Death of a Pioneer.
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We much regret to learn of the sudden death, last Saturday, of Mr. Howard Stephens, joint managing director of the Cathedral Garage, Ltd., Bristol, and of the Metropole Garage, Delinehead. Mr. Stephens was the son of Mr. George Stephens, of Stephens, Bestow and Co., Ltd. Born in Bristol in 1879, he commenced in his father's concern, in the building trade, joining the motor industry in 1905, later running his own business and amalgamating, in 1919, with F. G. Fox and Co. to form the present concerns.
Carriage of Fish Rivalry.
At Aberdeen, last week, Mr. Henry Riches, Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, in spite of railway opposition, renewed the A licence of Mr. D. R. Stewart, 1, Brimmond Place, Aberdeen, for the carriage of fish to Liverpool and London.
Mr. Stewart stated that, when he obtained his licence two years ago, he was conveying general goods in the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincar
dine and sometimes Inverness. He also carried fish occasionally to Liverpool. He was still transporting fish to Liverpool twice a week and-to London once a week, the latter work being subcontracted out to other operators.
For the L.M.S. and L.N.E. Railway companies, it was claimed that there were ample facilities for conve3rini fish south by rail and that the applicant had changed the character of his work, which was now mainly long-distance transport.
Giving his decision to grant the application, the Licensing Authority said that three reasons had weighed with him. Mr. Stewart had for a long time been in business as a carrier. When he made his first application he stated that he was carrying fish to Liverpool, and he was still engaged on the same work, but to a larger extent and to more distant places. There was, moreover, no direct evidence that he had taken traffic from other hauliers, or from the railways.
Death of MacBrayne Manager.
The death has taken place of Mr. Alex. Burgess, manager of the steamer and road-transport services of David MacBrayne, Ltd.
C.M.U.A. Wellington Meeting.
The monthly meeting of the Wellington Sub-area of the Commercial Motor Users Association will be held at the Cock Hotel, Wellington, on Thursday, November 26, at 7.30 p.m.
, Big L.N.E.R. Contracts.
The London and North Eastern Railway Co. has recently placed the following contracts for road vehicles :—
&enamel/ Lorries, Ltd., for 44 3-ton lowloading trailers, 28 3-ton tractor milts, three 6-ton tractors, 12 6-ton platform trailers and six 6-ton fixed-sided trailers, and five Trivan 30-owt. three-wheeled chassis; Cranes (Derehan0, Ltd., for 94 trailers of dIfferent types; R. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd., for 22 3-ton low-loading platform trailers; Dennis Brothers, Ltd., for fire 2-son chassis and one 11.1.2.tonner; Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., for a Morris-Commercial 2.ton chassis; Garlick, Burrell and Edwards, Ltd.. for five Bedford chassis; .7. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd., for a 6-ton teleseelaio Pole trailer whilst orders for 'bodies have been placed with Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd., the North London Engineering Co., Ltd., and Bromilow and Edwards, Ltd.