Tours Approach Saturation Point
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AFTER a conference with the objectors, the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., and the Railway Executive, Robert Dickson, Jar., Ltd., Dundee, cut its application to run additional tours. The original application was for 52 tours, and 26 were finally granted by the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. Robertson. in Dundee, last week.
New tours include trips to France, Germany and Italy. The proposed tour to Lausanne and Milan would cost about £90, the Rhine Valley trip £60, and the Lourdes tour £55. A condition was made that only two Continental tours be operated in -any season, and that only seven journeys be made. Theatre excursions to Edinburgh and Glasgow were restricted to Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Mr. Robertson remarked that as far as Dundee was concerned, saturation point for tours was being reached. He did not think any other Scottish city had as many.
The company also applied to run a service for the benefit of 18 employees of the National Cash Register factory at Kingsway. This was rejected. as Dundee Corporation had a monopoly in the city and it would be impossible to allow picking-up at Barnhill and Broughty Ferry, as proposed.
MAL-GEN RUSSELL TO ADDRESS
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THE chairman of the Road Haulage Executive, Maj.-Gen. C. N. Russell, and Brig. R. Gardiner, director of Engineer Stores, Royal Engineers, will present a paper, The Planning, Development and Operation of the Assam Lines of Communication, 194145," to the Institute of Transport on January 15, at 5.45 p.m., at 66, Portland
• Place, London. W.1 During the period covered by the paper, Maj.-Gen. Russell was Deputy QuartermasterGeneral for Movements and Transportation, G.H.Q., India.
Other Institute meetings include:— January 15. North Staffs group, lecture on road transport legislation by J. Foley Egginton, North Stafford Hotel, Stoke, 6.30 p.m.: Scottish section. lecture on industrial relations by Harold Clay, North British Hotel, Edinburgh, 6 p.m.: January .16. Northampton group, impressions of the Institute's 1950 Continental tour by J. N. Robinson. College of Technology, Northampton: Yorkshire section, annual dinner, Great Northern Hotel, Leeds, 7 p.m.; January 17, Beds. Cambs and Hunts section, lecture on roads by G. 3 Ponsonby, Swan Hotel. Bedford, 6.45 p.m.
YOUNG SWEDES SEE AUSTINS
AN exhibition for schoolboys is being held in Stockholm by Messrs. Hans Osterman, Austin distributors in Sweden. The show is based on Austin vehicles and is being held in the showrobins of the Birger Jarlsgatan, reputed to be the finest in Europe.
Four-year-old Crown Prince Gustaf opened the exhibition, for which 35,000 invitations have been sent out.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the death of VY LT.-CDR. A. WiwArds, R.N. (REr.), director of Hants and Sussex Motor Services, Ltd., and subsidiaries, and MR. FRANK BRADLEY, managing director of the Milton Bus Service, Ltd