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13th March 1959, Page 76
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No Smoking Ban: Edinburgh Transport Committee have decided not to impose a ban on smoking in city buses. 1.P.C. Spring Meeting: The Midland Centre of the Institute of Public Cleansing will hold their spring meeting on April 24 at Bilston. Staffs. Roads Down Under: The Australian Government is to grant EA250m. towards road construction and maintenance during the next five years. M.C.C. Irish Branch: The Mercantile Credit Co. of Ireland. Ltd., have opened a new branch at 9 William Street, Galway. with Mr. U. I. Hogg in charge. Plastics Repairs: A service for the repair of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics bodywork has been started by Automobile Plastics, Ltd., 62-64 High Street. Barnet, Herts. Bigger Cummins Works: The Board of Trade have agreed to build a large extension to the factory at Shotts. Lanarkshire, which they lease to the Cummins Engine Co.. Ltd. Worcester Branch: The North Central Wagon and Finance Co.. Ltd.. have opened a new branch at 53 The Tything, Worcester, with Mr. Alan King in charge.

Lamp Discounts: Quantity discounts rang ing from per cent. to '71 per cent, for vehicle lamps have been introduced by the Atlas Lighting and Ekco Ensign Electric companies. S.M.M.T. Play: The Girl Who Couldn't Quite" is to be presented by the S.M.M.T. Players at the Institut Francais. South Kensington, from March 23 to 25. The Players have raised 1800 for the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund in the past eight years.

Chancellor Lobbied: Nelson Corporation have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer supporting the plea for an end to bus fuel tax. Burnley, Caine and Nelson Joint Passenger Transport Committee, who paid 148.000 in fuel tax last year, arc also giving support. Motorway Advice: A new feature in the A.A. Handbook for 1959-60 is the "Motorway Code." Maps show the Preston Bypass. now in use, and motorways to be ea re. Points future. completed in the near where motorways can be joined or left. flyover Junctions and underpasses. are all indicated. Factory Extension: Whitlock Bros., Ltd., are to build a 50,000-sq.-ft. extension to their premises at Great Yeldham, Essex. The plansinclude an additional access road to the 30-acre site. New Dunlop H.Q.: The Dunlop Rubber Co.. Ltd., are to occupy a new block of offices being erected on the site of London's old Si. James's Theatre. They expect to make the nicoe this summer. New Showrooms: Commercial vehicles will be on display in the showrooms opened by the Commercial Motor Garage and Repair Co.. Ltd. High Street. Colliers Wood, London, S, High Ford Strike Ends: The strike at the Ford Motor Co.. Ltd,, ended on Monday. Nevertheless. Mr. Jack Mitchell, the strikers' .leader, said last Friday that he intended to secure a closed shop.

Disc Brakes Film: The value of disc brakes on buses and lorries is one of the points referred to in a new 21-minute Dunlop 16 mm. film. "The Power to Stop.which is available from the company.

Gasket Take-over : The gasket-manufacturing

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section of Hall and Hall, Ltd., Hampton, Middx. is being taken over by Engineering Components, Ltd.. and will be carried on by a new company, Halls Gaskets, Ltd. 50 Years Old: The British Piston Ring Co., Ltd., celebrated their 50th anniversary on Monday with a dinner for long-service employees. Other functions for employees will take place during the anniversary year. Hong Kong Order: Fifty Daimler bus chassis, equipped with Gardner 5LW 94 b.h.p. engines, have been ordered by the China Motor Bus Co., Hong Kong. Already 500 Gardner-engined vehicles are operating in Hong Kong and Kowloon. I.o.T, Dinner Guest: Viscount Simon. Port of London Authority chairman, will be principal guest at the Institute of Transport's annual dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London. on March 20. Maj.-Gen. G. N. Russell. president, will also speak. Leyland Agents: New agents for Leyland Motors, Ltd., in Portuguese West Africa and the Persian Gulf have been announced. Motores de Angola S.A.R.L. represent Leyland in Angola, Portuguese West Africa. and in the Persian Gulf Leyland, Scammell and Albion are represented by A.A. Zayani and Sons. Bahrein.


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