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MR S. BErneetExr, J.P., has been reelected president of the Belfast Transport Officials' Club.
CAPT. J. S. IRviNG is to be president of the Institution of Automobile Engineers for the session 1936-37. The total membership of the Institution was 2,828 at the end of last year, representing an increase of 128.
MR. 0. C. PowER, J.P., M.Inst.T., traffic manager of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., has been re-elected chairman of the Birmingham Horse and Motor Vehicle Owners Association, for the 25th year in succession.
• MR. WALTER ALEXANDER, Of W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., is chairman of the Scottish Midland Guarantee Trust, 126, High Street, Falkirk, a new joint stock company, formed with £25,000 capital, to finance hire-purchase business, including that dealing with motor vehicles.
On April 9, MR. LACHLAN MACKTNNON, who recently retired from the position of general manager of Glasgow Corporation's transport department, received a presentation from the transport committee at a luncheon in the City Chambers. The presentation was made by the Lord Provost (Mr. John Stewart).
MR. D. M. GRACIE, district superintendent, L.N.E, Railway Co., Leeds, was re-elected for a second year's office as chairman of the Leeds and District Section of the Institute of Transport. The other officials were also re-elected.
Mn. j. C. DEAN (general manager, West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd.),
MR. G. F. CRAVEN (general manager, Halifax Corporation Transport Department) and Ma. R. E. Ceolion (transport Manager, Smith, 'Parkinson and Cole, Ltd.) were appointed to the Committee.
MR. C. W. REEVE, chairman and managing director of the Associated Equipneent.Co., Ltd., returned to this country on April 6, after a world tour, which began on December 31. He covered some 28,000 miles during his travels, and his journey to Ails-hula was made by air, which enabled him to cover 12,754 miles in t2.1 flying days.
MR. ROBERT F. Sum', traffic superintendent of Glasgow Corporation's transport department, is recommended for appointment as deputy general manager. He was formerly an accountant and has been traffic superintendent since 1927. MR. GEORGE W. ALEXANDER, accountant, is to be appointed secretary and financial superintendent CAPT. E. I. SHORT has resigned his position as sales manager for Mansfields, Ltd., of Eastbourne, which he has held for 10 years, and has taken up n similar-post with Messrs. I,angney Motors, who are opening showrooms in 31, Cornfield Road, Eastbourne. His experience in the trade dates back to 1904, when he joined the ClementTalbot concern, after which he went to Napiers, and then to the Aster Engineering Co. For four years he was in charge of workshops in France, and later was with Vincents of Reading and Caffyns of Eastbourne. He takes up his new duties at the end of this month.