteuil and Longchamps is the large fleet of motor horse-boxes -which. arrives with their valuableloads. On a recent Sunday no fewer than a doxen vehicles were lined up in the Bois, and, after having brought the horses from their stables, were waiting to convey them home after having taken part in the races.
A Furniture Remover's Dennis Lorry.
Messrs. Archer, Cowley and -Cb., furniture removers and warehousemen, of Oxford, have recently taken delivery of the 4-ton Dennis lorry shown in an illustration on this page. It is of interest to note that the vehicle is fitted with a hinged tailboard, but no sides, being primarily intended for the transport and transference of lift van bodies which can also be carried by rail. As these bodies measure nearly 15 ft. in length, it has been deemed advisable to lengthen the frame slightly and also to increase the wheelbase of the chassis. To enable long runs to be undertaken with the minimum number of stops, the Vehicle is fitted with a 35-gallon fuel tank.
The machitie is intended for towing a„.._ trailer, in addition to carrying a full load, this work being well within the capacity of the 40 h.p. engine with whichthe chassis is fitted, and to enable this to be effected a spring towing hook is situated on the rear cross-member of the frame. The braking arrangement for the trailer is neatly carried out by fitting a second quadrant outside, . but
concentric with the brake lever Quadrant; a second lever works a cable which runs to the trailer brakes, The Institute of Metals Journal.
Volume 03. of the Journal of the Institute of Metals has just 'Seen issued and, as is usual, it contains much of interest to metallurgists. In previous volumes of this journal, the annual May lecture of the Institute has always appeared in the second issue of the year, but in the present volume we .note that Prtifessor H. A. Lorentz's May lecture on • "The Motion of Electricity in Metals" is published.
The 13 papers which were read at the recent annual general meeting of the Institute are reproduced in full,
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together with the oral and written discussions concerning them. About onehalf of the present volume is occupied by a complete and succinct set of abstracts on papers relating to nonferrous metals. The number of abstracts is greater than usual, and although more condensed they are made more accessible by a new system of classification. The volume is published by the Institute of Metals, 36, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1, from which address it can be obtained at the price of 31s. 6d, net.
Dodge Brothers' New Address, Dodge Brothers (Britain), Ltd., opened their new offices and works on August 4th, these being situated at Willesden Lane, Park Royal, London, N.W.10, to which address all future communications should be sent.
An Allen-Liversidge Development
Allen-Liversidge, Ltd., Victoria Station House, Westminster, London, SAVA, have just taken over the sole selling agency for Great Britain and Ireland of the electric welding products of Buckley, Saunders and Co., Ltd., of Westminster and Birmingham. The goods which they are now handling include Pontelec resistance welding plant, electric rivet heaters, etc.
American Production.
The United States Department of Commerce announces that the production of motor vehicles in America during the month of June totalled 402,696, of which number 37,890 were commercial vehicles. Of the business vehicles, 36,096 were manufactured in the United States and 1,794 in Canada. Thesefigures are based upon reports received from 185 different manufac turers. The total output for June is stated to bathe highest ever recorded for this particular month.
Moseley Tyre Prices.
David Moseley and Sons, Ltd., Chapel Field Works, Ardwick, Manchester, inform us that the sustained high price of raw rubber has _compelled them to increase the price of their tyre covers by 15 per cent. We are told that this is the first increase in the price of Moseley covers since prices were reduced in October, 1924.
Local Proceedings,
Tynemouth Corporation has allocated a site at Sharpness Point for a motor parking place.
Manchester Watch Committee recommends the purchase of a portable fire pump at a cost of £190.
Luton Corporation has decided to purchase a Morris lorry for the electricity department at a cost of £225.
The tramways committee of the Manchester Corporation has purchased a single-deck 30-seater Daimler motorbus.
Hastings Watch Committee recommends the purchase of a motor lorry from Messrs. Skinner's at a cost of £579.
Ilford Urban District Council recommends the purchase of a 20 h.p. Vulcan van for refuse collection at a cost of 1540.
The paving committee of the Manchester Corporation recommends the purchase of a lightmotor lorry at a cost of.£200.
Manchester Corporation has recently purchased a Fordson tractor from H. and J. Quick, Ltd., for the use of the paving department.
Darlington Corporation has obtained sanction for a loan of £2,000 for the purchase of a motor bre-engine and additional equipment for the Arebrigade.
The committee of the Hull Dogs' Home proposes to purchase a motor vehicle for the transport of animals, and is inviting the corporation to make a grant towards the cost.
The tramways committee of the Chesterfield Corporation has decided to invite quotations for the supply of eight petrol omnibuses to replace vehicles that have been in service for six years.
Training Highway and Transport Engineers.
During the months from December of this year to March of next year inclusive, the University of Michigan is to offer 21 short-period courses inhigliway engineering and highway transport, which are intended for experienced men or for others preparing for positions in the field of highway engineering or highway transport or with companies concerned with the production of motor vehicles of all types. Of the total number of courses, 18 will be open to any person over 21 years of age. Each course will consist of 30 lectures.
A Catalogue on Batteries.
The D.P. Battery Co., Ltd., Bakewell, Derbyshire, have just issued a new catalogue which deals in a comprehensive way with the company's range of storage batteries. The book is intended to be something more than a catalogue and contains much information, which increases its value as a nseful book of reference. One of the most useful sections is that dealing with working instructions for D.P. storage batteries, whilst another, relating to storage battery erection and repairs should prove of . considerable value. Thirteen standard types and sizes of D.P. cell are referred to, although other types are available to meet special requirements.