One Hears—
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That it's mixed garages—not marriages.
That. the sleeve-valve's day is surely waning.
That the streets of London are not so dangerous as the high seas.
That few of the drivers whose vehicles carry fire.extincteurs know how to use them.
That a certain Coventry company is not getting ahead with its new models as quickly as had been expected.
That Mr. Bernard Humphreys, of the G.W. Ry., succeeds Mr. F. C. A. Coventry on the C.M.U.A. General Committee.
That a veteran L.G.O. superintendent is proud of the fact that last week the buses horn his one garage totalled 105,600 miles.
That Mr. Mark Wild, late assistant works manager of the Wolseley Co., has been appointed works manager of the Rover Co.
That the yield of the petrol tax in respect of London-owned commercial motors has already reached an annual sum in excess of £116,000.
Denials that there will be any genuine transport strike this summer, but that the organizers regard that attitude as part of the scheme.
That a, well-known London firm thinks nothing of transporting castings and other supplies, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, by means of motorva.ns, and arranges the trip frequently.
Evidences of more and more L.C.C. restlessness, and that the Highways Committee will find that it, has in the future to kick against something more serious than pricks.
That L.G.O.C. omnibuses, all of which are 34seated double-deckers, are being worked at 7.6d. per mile, inclusive of administration, which compares with 11.3d. for L.C.C. tramcars.
That there is to be an increased duty placed on industrial-vehicle imports for Russia and that there is a fortune waiting the maker who will establish a wagon and tractor factory there.
That the Provincial General Omnibus Co. is not likely to see daylight, but that the Provincial Road Car Co. is now well under way, and that the latter concern will take two ex L.G.O. directors and will have its headquarters at Coventry. That there is to be a huge new Darracq works in Coventry.
That a steam wagon on a Blackheath hill recently made dust of two dust-carts.
That the WoIseley Co. has been taking a great deal of interest in the Commer-Car works.
That good dry timber is very scarce and expensive owing to the demands by motor coachbuilders.
That the tire department of a certain big company is not the tired section in spite of rumours to the contrary.
A certain stiffening in months. amount of surprise expressed at the the price of rubber during the last few That one munerative lamp posts. firm of London engineers still finds reemployment in the repair of damaged That a 30 hp., 28-seated Lacre char-It-banes de luxe has just been put in service between Falmouth and Penryn.
From a Dublin correspondent. that Guinness' have had their 12 new Straker-Squire vehicles completely tired by Wood-Milne, Ltd.
That Edinburgh will have its commercial motor show in any case, but that nothing is yet finally settled about London or Manchester.
That many borough engineers are increasing the depth of concrete foundation from 6 in. to 9 in., following the growth of heavy motor traffic.
That it is a creditable position for Lancashire to be possessed of more home-made goods motors in regular work than any other county in the kingdom.
That Walker's of Wigan are already getting on towards vehicles for loads of three and four tons, following an undoubted success with their powerful twotonner.
That the L.C.C. is preparing to conduct an active campaign of special pleading attack upon motorbus interests, but that the sponsors of the scheme cannot make much of it.
That there are no macadam-paved roads in the City of London, and that, it would be a good job if there were fewer so-called macadam-paved roads in other parts of London.