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Nu-Swift, Ltd., have opened showrooms and offices at 25 Piccadilly, London, W.I.
Searnmen Lorrie• s' annual staff ball will be held at Watford Town Hall on November 11.
Seddon Dies• el Vehicles, Ltd., " have received a repeat order from Thailand for 100 Mark .6 passenger vehicles. • Work has begun on the -site of a new factory for AC-Delco Division of General Motors, Ltd., at Kirkby, Liverpool.
" The Roads to Ruin " is the title of a booklet published by -the Roads Campaign Council for general distribution to the public.
The Association of Municipal Corporations are to seek •Parliamentary powers to enable local authorities more effectively to reduce excessive noise or vibration'.
County Motors (Kent), Ltd., have purchased the Airport Garage at Sellinge and will shortly be opening a new filling station at Richborough, near Sandwich.
An offer by the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., to purchase the debenture, ordinary and deferred stock of pouglas (Kingswood), Ltd„ has become unconditional.
James Neale and Sons, Ltd.. have acquired a modern factory on the Waterfall Lane Factory Estate, Old Hill, Staffs. The original premises at Graham Street are being extended.
Mr. C. M. Vignotes, managing director of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., will be guest of honour at the eighth annual dinner of the Thornycroft Old Pupils' Association at the Transportation Club, London, on October 28.
The Londo• n and Home Counties Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association have issued maps and details concerning the new experimental ban on loading and unloading of goods vehicles in Central London. F. Perkins, Ltd., have secured a £.1m. order from Yugoslavia for engines to be installed in Ferguson tractors.
Oldham Town Council have approved the plans of Seddon Diesel Vehicles, Ltd., to build a depot at Higginshaw.
Left-hand drive is to continue in Sweden. •A referendum resulted in a four-to-one majority 'in its favour.
• Southdown Motor Services. Ltd., have ordered 36 Leyland Titan double-deckers. This is their 10th' post-war order for these models.
Next year's Turin Motor Show will take place from April 21-May 2, opening on a Saturday and closing on a Wednesday, *
• Bristol Corporation may seek Parliamentary approval for representation on the board of Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd.'
L. H. Spring and Co. have acquired additional premises at 8 Halliwick Court Parade, London, N.12, and now have an agency for Standard vehicles.
Bus workers at Birmingham's Yardley Wood depot struck work for the second successive Sunday last week-end in protest against revised winter schedules.
Arrangements have been made for delegates to next year's conference of the Public Transport Association at Scarborough to be accominodated at the Grand Hotel and Royal Hotel. • The Henley Companies (including Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd.) held their annual dinner last Saturday. Over 700 people attended. Sir John Dalton, chairman of the group.. presided.
The London and Home Counties Area of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses are to hold a dinner-dance at the May Fair Hotel, London, W.1, on November 12 at 7 p.m.