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Scissors System Ends: The scissors traffic crossing in Bristol city centre has been replaced by a onc-way traffic arrangement.

Factory Development: Goodyear are to spend tim. on the development and modernization of their factory at linenhage, South Africa No Coach Station : Scarborough Town Council have agreed that a coach station should not be provided at the seaward end of Valley Road.

B.E.T. Diamond Jubilee: A dinner at Claridge's Hotel, London, on November 21 will celebrate the diamond jubilee Of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd.

.Exports to Poland: Motoimport, the Polish foreign trade nrganization, have ordered 100 vans a year front the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., for assignment to the municipal retail trade.

Bosch Close Works: The Argentine subsidiary of the Bosch organization has been closed. Labour force at the Daimler-Benz Argentine assembly plant has dropped from 2.000 to 700.

Special A Refusal: Mr. F. Sylvester, of Long Sutton, has been refused a special A licence by the East Midland Licensing Authority. The vehicle is based at Fosdykc, Lines, Air Mail Catalogue: Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd., 232 Dawe§ Road, London, S.W.6, have published ii full catalogue of their pneumatic power tools and compressors in air-mail form, Stoke Municipal 'Rakes: A meeting of local councils is to be called later this month by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to consider further the setting up of municipal passenger transport facilities in north Staffordshi re.

Another Blackpool Tower: A BedfordEagle three-stage tower wagon is to be exhibited by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., at the annual conference of the Association of Public Lighting Engineers at Blackpool from September 18-21.

New Duron Agents: Brake Linings, Ltd., have appointed James Aitchison and Co. (Tyres), Ltd., 94 Constitution Street, Edinburgh, 6, as selling agents in Scotland for Duran brake and clutch facings. Stocks will be carried at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Lockerbie and Kirkcaldy as from September 17 LOAD-TRANSFER HARDSHIPS: SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION nIFFICULTIES caused by the need to transfer loads from B-licence vehicles to long-distance lorries were referred to before the Western Licensing Authority last week, when F. Cook and Sons (Winterbourne), Ltd., success'fully applied to add 10 vehicles to their A licence. They have been operating since 1919.

Mr.. S. W. Nelson, the Authority, said that it was right that .a long-established company should be rid of irritating restrictions and the temptation to disregard them. There had been great inconvenience caused to customers by limits attached to the company's B licence. He dismissed objections by the railways and British Road Services.

PF,KIN—LHASA PROVING RUN TO test their suitability for operation in mountainous country. three Hungarian 4-ton oilers are on a proving run from Pekin, China, to Lhasa. Tibet. The vehicles left the Heavenly Gate in Pekin on September 1 and are due in Lhasa at the end of the month.


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