The Wheels of Industry.
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This journal, dealing as it does with the "Chariots of War," no less than with the "Wheels of Industry," is now of national importance. Its interests embrace impartially the transport wagon and the parcelcar, the military tractor and the steam lorry.
Proposals and Purchases.
Naas Union (Co. Meath) has deferred its decision in the matter of purchasing a motor ambulance.
Liverpool Tramways Committee is purchasing a two-ton battery vehicle from Edison Accumulators, Ltd.
Essex County Council, through its surveyor, is about to purchase two steam tractors and one petrol roller, at the expense of the Road Board.
The Highways Department of the Aldershot Town Council is making inquiries about municipal motors for street-cleansing purposes and the cartage requirements of its Highways Department.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board has accepted the tender of Carless, Capel and Leonard, Ltd., for its annualaupply of motor spirit.
The. Waterworks Committee of the Leeds City Council has authorized the purchase of a steam wagon, at a maximum cost of 2550.
The Stockport Electric Tramways has bought a 25-seated single-deck body from E. and H. Hera, Ltd., to complete its battery-driven Edison motorbus.
Newport (Mon.) Chamber of Commerce has formally handed over to the Mayor of Newport a 16-20 h.p. Wolseley ambulance.
On the recommendation of a special sub-committee, the Birkenhead Town Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a motor fire-engine and a motor ambulance.
Dennis motor fire-engines again rendered excellent service in Birmingham, on the occasion of a fire at the premises of Messrs. Pelt, Hammel" and Co.' of that city. The Finance and Fire Brigade Sub-committee is ordering an additional motor fire-engine of the same make.
Exmouth U.D.C. has adopted resolutions authorizing the -expenditure of 21060 on a Motor fireengine.
New Registrations.
Brainsby's Garage, Ltd. (212,000), to take over a business at Peterborough.
Wilts and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd. (25000), by H. F. Cornish, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
Coventry Magneto Repairing Co., limited partnership, for 14 years. Registered address, 9a, Fleet Street, Coventry. General Partner, G. F. H. Foster, 24, Beaconsfield Road, Stoke, Coventry : limited partner, W V. Wakefield, Walsgrave Hall Walsgraveon-Sowe. Motorbus Licences Refused.
Dartford U.D.C. has refused to grant applications from the Allen Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., for licences in respect of ,four motorbuses and a motor char-a-bancs.
The Gloucester City Council has again refused an application from the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., which .application was very well supported, for licences for six motor omnibuses to ply between Gloucester and Tewkesbury and Gloucester and Leribury. Tramway influence appears to have been the underlying cause.
Road Board Grants.
The 17th list of Road Board grants, covering the three months October-December last, deals with grants in aid which aggregate a total of 2170,935. The districts which receive most benefit in this list appear to be Grimsby, Hereford, Hertford, Lancashire, several London Boroughs, including St. Pancras, Shoreditch, Southwark and Tottenham, Middlesex, New'castle-on-Tyne, Reading, East Suffolk, Surrey, Carnarvon, Glamorgan, Dumbarton, and Kerry.
French for the Army.
Our Campaign Comforts"Want Card" has already been of wonderful service to 11,000 men of the A.S.C., M.T., and, whilst more of these cards are in nrepa,ration in both French and German, we note with interest that the Commercial Motor Users Association has sent out a reprint. of an English-FrenchGerman dictionary. This little booklet has been reprinted from the Sternol " My Car" diary. It does not make any attempt to convey pronunciation, which object is attained in an original manner by the "Want Card" for which we are responsible : any struggling A.S.C. man will have to show the words to parties with whom he is endeavouring to converse.
The distribution of these booklets is being undertaken through the British Red Cross • Society, the French Red Cross Society, and the Royal Naval Division of the Army Service Corps.
A New Booklet.
A new booklet entitled "For Foreign Service" has been added to its War Series by Temple Press Ltd. It is intended to give some idea of what We is like in India, both to the civilian and the Territorial and others who are being ordered abroad for the first time. Published at 6d., post free 7d.
Rinman's New Address.
Mr. Rinmaa desires us to announce that he is moving to much larger premises at 234-5, Fitzalan Street, lien.nington Road, S.E., owing to the increase of his business. He is still carrying on his agency business, but will now have a considerable plant of machinery tools now available for other work. His telephone number is Hop 2123 and 4.
Our Fund.
We make space to deal elsewhere in this isaue with the position of our "Campaign Comforts" Fund. The donations to the end of the year are seen to have reached a total of 21355, and they are now in excess of 21700. If the sum of 25000, which we are well satisfied it is desirable to read', proves to be forthcoming, the average expenditure per man of the A.S.C., M.T., will be only 6a. 8d. —or possibly less, having regard to the increase of the personnel as new divisions are added to the' Army. On the 15,000 basis, a gift of 250 is equal to four-fifths of a penny per man. Another way of looking at it is this : if a particular manufacturer or trader is interested in vehicles at the Front which reach a total of 500, such a gift averages 2s. per driver, or, on the basis of five A.S.C. men per lorry, less than 5d. 'per man. The petrol and the tire houses are even more widely interested.
It will be seen, therefore, that any suggestions which are put forward by way of argument in support of the claims which the Fund may very properly make upon members of the motor and allied industries are not unreasonable, and certainly are in no sense in the nature of a hardship. 'Furthermore, concentration of effort admittedly leads to economy of administration, and we are concerned with the only central fund which exists for the A.S.C.. M.T., at large. It enjoys Royal patronage and military co-operation. For letters of acknowledgment see page 362.