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Parking Problem in THE parking problem is ap London Existed in parently no new puzzle—for 1660 it would appear to have existed as far back as 1660, as shown in an order issued in that year by Charles II. It read : "Whereas the excessive number of hackney coaches in the City of London are found to be a common nuisance, the streets and highways being thereby made impassable and dangerous : We command that no person or-persons perrnit or suffer said coaches to stand or remain in any of the streets."
Sport as a Link BeA CHANCE visit to a recent -1-1. boxing tournament, held by the Firestone Athletic Club, not only provided some excellent fisticuff entertainment, but served to stress the value of social events of this kind in providing a happy link between officials of the company and their em
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sport, and it was pleasing to note the encouragement given to some of the contestants who were opposing Firestone men. Firestone executives, with whom we spoke, seemed to be well aware of the good spirit engendered by their appearance.
Ensuring Reserve IN a letter to The Times, a Stocks of Fuel for 'farmer who relies entirely
Agrirnotors . upon liquid fuel for carrying
on the work of his farm suggests that the Government should make it worth white to the owner of every tractor or other farm implement using liquid fuel to procure and maintain a supply sufficient for at least six months, whilst additional storage depots should be constructed well away from towns and main roads. This would obviate the danger which might occur if the supply of fuel were to be drastically controlled or curtailed in case of national emergency. Motor Drivers Not IT is gradually being realized the Only Road Traffic I by magistrates that the motor
Cffenders . . . . . user is not the only person to commit road offences, and a ' Stirling fiscal recently remarked that drunk drivers of horses ought to be charged under the same law as motorists who are in a corresponding condition. At present, so far as Scotland is concerned, the maximum penalty for the former is only £2, and the fiscal considers that the horse driver's condition is the more serious offence, although the motorist is far more heavily fined.
The Work Done by a HE Shell Company has Modern Petrol Power compiled an interesting set Unit of statistics showing what takes place in a six-cyliridered car engine in travelling 10,000 miles. The crankshaft turns 30,000,000 times; the piston travel totals 28,4(X) miles (nearly three times the mileage of the vehicle); opening and closing of the contact points occur
90,000,000 times; a similar number of sparks is given by the ignition cbil, and the cables deliver 1,350,000,000 volts; a mixture of 2,810,000 cubic ft. of air and. 825 gallons of petrol is consumed; with a final-drive gear ratio of four-to-one, the rear axle revolves 7,500,000 times., For a commercial vehicle, most of these figures are increased because of the lower gear ratios involved.
A Call for More COMPLAINTS are being reDurable Carriers' ‘-'ceived from operators that
Certificates . . the paper, printing and ink on the licence certificates which have to be carried on commercial vehicles are much inferior to those used for Road Fund licences. The result is that many are soon in a sorry condition and the authorities charge one shilling for each replacement. This seems a lot for a scrap of paper, and we suggest that the matter should receive attention, particularly as the trouble is apt to cause difficulty and delay.