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RECIPIENTS OF CORONATION HONOURS.
Amongst the recipients of honours on the occasion of the Coronation of Their Majesties are the following :—
Sir John Cadman, G.C.M.G., D.Sc.. D.Litt., D.Eng., M.I.C.E., chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.. and the Iraq Petroleum Co., and Sir John Siddeley, C.B.E., J.P., chairman and managing director of Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., who receive baroneteies. Mr. J. Scholefield, K.C., president, London Passenger Transport Arbitration Tribunal, becomes a Knight. Mr. C. W, Reeve, chairman and managing director. Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., and Mr. R. H. 'Merton, 115.0., MC., assistant-secretary, Roads Department, Ministry of Transport, receive the C.B.E., whilst Alderman G. P. Dean, J.P., national industrial officer, National Union of General and Municipal Workers, and Mr. W. C. Clemens, senior engineering inspector, Roads Department, Ministry of Transport, receive the 0.B.E.. and CouncillorJ. C, Mason, district officer, National Tinton of General and Municipal Workers, the M.B.E. The Medal of Order of British Empire in the Civil Division is awarded to Mr. A. 0. Butterfield, driver, and Mr. J. Coalter, conductor, of London Transport Central Buses.
Classification of Drivers' Tests.
The Minister of Transport has issued the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations, 1937, to give effect to Section 3 (1) of the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Act, 1936. The Regulations will come into force on June 1. The test fee for the driver of a ,motor lawn mower is reduced to 2s. 6d., but the test on a motorcycle will no longer entitle the candidate to drive a car or lorry.
The six groups, to which different requirements apply, will entitle a successful candidate to drive any vehicle in the group which includes that on which he passed the test. They are heavy and light locomotives, motor tractors, heavy motorcars, motorcars, and motor tricycles with reversing gear; (2) trolley-vehicles; (3) motor bicycles (with or without sidecar), nonseversible tricycles; (4) track-laying vehicles; (5) invalid carriages; (6) mowing machines, agricultural tractors and vehicles controlled by pedestrians.
A Light Ladder Lorry.
The pictures which we publish on this page are of a useful telescopic ladder mounted on a Morris-Commercial 15cwt. chassis, which Jarvis and Sons, 1320 Ltd., London, S.W.19, has sold to County of London Electric Supply Co., Ltd_ For rapid transport, the ladder is fixed over the driver's cab and, by the use of a small winch, it can easily be raised to any desired angle and then extended to a maximum height of about 30 ft.
The trunnion bracket on which the ladder is mounted can be rotated, so that the ladder may be used in any direction, irrespective of the position of the chassis. Two adjustable legs are fitted at the rear and act as stabilizers when the ladder is in use. 'GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE • OIL ENGINES.
General Motors Corporation announces the formation of a new division to manufacture oil engines, says a message from New York. Construction of a plant on a 75-acre site at Detroit will start at once and 1,500,000 dollars will be spent on construction and equipment.
The new division will manufacture a line of Winton oil engines ranging from a 20 h.p. single-cylindered unit up to a 160 h.p. six-cylindered model. The single-cylindered units are designed for stationary use, whereas the multicylindered engines are suitable for marine, stationary, or commercialvehicle service.
Drivers Tell Licensing Authority.
Drivers in Dumfriesshire have petitioned the Southern Scotland Licensing Authority concerning their hours of work, alleging duties up to 17 hours. Although the letters were anonymous, Mr. A. Henderson, the Licensing Authority, stated, last week, that it was one of the rare occasions on which one took notice of such communications, because, for obvious reasons, the men flid not wish their names and addresses to be disclosed.
Mr. Henderson also revealed that, in Dumfries, operators had applied for tonnage on the understanding that horses would be disposed of, and had then purchased more horses.