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Profits profits. We are assured that one operator carrying 15-ton loads bought a Duramin body, representing an investment of 2s. 6d. per day, and increased the earning capacity of the vehicle by £2 per day.
Not Enough Brothers MAIVE innocence is still To Drive More of His I the best weapon with Lorries . . . . which to fight a licensing case. A man applying for a licence for a motor vehicle stated that it was to replace a horse-drawn vehicle, and that he wanted his brother to drive the motor vehicle for him. The railway company's counsel objected : "And next year, I suppose," he said, "you will have another horse and cart to sell, and want another -licence?" "No," he replied. "I haven't another brother." B14
Berlin's Figures for THE accident statistics for Road Accidents in I Berlin in 1934 showed that
1934 accidents were most frequent on Saturdays, whilst Sundays gave the lowest totals. Four hundred and twentyseven were attributed to mechanical defects, 8,740 to drivers, 1,724 to pedestrians, 100 to skidding, and 2 to bad lighting. The majority occurred in daylight and on dry roads.
SEVERAL flattering incidents indicating the value of the Show issues of this journal took place at our stand in Olympia. A Dutch customer put down 3s. 6d. and walked off with one copy. When stopped and given 3s. 3d. change, he was amazed, deeming it impossible that the journal could be sold at that price. Similarly, a German produced 6s. for two copies.
Foreigners Appreciate the Value of this Journal
Wanted, a Light but THERE would appear to be Fowerful Showman's 1 an excellent opening for a
Tractor showman's tractor weighing under .10 tons and capable of driving a 110-volt dynamo giving 300 amps. Hitherto, the great fa.vourites have been second-hand petrol.. electric of Tilling-Stevens make, but the supply of these is practically finished.
. records was raised recently during an application for increased tonnage, when it was urged that orders were being refused owing to insufficient vehicles being available. Requests were made for the names of the concerns thus refused, but they were not obtainable. The Deputy LicensingAuthority said that it wag important, if refusals were to be put forward as evidence, that full details should be kept on record. Where orders are given by letter such records are easily preserved, but the popularity of the telephone will make yet a further -book necessary for the operator who feels that his machines are not equal to the demand. Two Gatherings TWO of the most enjoyable of the Industry's 1 functions during the Show Designers period were the dinners given
by the Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., and Major S. A. Currin. In each case, apart from excellent entertainment, there was a galaxy of technical talent such as no other functions can boast, whilst not a few leading operators were present.
Should a Transport cOME dangers of monoMonopoly Be Above '--/polies are well known,
the Law and have been commented upon in our columns. It has not before occurred to us, however, that a monopoly should place the owner above the law. It does seem, however, as though London Transport is acquiring ideas of that description, for in a recent case at the Guildhall, counsel for the Board actually put forward the plea that a body of such importance as this should not be prosecuted in. the same way as the ordinary trader or vehicle user The inference is apparently that the Board is to be considered incapable of committing an offence. The suggestion made was that the prosecuting authority and the Board should meet and settle the matter amicably