MEMORIAL SERVICES TO SIR • HAROLD KENWARD
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AEMOR1AL .services to Sir Harold 1.1riKenward, late director of distribution of the Dunlop 'Rubber Co., Ltd., Who died 'on the " Queen• Elizabeth" on his way to 'AtieriOn;• were held. in London and Birmingham On Monday.
• At HOly Trinity. Church, Brompton, the Dunlop board-_of, 'directors was represented by. Sir George Beharrell, D.S.0 , Sir Clive Bailfieu, C.M.G., Mr. G. E. .Behariell, . Sir Alexander Aikrnan, C.I.E.; the Hon. David Bowes-LyOn and Mr. A. Healey. Void Luca, Lord.ROthes; Lady Tennyson, Sir -Patrick Gower, Sir William itoofes; Sir Waldron Sinclair, Sir Miles Tliornas,'Mr. F. G.' Smith,. Mr..1-1. G. Starley; Mr W. B.-Stokes and Mr. Ben Wilkinscn were also present.
Thc Rev. Bryan S. W. Green, B.D., vicar of Holy Trinity, said that Sir Harold was a man whose energy and work raised him through sheer individualism, but when he rose he did not forget those around him.
At the service at the St. Philip Cathedral Church, Birmingham, which was attended by many prominent personalities of the motor trade, the Rev. L. F. Sheath, vicar of Christ Church, Fulwood, Sheffield, said that it was largely through Sir Harold's .skill and leadership that the tyre industry was able to render such signal service to the Nation at the time of its direst SMITHFIELD DRIVERS STAGE ANOTHER UNOFFICIAL STRIKE
ATAT the time of closing for press, no had been reached in an unofficial strike by 300 Smithfield van drivers, which began last Friday. Attempts made on Monday to draw in the drivers of heavy vehicles transporting meat from the cold,sto-rei and docks to the market were unsuccessful.
The strike arose from the suspension of four men who refused to be transferred to another depot.
The Army was called in to deliver meat to retailers. On Tuesday 150 Service vehicles and nearly 500 troops -were engaged in meat distribution.
NOT PUT OFF.
UNDAUNTED by the Prime MinisLo ter's refusal to reconsider the Government's decision to abolish the basic petrol ration, the Royal Automobile Club, the Royal Scottish Automobile Club; and the Automobile Association are continuing the fight. A joint committee of these organizations met in London on Monday to discuss further steps to be taken to sway Mr. Attlee. A petition is to be presented to Parliament.
L.P.T.B. DENIES RUMOUR OF STANDARDIZATION IT is rumoured that plans are being I made for 311 Oil-engined bus chassis to be supplied to the London Passenger Transport Board, in the near future, to be based on the A.E.C. Mark III chassis. Future models will, it is believed, have the air-pressure braking system which has proved successful in passenger seryice operation, and will be modified to enable the A.E.C. Mark Ill engine to be standardized, if required.
On Tuesday London Transport's Press office strongly denied this report, but there is every reason to believ.; that this is a logical move. Work for the stores sections would thus he simplified. At one periodbefore the war somewhere in the region of 64 types and makes of vehicles were being overhauled.