ONE HEARS
Page 3
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
Of a new haulage company to employ two-tonners.
That the coal shortage, in part, accounts for the oil bill. 0 Of a, new petrol company for the supply of the British market.
Of large additions to the Anglo-American Oil Co.'s motor lorry fleet.
That the Broxburn Oil Co. of Scotland is now selling shale gas for traction purposes.
That the Government are in favour of subsidies for both 'passenger and goods motor services in nonrailway areas.
That good roads—and plenty of them—are essential for transport, and ample transport is the key to the rapid recovery of industry.
That the attitude of the Board of Customs and Excise towards alcohol as a motor fuel has proved to be unexpectedly favourable.
That the first meeting of the Joint Industrial Council of the Road Transport Industry will. be held at the Ministry of Labour on Wednesday next, the 26th inst.
That further reductions in the price (of petrol are problematical, but that the quicker the European oilfields can get into production the sooner will those prices fall.
That the present annual production of benzole is about 25,000,000 gallons (taking ,into consideration those concerns which are not included in the National Benzoic Association).
That Sir George Bealby is busily engaged in settling the problem of the best calorific value for town gas, and that thereon, in part, depends the future of benrole Production at gas works. Of a new route—Windsor to Leyland.
That there will be a Manchester Show next January.
That all the same it will be under the regis of the S. M. M. T..
That the impending metor shows will not be ex clusively British. --0--- That Major P. C... Cannon is not going to the L.G.0.0. after all, but that Major Le.ese is, That we recommence to apply our war-taught habit of saving daylight probably. on March 23rd. .
That sea-plane services to -,and from those golf courses off the Scottish mainland will be very accept
able.
That the C.E. 3's Party on a recent Saturday evening was a very pleasant termination to much contract
procedure. 0 That a small company, which Comprises some wellknown Lancashire names, has been formed to run the Manchester Show.
That the Rolls-Royce dug-outs-at Derby, now being filled ,in were the last word in comfort, elegance, speed (cif approach) and silence.
That it would have been better to have had the C.M.U.A. directly represented on the Advisory Committee th the M,T. Disposal Authority than indirectly —via the R.A.U.
From the coroner at Westminster that policemen and coroners are the only people who know how to cross the road properly. And—if you please—journalists who make a halp:t of writing on the subject!