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18th September 1928
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it rune."—John Beattie Crozier, Municipal Buses for Private Parties.

A few days ago the Newport Char-abanes Proprietors Association helda meeting of protest against the action of the Newport Corporation Tramways Department in employing municipal buses for the conveyance of private parties to places outside the borough, thus depriving the coach proprietors, who are local ratepayers, of considerable business.

At a meeting of the tramways committee, a letter was received from a firm of solicitors in South Wales threatening to secure an injunction against the committee, which thereupon decided to cancel two outside engagements for the week-end, and to make inquiry into the question of its powers in the matter.

Buses Required by Edinburgh.

The Corporation of Edinburgh requires 30 motorbuses, which must be delivered to the central garage, Annan

dale Street, Edinburgh. Specification, tender form and drawings, together with a copy of the general conditions of the contract, may be obtained on application to the Transport Manager, 2, St. James's Square, Edinburgh. The tenders must be addressed to the town clerk, and must be lodged at the City Chambers, Edinburgh, by 10 am. on October 10th.

Railway Acquisition of Road • Services.

We learn from The Western Moil that the Great Western Railway Co. has lately acquired the motorbus service of Mr. F. T. Rosser, of Usk, who was one of the first to institute bus services in the rural areas of East Monmouthshire. These run to Newport and Abergavenny, and from Abergavenny to Pontypool.

A New Managing Director for A.C.-Sphinx.

The A.C.-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co., Ltd., Bradford Street, Birmingham, announces the appointment of Mr. N. F. Stockbridge, A.M.I.Mech.E., as managing director, to succeed Mr. W. A. Clark, who retires after really years' service.

The Daily Press and the Diesel Engine. We are quite pleased to observe the interest which the daily Press is taking in the possibility of employing the Diesel-type of engine, or some modification of the Diesel system, for com mercial-vehicle propulsion. Of course, one would not expect the general Press to know anything about the snags, the difficulties, and the objections which have had to be met all these years since the Diesel engine was first introduced, nor to be able to suggest the practical means for overcoming them all. The support of the daily Press will be very helpful if only it be sustained. What we fear, however, is that it will be as short-lived as the proverbial squib, and that the interest of the daily papers will cease as suddenly as it arose.

Readers of The Commercial Motor have been kept fully posted upon all the developments of the application of the Diesel principle to engines for coininereial motors, and from the many disrussions which in the past four yeau we have had with manufacturers, designers, and research engineers We have formed the definite opinion that we are substantimily nearer to the adoption of this type of engine for at least some of the heavier work to which commercial motors are put.

In a Line or Two.

It is reported that the Barnsley Watch Committee is not in favour of the suggestion of the West Sussex County Council for a subsidiary police force to deal with local traffic.

An application to the Oldham Corporation from Messrs. The Oldham Oil and Tyre House, seeking sanction to use a plot of land in Yorkshire Street as a parking station for raotorcoaches, has been referred to the borough engineer.

A joint committee for the licensing of motor omnibuses has been formed for the Dartford rural area and the Swanscombe and Northileet Urban Districts.

Leeds Corporation Tramways Committee has made arrangements with respect to the proposal of the Bradford Corporation for the through running of motorbuses between Bradford and Leeds, via Stanningley, under the powers contained in the Bradford Corporation Act, 1928.

Mr. A. W. Riley, who has been associated with the transport industry for some years, has joined Crossley Motors, Ltd., on the commercial-vehicle side, and will specialize in the sale of the Crossley Eagle passenger chassis.

Simms Motor Units, Ltd., Percy Buildings, .Gresse Street, Rathbone Place, London, W.1., has recently produced a brochure dealing with the subject of air cleaning as applied to road transport. A copy will be supplied free on application.

With the title of Der Betriebs Vereinigung für Warentransporte durch Lastwagen "Bela," a new concern has lately been organized in Zurich (22 Mythenquai) to establish uniform working arrangements between a number of road-transport undertakings. The Success of a TransContinental Service.

A daily motorbus service has been inaugurated between Los Angeles and New York. The first trip has proved most' successful, the journey, being accomplished in 5 days 14 hours, or one day longer than the regular service by train. The ticket costs about £14 10s., as compared with the £22 charged by the railway. Excellent sleeping accommodation is provided and the passengers are given a rest of 12 hours at a break point in the journey.

Vehicles at the Tramways Conference. Further information regarding the Guy exhibits at the Tramwaya Conference has been sent to us by the Star Engineering Co., Ltd., which points out that the committee saloon, although equipped with a body built by Guy Motors, Ltd., has a Star six-cylinder low-loading Flyer chassis.

Ousting the Trams at Bradford.

At rt meeting of the Bradford Corporation Tramways Committee a report was submitted by the general manager on the condition of the permanent way from Five Lane Ends to Thackley, and it was decided to take steps forthwith to equip this route for railless traction. The town clerk has been instructed to make application to the Minister of Transport for sanction to borrow the sum of £28,220 required for the purpose.

• Around Australia by Harrier.

The McRoberts expedition', which left Melbourne an April 12th with two Karrier six-wheelers for the purpose of encircling Australia, arrived once more at Melbourne on September 12th, having accomplished the 10,000-miles' journey in five months. The route followed was via Adelaide, Port Augusta, Norseman, Coolgardie, Perth, Marble Bar, Port Headland, Broom, Derby, Port Darwin, Katherine Dalywaters, Newcastlewaters, Cloncurrie, Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane, and Sydney. Each vehicle had a load of 4 tons of equipment, and the party numbered six.

The information about the expedition. has created great excitement in Australia, for this is the first time the continent has been circled by a goods vehicle.

A Hotel for Lorry Drivers.

A much-felt want is suitable accommodation for drivers of lorries who have to wait in London overnight away from their own homes and often find it extremely difficult to secure suitable accommodation at a moderate price, not only for themselves, but in respect of garage for their vehicles.

In this connection we learn that plans are being prepared for a special hotel close to Smithfield Market, where bed and breakfast will be provided for the driver at a reasonable rate, and garage space given for all sizes of commercial vehicle. We have no further details at present, but will publish snore regarding this matter so soon as the information becomes available. Motorbus and Coach Services in Austria.

The official Austrian railway guide for the current summer season shows that there are now in that country no fewer than 174 motorbus and coach services, with a route mileage of 3,440 miles, run by the Austrian Postal Department, and 142 services, covering about 1,560 miles, operated by private concerns. The total mileage of the routes worked by public-service road vehicles now exceeds that of the country's railway system, which extends only to between 4,100 and 4,200 miles.

Improvements to the Morris Van.

Several detail improvements have been introduced in the 1929 model of the light van made by Morris Motors (1926), Ltd., of Cowley. The body has been altered and now has a capacity of over 78 cub. ft. The doors have also been widened and made higher to facilitate the handling of bulky goods. The driver's cab, which is entirely enclosed, is now provided with winder-actuateddrop-windows to the doors and with a windscreen wiper. Like the MorrisCowley cars, the van is also fitted with brakes on all four wheels.

An Ambitious Bus-station Project.

We learn that the concern responsible for the proposed new garage and bus station, which is to be built in Gillingham Street, London, S.W.1, and which we mentioned in our previous issue, is known as Regent Garages, Ltd. Messrs. Mewes and Davies, 22, Conduit Street, London, W.1, are the architects who are preparing the plans for this tenthnus, which, it is stated, will cost approximately £200,000 to construct, this figure, of course, including the estimate for the private-car section as well as for the commercial department of the

building.

British-built Rollers Overseas.

We are informed by Barford and Perkins, Ltd., of Peterborough, that 10 examples of the company's B series of rollers have been ordered by the Permanent Works Department, Nigeria, and the Native Administrations. When these machines are delivered Nigeria will have a fleet of 84 rollers, all of the same make, which includes nine three-roll machines, each of 11 tons weight, and six 7i-ton tandem quick-reversing rollers. The Permanent Works De

partment of the Gold Coast has ordered no fewer than 60 Barford and Perkins rollers during the past four years. which brings its total fleet to over 80 machines.

Imports and Exports of French Vehicles.

A return lately issued shows that 2,674 commercial motor vehicles, valued approximately at £724,180, were exported from France during the six months ending with last June, as corn

pared with only 2,478 vehicles, at a value of £685,100, during the corresponding half of 1927. Algeria was the principal market for French vehicles, that country being credited with importing 406 machines. Other markets in the order of their importance were Spain, Morocco, French-Africa, IndoChina, Tunis, Switzerland, Great Britain and Portugal. There has also been a considerable increase in the imports of foreign commercial vehicles into France.

The End of a Season-ticket Controversy.

The controversy at Newport (Mon.) concerning the issue of season tickets on local bus services, and recently referred to in this journal, has at length been concluded, as the Newport authority has now decided to remove its ban on the issuing of these facilities in so far as it applies to private concerns.

Joint Bus Control in South Wales.

The recent joint conference between the Abergavenny, Pontypool, Usk, Panteg and Blaenavon Urban District Councils and the bus proprietors whose vehicles ply in the areas controlled by these authorities resulted in an agreement being made for the governing of passenger traffic by a joint committee of the councils mentioned. Amongst other arrangements, the bus proprietors agreed to pay a fee of 5s. per bus per annum to the councils' examiner of vehicles, Mr. B. L. Jones, of Bedwas.

The operators subscribing to the agreement were Messrs. Hereford Red and White Motors, Western Services, Ltd., the Griffin Bus Services Co. and the R.M.S. Co.

A British Goodrich Fire.

A serious fire broke out last week at the branch office and depot of the British Goodrich Rubber Co., Ltd., 119, Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W., the upper part of the building being practically burnt out. The extent of the fire can be gathered from the fact that 30 engines attended and, owing to the burning rubber, the firemen had to work in smoke masks. Buses running along the road had to be diverted.

Although 3,000 rubber tyres were stored in the building and most of them were damaged, arrangements were made to carry on business in another London depot owned by the company concerned.

Harris and tinsel! Activities.

The many friends and business connections of Harris and Resell, Ltd., of Bristol and London, will be interested to learn that Mr. W. A. G. Hasell is once more taking an active part in ,that organization in the capacity of director. He was one of the founder-directors in 1913. He came from Wood-Milne, Ltd., but, after the war, left to take over the Wood-Milne interests in a separate organization.

The company is sole concessionaire for Reo chassis for Great Britain and Ireland, but has now undertaken to stock and supply Reo spare parts to all European and North African distributors.

Carrying Cakes from Birmingham to Cornwall.

A somewhat unusual expressdelivery service is in operation between Birmingham and Cornwall for the purpose of supplying cakes to Messrs. Peark's Stores branches on the route. The long and difficult journey each way is made once a week by a Garner 30-35 cwt. van. The interior of the body has. been specially constructed to carry 300 trays, giving a• capacity for 3,600 cakes. Dustproof doors and an Airvac ventilator in the roof render the vehicle thoroughly hygienic and every attention has been given to the comfort of the driver.

Naturally, this vehicle has to encounter some very stiff gradients in both directions, but negotiates them most successfully.

Consistently Good Bus Results.

The Stockton Corporation Motor Omnibus Department, which for several year.; past has been able, to show a handsome net profit on the operation of its bases after meeting all charges, is again in that excellent position in respect to the 12 months which terminated on March 31st last. This time the working surplus is returned at 114,336 and the net profit on the year's working at £9,642. Revenue for the 12 months. totalled £43,986, or 15.38d. per busmile, compared with £31,481 for the preceding year; whilst working expenses amounted to £29,651 (10.37d. per busmile) compared with £24,421, the working surplus in 1926-27 being 17,060 and the net profit 4644.

During the year, the corporation has made a number of interesting additions c22 to its fleet and is concentrating at present on Leyland closed-top, doubledecked 54-seaters, one of which was recently illustrated in this journal. In all, six are on order, complete delivery being expected in the next few weeks. In addition the corporation employs one-man-controlled 26-seater Leylands, 32-seater Leylauds, Associated Daimler, Straker-Squire, Dennis, Bristol and Ford motorbuses, the fleet now totalling 33 machines. In the course of the year under review, the vehicles carried 4,258,236 passengers, compared with 2,644,800 in 1926-27, and covered a mileage of 686,204, as against that of 523,409 in the preceding year. The average number of vehicles in service per day was 29, compared with a corresponding daily total of 22 in the previous year, when the fleet numbered 26 machines. The averege daily mileage per bus worked out at 64.83, compared with 55.15. The number of passengers carried per' bus-mile averaged 6.2, an improvement on the previous figure of 5.5, and the average fare paid per passenger was 2.4d., as against 2.9d.

The total capital expenditure at the end of the year was £48,579, that necessary during the year having amonnted to £20,040. Outstanding debt, at March 31st last, was £9.836, compared with 18,786 at the corresponding date of 1927. Of the working surplus a sum of £441 was absorbed by interest on loans, £3,633 for the redemption of loans, MO for income tax, £2,000 went towards the renewals fund, 12,000 towards the relief of rates, and a total of £5,461 was expended upon vehicles.

Licences Refused at Leeds.

An application by the East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., for licences for buses to ply for hire in Leeds in connection with a service between Leeds and Hull has been rejected by the watch committee on the ground that the vehicles do not conform to the committee's requirements. Thornycroft Vehicles for Abroad.

Orders to a total value of many thousands of pounds have recently been received by John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., for various types of rigid six-wheeled vehicles for shipment to South Africa, South America, India, etc. Many of these are for augmenting the already large fleet of similar vehicles owned by the South African Government Railways, which are operating over 4,000 miles of regular motor services.

We have already referred to the fleet of 66 Thornycroft six-wheelers for the Government of India.

The orders from South America are a sequel to some remarkable journeys through undeveloped country in Brazil and the Argentine, recently performed by Thornycroft vehicles of this type.

The rigid six-wheeler is essentially a British product and this company has done a great deal towards developing it for overseas transport, where its capabilities for traversing open country are enabling outlying districts to be developed commercially. These places were previously greatly handicapped either by an entire lack of transport Or by their dependence upon animal conveyance.

Experiences with New Ford Chassis Required.

One of our readers is anxious to learn of any experiences which others of our readers may ,have had with the 30-cwt. new-type Ford, especially if the chassis they employ be equipped with saleon-bus bodies to seat 14-16 people.

Preston's Bus Results.

Fifteen municipal buses are in the service of-the Preston Corporation, and it is satisfactory to note that the small deficit of 4146 which occurred in 19261927 has been converted into a net profit of 1233 in 1927-1928.

The total revenue from the buses was £21,857 and the working expenses amounted to £15,864, leaving a gross profit of £5,993, but from this has to be substraeted interest on loans, income tax, sinking fund and interest, and a revenue contribution to capital. The average revenue amounted to 19.1451. per bus-mile compared with 17.913d. per bus-mile for the previous year and the number of passengers carried was 3,506,050, com.pared with 3,066,008..

Brush Body Works Extensions.

We learn that the Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., of Loughborough, has recently made big extensions Us its bodybuilding department in order to cope with its greatly increasing business.

A few weeks ago we illustrated a Leyland-Carrirnore 15-ton tractor-lorry carrying a heavy transformer and we would now point out that this was one of Brush manufacture.

Agents Required for W. and G. Vehicles.

We are asked by W. and G. du Cros, Ltd., The Vale, Acton, London, W.3, to point out that the company still has a few districts open for agencies for its well-known commercial vehicles and is prepared to appoint agents in them. Applications are invited from those in.tereeted.

A Petrol Station and Commercial Garage at Brixton.

A modern petrol-filling station of the latest pattern and fully equipped commercial garages for 'owners of fleets of motor coaches, etc., will be erected and opened shortly at 103, Stockwell Road, Brixton, London, S.W. The agents concerned in the property transaction were Messrs. Goddard and Smith, 70, Seymour Place, London, W.1, from whom particulars can be obtained regarding the letting of the garage premises.

Furniture Transport by Six-wheeler.

The accompanying illustration makes a particularly interesting comparison between a recently delivered Guy sixwheeled furniture-removal van and a Baby Austin private car, which serves to emphasize the generous proportions of the van, which, incidentally, has a carrying capacity of 51 tons. The overall length of the complete six-wheeler is 20 ft., and the width 7 ft. 6 ins. ; from the ground to the crown of the roof is 11 ft., and to the top of the luggage rack 11 ft. 9 ins. The interior dimensions are : Length 24 ft. 8 ins., width 7 ft. 1 in., and it has a maximum height of 8 ft. 1 in., giving a capacity of 1,506 cubic feet.

It will be noted that there is a full cab, whilst the front of the van extends over the driver.

The chassis employed is the maker's dropped-frame pattern with a wheelbase of 19 ft. te ins., and the engine has six cylinders of 41-in, bore and 5e-in. stroke. A point which will appeal to many is that single pneumatic •tyres are employed all round, these being 36-in. by 8-in. Dunlops.

A Useful Accessories List.

A useful little list of motor accessories, including valves, jointing, shackle bolts, etc., has been received from the Universal Ball Bearing Repair and Manufacturing Co., of 111, The Grove, Hammersmith, London, W.6.

The RA.C, Tests a Diesel-engined Lorry.

The increasing interest which is being taken in the development of Diesel engines for employment upon commercial vehicles is exemplified by the tests which were carried out with a Mercedes-Benz Diesel-engined vehicle and trailer last week under the observation of the Royal Automobile Club, the engine running on crude oil obtainable at between 3d. and 5d. per gallon.

An illustration on another page of this issue shows the start of the test at Cricklewood. It is interesting to note that the total load carried by the outfit was 20 toes, that on the lorry being 12 tons and that on the trailer 8 tons. The trailer employed is a special 5-ton pneumatic-tyred Dyson.

It will be remembered that this Diesel-engined vehicle was fully described in The Commercial Motor in our issue dated June 12th, 1928.

Sternol Progress.

In his speech at the statutory meeting of Sternol, Ltd., held on the 5th instant, the chairman referred to the progress which is being made by the company. It will be remembered that it was floated comparatively recently, taking over the business as from January let, 1928. Grosvenor Wharf and works have been acquired and adequately stocked, and many other improvements have been made to reduce the cost of manufacture and working.

The net profit of the business for the year 1927 was £23,901; for the year 1928 the profit was estimated at £25,000, and for the first half of the year the actual amount realized was £13,000, so that the company is already ahead of its prospectus estimate. As a dividend of 10 per cent. requires £15,000 only for a whole year, shareholders are assured of a good distribution.

Battery-electric Vehicles for the General Post Office.

The General Post Office, London, has recently placed a contract for seven 1-ton Victor vans equipped with D.P. Kathanode batteries: These are to be used for the transport of mails in the Central London area. The bodies are to be built to the G.P.O. specification, and special arrangeMents are being made to facilitate the exchange of batteries.

An order for 30-cwt. vehicles has also been received from the General Post Office by Electromobile, Ltd., of Otley. These will embody the same make of battery and three will be employed at Leeds.

Bradford Traffic Control.

The Bradford Watch Committee has prepared regulations for controlling traffic within the city, briefly as follow : No mechanically propelled goods vehicle shall enter the portion of the City of Bradford bounded by a certain inner. ring road between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. It is provided that this regulation shall not apply to any vehicle actually engaged in the delivery or collection of goods at or from any premises within the said portion of the city.

Every vehicle, other than a tramcar, entering any street concerned, between the above hours, shall follow the route prescribed in a prepared schedule. Stands are specified in this schedule for the numerous buses running in the area.

No bus running according to a published time-table shall remain on a prescribed stand for more than 10 mins. at a time, and no bus not working to a published time-table shall remain on a prescribed stand for more than four hours at a time.

Bus and Coach Licensing Activities.

The Torquay Corporation has granted licences .for 20 vehicles to the National Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd., in order that the concern may be able to maintain a regular service on its routes should circumstances, such as breakdowns, occur which might necessitat,1 the withdrawal of the vehicles at present licensed.

The recent application of The Premier Coaches, London, for licences in respect of 14-seater motor coaches io be used on the London-Torquay service has been refused by the Torquay Corporation Traffic Committee.

The Fawdon Bus Company, Ltd., applied to the Leeds Watch Committee for licences to ply for hire with motor buses within the city in connection with a proposed service between New castle und Coventry, via Gateshead, Darlingtop, York, Tadeaster, Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Lichfield and Birmingham. It is reported that the application has been refused.

A proposal by the North-Western Road Car Co., Ltd., to institute a daily bus service between Oldham and Blackpool was submitted to the Oldham Watch Committee for aPproval. The committee offered no objection to the proposal, Subject to satisfactory arrangements being made with the chief constable as to the picking-up of passengers and concerning the route to be followed.

Douglas (I.O.M.) Corporation has refused an application from Manxlatul Bus Services, Ltd., for additional licences to enable the company to deal with stated periods of congestion.

Leeds Watch Committee has granted the application of the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways, Ltd., for permission to augment its bus service between Leeds and Dewsbury, but has adjourned consideration of the company's request to be allowed to increase its bus service between Leeds and Halifax. The committee has also issued licences, on certain conditions, to the company to run within the city on the Elland-Morley route for a period of three months.

At a meeting of the Leeds Watch Committee an application was submitted from the East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., for licences to ply for hire with three motorbuses within the city in connection with a service between Leeds and Hull. The committee, having inspected one of the buses, decided that as the vehicles do not conform to As requirements the required licences cannot be granted.

It is reported that Mr. W. MeGibhem the general manager of the Dewsbury and Ossett Tramways Co., recently wrote to the Ossett Corporation stating that he had made application to the Dewsbury Corporation for licenses for six buses to ply between Ossett and Dewsbury, via Kingsway, and that consideration thereof had been • suspended on the ground that in the opinion of the latter corporation this service was not called for at present. Mr. McGibbon suggested a meeting between the two corporations with a view to an agreement being reached on the

matter. It was decided that, subject to the company acceding to the request of the committee in regard to certain matters relating to the tramways undertaking, and fully defined and agreed upon at the meeting, the Ossett Corporation is prepared to consider the running of a bus service to Dewsbury, via Kingsway and other parts of the borough, and a sub-committee was appointed to interview the Watch committee of the Dewsbury Corporation in relation to the matter.

Taxicab Drivers and Health Insurance.

An interesting decision affecting the health insurance of taxicab drivers who acquire their vehicles on the hire-purchase system was recently made at Marlborough Street Police Court, when Beardmore Motors, Ltd., claimed contributions amounting to 9s. 9d. from a taxicab driver who had obtained a cab

from the company on the above system. The driver declined to pay his portion, contending that as an owner-driver he was not insurable. The concern had had some correspondence with the Ministry of Health, which decided that in all cases hire-purchasers should be insured as from July 4th, 1927. The acting magistrate, whilst agreeing that the defendant had a grievance, made an order for payment of the amount claimed, with £2 2s. costs. This is a point which should be considered by other drivers.

Motors Expedite Hereford Postal Service.

A. motor mail service to Grossmont, calling at Allensmore, . Wormbridge, Pontrilas and Kentchurch commenced a few days ago, and deliveries in many districts will be considerably accelerated. A day mail despatch to connect with thegeneral mid-day despatch from Hereford will be provided from many offices and letter-boxes. In this Connection it is interesting to record that the last mounted rural postman in the Hereford district will cease his travels at the end of this month. Some Interesting Leyland Activities.

It may be remembered that owing to the increased demand for Leyland vehicles from India the company recently augmented its direct representation out there by sending Mr. J. Inman Emery to Bombay, where he is acting as assistant to Mr. Rostron, the compaey's resident representative in Calcutta.

Further orders for municipal vehicles have now been received, both the municipalities of Calcutta and Bombay being concerned. The type selected by both authorities is the Leyland 5-tonner equipped with the latest detachable-head engine of 34.3 h.p. Twenty-one of these will be supplied to Calcutta, all with hydraulic tipping gear and hydraulic jib cranes. Of the four for Bombay, three will have hydraulic tipping gear.

Amongst other orders for Leyland

municipal vehicles for the Far East are a street washer and sprinkler with a 750-gallon tank on a 24-ton chassis for the municipality of Malacca, and a number of 2i-ton and 4-ton lorries for Singapore, the majority of these being equipped with tipping gear of the threeway or end-tipping types.

We illustrate an interesting fire-fighting equipment in use in Auckland. It is so arranged that the storage tanks of the Atlantic I.Tnion Oil Co.'s bulk petrol system at Auckland can be flooded with Foamite at very short notice. The outfit consists of a Leyland engine coupled up to two pumps connected with tanks containing the Feamite, which have a capacity for half-an-hour's discharge at full speed.

A Catalogue on BEN. Equipment.

The B.E.N. Patents, Ltd. 92, Tottenham Court Road, London, W.1, has just issued a comprehensive catalogue dealing with the numerous forms of equipment marketed by it for the garage and workshop and with special devices for the coachworks, the latest of these being a sanding and polishing machine for nitro-cellulose lacquers.


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