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" R.A.C. House ": Earl Mountbatten of Burma, President of the Royal Automobile Club, will open " R.A.C. House" in Lanadowne Road, Croydon, on Monday, June 19.
New Factory: Percy Lane, Ltd., manufacturers of glazed equipment and windscreen accessories, are moving this week-end to new. larger premises at Lichfield Road, Tamworth 1.0.T.A. Meet: The next meeting of the Devon and Cornwall Centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration will be held on May 31 when Mr. F; G. Dean will give a talk on The Modernization of Railways."
B32 Subsidized: Export subsidies of some 32 per cent, are to be granted by the Yugoslav Government to all branches of the country's vehicle-building industry, it is stated from Belgrade.
Opening Day: The oil-distribution terminal erected at Howdon-on-Tyne by the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., will be brought into operation on Tuesday. The installation, which will cost £2,250.000 when completed, occupies a site of 60 acres and is served by two berths where tankers of 26,0(10 tons and coastal vessels of 4,000 tons can be accommodated. Bigger: The National Parcels Insurance Co., Ltd., move to much larger head office premises at Empire House, Chiswick, W.4, on May 29.
Contract for the building of their new motor branch at Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, has been signed by Wadhams, Ltd. The project will cost about £150,000.
Open Market: Scarborough Corporation have decided to discontinue the practice of buying road transport through the Scar borough Motor Agents' Association. In future, tenders will be invited on the open market.