LONDON'S BEST DRIVERS.
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IN the examinations held this swing by the Commercial Motor IL ers Association the following are the awards :— Championship Examinations :—Champion petrol driver, 1st prize of -£10, diploma and Medan—R. Messer (employer, Edward Nelson and Co., Ltd.). Second prim. of £5, diploma. and medal :—W. Denyer (employer, Gas Light and Coke Co.). Champion steam driver, 1st prize of £10, diploma and medal :—W. Stevens (employer, Bun Flour Mills Co:, Ltd.). Second prize of £5, •Diploma and medal :—W. Polley (employer, Bryant,. and May).
Class II. Written and Practical Examinations :—Petrol:— let prise of £5, certificate and medal :—Equal first, J. P. Cox (employer, Gas Light and Coke Co.) and W. Radford (employer, Westminster City Council). 2nd prize of £3, certificate and medan—E. Slater (employer, British Vacuum Cleaner 'co., Ltd.). 3rd prize of £2, certificate and medal :— A. Murray (employer, J. Travers and Sons, Ltd.). Steam :— 1st prize of £5, certificate and medal :—F. G. Mobbs (em. ployer, Sun Flour Mills Co., Ltd:). 2nd. prize of £3, certi ficate and medal. Scott (employer, Westminster City Council). 3rd prize of £2, certificate and medal Driscoll (employer, Westminster City Council).
Class IL Oral Examinations:—Lst prize (petrol) of £2 and certificate :—Equal first; G. H. Warren (employer, Bluthner and (o., Ltd.) and. P. 11. Lohman (employer, J. Travers and Sons, Ltd.). let prize (steam) of £2 and certificate :— R. W. Johnson (employer, Sun Flour Mills Co.-, Ltd.).
The total number of men who attended the various examinations showed an increase of 60 per cent, as compared with last year, and the written and practical work, in the opinion
C54 of the inspecting engineer to the C.M.U.A„, was of a higher class than in any prf3NliOUS year, except hi the matters of soldering and sweating in the practical examinations. The low standard of this work was entirely due' (as we have always observed ourselves) to neglect in cleaning and Preparing the work previous to applying the solder or
The inspecting, engineer draws special attention to the excellent paper in Class II. (petrol) written by E. Slater, of the . British -Vacuum Cleaner Co., Ltd. This is by far the best paper ever written in these examinations, and it was only due to Slitter's inability through illness to attend the practical examinations that lie could only be placed third in the list. The papers of J. P. Cox, of the Gas Light and Coke Co., and W. Radford, of the Westminster City Council, were very close to those of, E. Slater, the extra marks gained by them in the practical examination enabling them to surpass him; they. are, as will be observed, bracketed first in this class. A. Murray, J. Travers and Sons secured the necessary 85 per cent, of marks, which qualify him to sit in Class I. examination next year. The paper in Class IL (steam) of F. G. Mobbs, of the Suit Flour Mills Co., Ltd., is also of special merit, and is easily firSt in the class. It was alsosupported by good practical work.
The inspecting engineer places it on record that the ex. animations are increasing in popularity, and the men are so keen .that. he would not like to see them discontinued. In fact, he says, the time is new ripe for extending them to provincial sections with examinations held concurrently in various centres from papers issued from the headquarters Council.