The Wheels of Industry.
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• This journal, aealing as it does with the "Chariots of War," no less than with the "Wheels of Industry," continues of national importance. Its interests embrace impartially the transport wagon and the parcelcar, the military tractor and the steam lorry.
Proposals and Purchases by Local Authorities.
The M.A.B. wants tenders for 12 ambulance chassis ; see page 29 of advertisements.
The South Shields Town Council has been trying an Edison batteryequipped three-ton refuse-collecting van.
There is an opening at. Barnsley, by negotiation with the Town Clerk, for the establishment of local motorbus services.
The Tramways Committee of the Rotherham Borough Council has purchased three Daimler motorbuses, at 2935 10s. each.
The Liverpool City Council has not confirmed a proposal by its Water Committee, to purchase a petrol motor fire-engine.
The Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., has agreed to supply a motorbus chassis to the Perth Corporation Tramways, with payment by instalments.
Kingston-upon-Hull Corporation is proceeding with the necessary measures to obtain sanction for a loan of 22665, to pay for two motor fire-engines.
The Guardians of the Poor for Manchester hai„.e bought a 7-cwt. motorvan, for the conveyance of stores, and convertible to a passenger vehicle.
The Tramways Committee of the Southampton Town Council is purchasing an Edison battery-equipped chassis, for 2627, for use in tower-wagon work.
Rornsey Town Council has been unable to obtain any quotation for team labour, and is now considering the .purchase of horses. This, surely, is the proper time to consider motor conveyance.
A Recent Registration. Attercliffe Central Garage Co., Ltd. (22000), with its office at Church Lane, Attercliffe, Sheffield.
A.S.C. Promotions.
We have been interested to observe, in the -supplementof the London Gazette of the 9th inst., the following amongst other promotions :
.Temporary Captains to be Temporary Majors.-14. F. Robinson, S. Janson,D. S. Kennedy, E. A. Rose, F. C. J. Macdermott, and H. Niblett.
Temporary Lieutenants to 1,e; Temporary Captains.— T. P. Searight, H. F. S. Clay, H. Brooke kleler, 0. D'A, Goldsmid, A. R. Rawlence, L. T. It. Ridley, E. L. B. Ravenhill, J. H. V.Thitlark, A. Waren Lambert, J. E. Moody, J. M. MacLulich F. II. Moody, J. N. Waugh, and B. E. Aylwin.
n36 London Bus Figures.
The total number of licensed motorbuses operating on the London streets on the 30th of last month was 2220. This shows a decrease of one as against the figure for the previous month, and coinpares with a total of 2884 one year ago-664 more.
The Lamented 334 Per Cent.
It is interesting to hear many laments about the abandonment of that 33i per cent. import duty, and to hear them even from American manufacturers. We make further reference to the point in the course of an Editorial article on the second page of this issue.
Lamp-lighting Table.
Light up your lamps at : —5.39 on Thursday, 5.37 on Friday, 5.36 on Saturday, 5.32 on Monday, 5.29 on Tuesday, 5.27 on Wednesday. The above times are for London. In Edinburgh light up 36 mins. later, Newcastle 31 mins. later, Liverpool 39 mins. later, Birmingham 35 mins later, and Bristol 40 mins. later. For Dublin the lighting-up time reckoned in the local mean time for the district is 27 mins. later than London time.
Electric Vehicle Committee.
The last meeting of the Electric Vehicle Committee took place at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, on the 1st in.st, under the chairmanship of Mr. R. A. Chattock, of Birmingham. Mr. V. Mason took his seat on the Committee as the reprssentative of the Light Railways and Tramways Association. The Committee chiefly dealt
with additional propaganda in connection with publicity, and the reports in regard to its official quarterly organ, "The Electric V ehiL cle," were considered highly satisfactory. The Technical sub-committee is at the present time particularly occupied on the standardization of details in connection with lead-plate batteries.
Licences for Male Servants.
We had cause in issues of August of last year and March of the present year, to deal with a ease which was raised by the L.C.C., against the owner of a sample-carrying motorcar, Mn E. J. Perry, an upholsterer. The L.C.C. demanded the taking-out of a mate-servant licence, under the Revenue Act uf 1869. The Court of Appeal, we may remind our readers, referred the matter back to the magistrate who had convicted, for him to decide whether such a driver performed services of a menial or domestic nature, this being held to be the true test in the matter.
It will be very satisfactory to large numbers of owners to learn that, when this case came on for hearing, on the reference back, on a recent date, the representative of the L.C.C. intimated that it was not intended to proceed further with it, whereupon the summons was formally withdrawn. We are glad that the L.C.C. has, although tardily, abandoned this particular branch of activity in the direction of hampering traders.
Erratum.
For " 200 " in column I of page 101 of last week's issue read "200."
Wheels of Industry—con.
Bartle's Bodies.
We learn that during the 21 days ended the 7th • inst., the bodybuilding section of Messrs. James Bartle and Co.'s works, at. Lancaster Road, W., turned out 50 30seated char-a-bancs bodies complete.
From "Dixie Land.".
The colleagues of Mr. Farquhar, the manager of the American Supplies Co., Ltd.' • • took advantage of the occasion of his taking Itea commission. as a lieutenanto ins the A.S.C., M.T., to presenthim with a gold watch and a testimonial on
ellnin. The chair was taken by Mr. H. J. Halley, who is to carry on Mr. Farquhar's duties during his absence. It will be remembered that the company referred to deals principally with the Dixie magneto.
At Scottish Commercial Cars, Ltd., Glasgow.
It. was our pleasure during a recent visit to the North to pay a call upon Mr. T: Barry Cole, one of the directors of Scottish Commercial Cars Co., Ltd. We found the works, of which the official address is 98, lake Street, Glasgow, very busy indeed erecting Caledon chassis. This useful weight-carrier was evolved entirely by the company, and judicious use has been made of certain well-proved components and accessories. notably the Dorman engine. Mr. Cole showed us exanipleS of each of what are really four types' of machines, although they are only in effect live-axle and chain-drive variants of two models. We devoted several pages in our issue of the 2nd September to a description of this range of machines.
Some of the area of the large shops in Duke Street was, on the occasion of our visit, occupied by part of a recent consignment of Vida cans, machines which are, it will be recalled from information which has already been published in our columns, reminiscent of certain early Commercar designs, although the machine in its present •form re • seinbies Luton methods only in respect of comparatively unimportant details.
The Vulcan is a taking-looking machine and should provea useful line in the present circumstances to this enterprising Scottish house. The company, of course, retains its sole agency for Scotland for Commercars and is looking forward, now that Government restrictions on the civilian output are being eased, to renewing the very considerable business which it, in pre-war times, maintained in connection with the sale of these well-known British models throughout North Britain. Panama Exhibition Grand Prize.
It is officially announced that the grand prize for motor trucks awarded by the jury of the Panama Pacific Engineering Exposition has gone to the White Co.
Packard Order Cancelled.
The Packard Co. announces that the British Government has cancelled an order for £17,000 worth of spare parts, without giving any reason for the cancellation.
Peerless Builds F.W.D. Trucks.
The Peerless Motor Car Co. is now building four-wheel-drive ma
chines under licence. It is arranging to manufacture 25 a day for the next four months The bulk of these machines are to the order of the, French Government. .Another large order for trucks from the same source has been split between the White and Peerless companies.