Delivering Bananas in. Prime Condition.
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The Leyland banana van illustrated on this page was supplied to T. Walton (London), Ltd., of Covent Garden, London, W.C.2, the well-known fruitmarketing concern, by William Hurlocic, Junr., Ltd., -7-2 55, Effra Road, London, S. W.2.
Although conventional in appearance, the machine is specially equipped and is indispensable in the work of delivering bananas from store to retailer. The trouble with bananas is that they must be stored at a certain even temperature. If they be removed from the warm warehouse rooms and exposed to the cold air for only an hour or two while being delivered to retail shops, they are liable to become spotted. To overcome this difficulty, piping is fitted around the interior of this spacious van body, and the exhaust gases, after leaving the silencer, are diverted through the piping. A thermometer fixed inside the body indicates the temperature.
Chelmsford By-pass Scheme Extended.
The roads committee of Chelmsford Corporation has approved a proposal to extend the Chelmsford by-pass-road Scheme in order to by-pass the narrow street in Widford village. This will entail the construction of another halfmile, of road, estimated to cost £28,000.
A Point of Law re Licences.
Summonses against several bus proprietors for alleged plying for hire without licences were dismissed recently by the Swansea stipendiary magistrate, because they were taken out in the name of the chief constable, without Swansea Corporation having passed individual resolutions authorizing the police to prosecute.
Furniture Removers' Association Dinner.
The principal guest at the Furniture Warehousemen and Removers' Association's bi-annual dinner, which was _held on November 14th, at the Imperial Hotel, Birmingham, was Mr. Ernest Bevin, the general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and a member, „of the Trades Union
Council. Mr. F. W. • H. Winwood, chairman of the Midland Centre of the Association, was in the chair.
Mr. Bevin toasted the Association and the reply was made by Mr. A. E. Millard, the president "The Visiting Centres" was proposed by the chairman, and Mr. G. H. Good, the immediate past president, and president of the Southampton Centre, responded. The toast of " The Guests" was made by Mr. Victor Brown, hon. treasurer, and Mr. T. IL Shipley, of the L.M.S.
Railway Co., replied. • Manufacturing Facilities Available.
We are informed by The-Ascot Motor an Manufacturing Co., Ltd., that its works at Letchworth are available for assisting manufacturers: Either component parts or complete assemblies can be produced. The facilities include, a machine shop equipped with the latest tools, heat-treatment department, laboratory, assembly shops with pneumatic equipment, a plating shop for chromium, nickel, copper and cadmium deposition, a sand-blasting plant and a bodybuilding shop.
American Commercial-vehicle Exports.
The latest returns dealing with America's commercial-vehicle exports are those for August last, during which month the shipments comprised 20,706 buses, vans, lorries and chassis, with a value of £2,011,916, as contrasted with 313,192 and 12,023,812 respectively in August, 1928. The aggregate exporte during the first eight months of 1929 are returned at no fewer than 149,870 vehicles (£16,814,228).
It will be seen that the American exports consist more than ever of low-I priced, light vehicles ; indeed, out of thu total of 149,870, 114,897, or approxi, mately 76 per cent., were intended for loads of under a ton, leaving only 32,153 in the 1-21-ton class, and but 2,820 for loads over 21 tons. The ex-. ports represent only about 26 per cent, of the total American production of commercial vehicles. At present the principal overseas markets for American vehicles, in the order of their importance, are : Australia, Brazil, Great Britain, Argentina, Belgium, India, South Africa and Denmark.
Good Thornycroft Sales Overseas.
The 28th, annual general .meeting of John I. 'Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.„_was ,held it few days ago. In thesonrse of his speech "the "managing director, .Sir John E. Thorhycroft, K.B.E.,
referred:tothe _large proportiob the company's business • which: bad -been Obtained through its overseas branchesi Six-wheelers:had sold -well, he said, and the Indian ad other .Governments had also placed orders for ,models in this category. •
Hermetic Rubber Co.'s Report.
The report of the Hermetic Rubber Co., Ltd.,.for the Year ended September 30th last shows a net profit of £7,727. In April last the company paid an interim dividend of 71 per cent. (les,4 tax) and the directors now propose to pay a further dividend of 221 per cent. (less tax), making 30 per cent, for the year. As a sum of 111,309 is available and the amount to be absorbed by the dividend totals £4,500, the balance to be carried forward will be £6,809.