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M R. K. •R. HONORE, M.A., -chief ' mechanical engineer Of the British Thornson-Houston Co.:, :Ltd.... h55' been • appointeda -drec itor.
• MR.: H. N. WHITE, Dunlop overseas • production adviser,has left foran
• inspection-tOM of Dunlop factories in
• Australia and New Zealand. •
Ma.P. CATTERMULL, F.C.IS.,' has retired from hisposition as 'general manager of the Tudor Accumulator Co., Ltd., but remains as chairman
SIR HAROLD BARTON, F.C.A., and SIR ALAN RAE Strarrit, K.B.E., F.C.A., have been re-appointed _auditors of the aCcounts of the British Transport Cornmission for this year.
MR. J. H. CoLDWELL. has been
• appointed general manager of the Hallam group of. the South Yorkshire • district of the North Eastern Division of the Road Haulage Executive.
MR. HOLLAND Y. BLADES IS to retire from his post as joint managing director of C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., at the end of the year. He will continue as a • director. He has been associated with Wakefield's for .over 50 years. , • MR. . C. C. BATESON has been appointed representatNe . of Guy Motors, Ltd., and the Sunbeam Trolley. bus Co., Ltd., in Scotland, Ulster and the northern counties of England. He . was formerly with the Brcickhobse r oi--anization as passenger-vehicle man ager in Scotland. •
Ma. A. E MAsn. 0,B.B.,.has resigned his pbaition as public relations ,officer of the Rootes_Group; And, plans to set up ,as a public relations consultant and practitioner, specializing in „flying. and . motoring. matters. " Jimmy ' Mash was at one time director; of public
• relations at the Ministry of Aircraft • Production. '
• " MR. E. J. WyGARD, M.Sc., Mexico representative of the British Export • Trade Research Organization, is shortly making an extensive tour of countries in the Caribbean areas on behalf of British exporters. It is stated that the countries in this area wish to buy vehicles and • any manufacturers interested should • contact Mr. Wygard, BETRO, 48, Dover Street, London, W.I. A32
• MR. S. L. 'PILLAR has been appointed rolling stock engineer to Plymouth Transport Department.
SIR CYRIL HURCOMB, chairman of the British Transport Commission, is to visit the West of England on October 24-25, when he will inspect road and railway installations. He Will also visit , Western Enterprises, Ltd., at Lope, to examine property recently acquire ' the B.T.C.
DR. F. E. SPAT and DR. A. R. GREEBE, from Holland,. MR K. R. MULLERDErrLING and Da. R. GARBANT, from Switzerland, and MR. L. DEVREUX and Ma. Q. COLAs, frorn'Belgium, all representatives of road transport associations in their respective countries, were guests at thea annual supper-dance of the Traders' Road Transport Association, held on October. 11. They were officially welcomed by COL. A. JERRETT, M.Inst.T., the president.
MR. J. H. B. BREBNER, Q.B.E., chief public relations and publicity officer of the British Transport Commission, has been invited by the Swedish Advertisers' Association to be its guest of • honour at the 25th anniversary celebra. tion of the Association, on November 16-17. Mr. 13rebner will be principal speaker at the conference which forms part of the celebrations and will speak after the Swedish Prime Minister, M. TAGE ERLANDER. He has recently been awarded a decoration by the French Government in recognition of his war time services to the Press. +.
MR. W. Him, formerly C.A.V. representative in South Wales; has left to ,take up a position in South "Africa. He has been replaced by Mr. D. Brown.
MR., E. R. L. FitzPAYtrm, B.Sc., M.I.E.E., M.I.MEcti.E., general manager of Glasgow Transport Department, has been appointed a member of the Oil Consumers' Council, in succession to MR. W. VANE MORLAND.
MR. J. R. F. BRADFORD, chairman of the Devon and Cornwall Area of the Road Haulage' Association, last week received a presentation from past and • present members of the area committee.
• MR. C. S. L. BURLEIGH, a former area vice-president, made the presentation.
MR. H. R. CAUFIELD-GILES, M.Inst.T., has ,been re-elected chairman Of the Traders' Traffic Conference for the 10th successive year. . The vicechairrinan is MR. W. INGTESON, of ' Cadbury-Fry Joint Transport, Birmingham. At the meeting at which these • elections took place, a presentation was made to MR. J. ALLsopp on his retirement from the position of honorary treasurer. He has been a member of the Conference since the early years of the century, and was at one time a vicechairman.