JOHANNESBURG'S CALL FOR VANS AND LORRIES Johannesburg City Council is
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calling for tenders, whfeh have to be presented in South Africa by January 18, 1939, for the supply of three petrol-driven lorries, one a 3-tonner, another a 5tonner, and a third a 10-tonner. Further details may be obtained from the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, reference TY 30262/38 being quoted.
The council also requires four lightweight runabout delivery lorries of not Ices than 15 h.p. rating, a similar number of 10-cwt. vans of not less than 14 h.p. rating, and a lightweight van of not less than 10 h.p. rating. The closing date for this tender also is January 18, and fuller details are available from the Department of Overseas Trade. Those concerns communicating with the Department by telephone should ask for Extension 253.
South Shields Game to the Last.
Following the recent announcement, by the Minister of Transport, that he favoured a tunnel under the Tyne near Jarrow, Tynemouth Town Council has decided to drop its campaign for a tunnel between North and South Shields. On the other hand, South Shields Town Council is pressing Tynemouth Council to change its attitude, and renew the demand.
60,000-mile Tour by Fordson Convoy.
A Ford son convoy, consisting of eight commercial vehicles, has recently completed a 60,000-mile tour of England, Scotland and Wales, during which nearly 200 towns were visited. It is estimated that the vehicles have been inspected by several million people and we are told that, throughout the journey, no mechanical troubles were
experienced. The convoy visited 55 main Ford dealers,
For Oil-engine Students.
We recently received a copy of the fourth edition of the "Diesel Handbook' by Julius 'Rosbloom, for many years principal of the U.S.A. Diesel Engineering Institute. It can be obtained in England from the Australian Book Co., 37, Great Russell Street, London, W.C.1, •the price being 25s. In its present revised form it contains 719 pages, '150 of which have be.en added. Profusely illustrated, it deals with the entire .oil-engine field, from small high-speed vehicle units to large marine and stationary engines. The book is of a highly technical nature and is full of valuable information; both theoretical and practical, for engineers specializing in this subject.
Popular Liglit-transport Vehicles.
The popularity of the Morris range of light transport vehicles—the 5-cwt. and 10-cwt. vans and the 10-cwt. lorry— can be -gauged from the fact that Morris Motors, Ltd., claims that its 5-cwt. vans accounted for 47.7 per cent. of all •the vans registered in the 5-cwt. class during the past 12 months, whilst in the I0-cwt. division, which is a more competitive market, Morris registrations totalled 34.6 per cent.
The latest addition to the commercial range of the company is the. 10-cwt. lorry, which is really three vehicles in one; in that it can be used as a covered lorry, an open lorry or a platform truck. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER REQUIRED.
We know of a vacancy for an assistant general manager for a wellknown concern of commercial-vehicle manufacturers. We understand that the position will carry a substantial salary and good prosnects. Letters to A.M., care of the Editor.