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Creditors. of the British Motor Bus
Trust, Ltd., are required to send particulars of their claims to the liquidators, care of Messrs. Maurice Jenks, Nye and Co., -6, Old Jewry, E.C., by the 16th March.
The London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., has entered into an agreement with the Willesden Urban District Council to take an additional supply of current at the garage at Donis 11111 for three years, and to lease a 'portion of its premises to the Council to accommodate additional electric plant to meet the company's demands.
Darracq..Serpollet Buses in Paris.
In agreeable contrast to the familiar Paris motorbuses, Darracq-Serpollet steam buses have just appeared on the streets of the French capital. They are fulfilling a valuable passenger-carrying service between the Saint Lazare and Lyons railway stations, attracting much favourable notice in the streets (says our Paris correspondent); the ease with which they are handled and the comfort in which a ride in them may be taken are a pleasant revelation to Parisians, and to visitors.
One Cause of Unclean Streets.
A member of the Westminster City Council drew the attention of that body, at its last meeting, to the serious condition of Victoria Street in muddy weather, and remarked that, on several occasions, he saw none of the Council's men at work doing anything to minimise the danger. It was pointed out, in a brief discussion that followed, that the presence of a line of cabs down the centre of Victoria Street rendered the conditions there most unfavourable, and that it was extremely difficult to keep the streets clean as things are.
Tires.
The recent heavy fall in the price of crude rubber is having immediate effect on the policy of tire manufacturers. Withholding names for the present for obvious reasons, we are informed from a reliable source that at least one, if not more, of the largest tire concerns has practically concluded all arrangements for a considerable cut in prices. Should the price be reduced, as anticipated, to lid. per mile for motorbus tires, those concerns who have recently renewed contracts on the old terms will be feeling distinctly uneasy. A reduction of id. per mile in round figures means ,4:8,000 per annum, to any one of the premier companies. We have already forecasted this saving, and the fact that market indications point to its near realisation is a welcome feature.
More Railway Plaints.
Sir Charles Scatter, chairman of the London and South Western Railway Company, in presiding at the last halfyearly meeting of the proprietors, remarked that the earnings on the suburban lines had been most seriously affected by both tramway and motorbus
competition. He was glad that his forecast of good results from the development of the company's long-distance traffic showed signs of fulfilment. Lord Cottesloe, the retiring chairman of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, made similar remarks at that company's meeting. It is common. ground with the chairmen of all large railway companies which possess
London termini, that suburban traffic has been seriously affected. Ten years ago, however, they paid but little attention to this suburban traffic, and many of them openly flouted it, probably in the belief that it was at their mercy for good.