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Road Rollers Wanted.
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flis Majesty's Consul at Riga reports that the Latvian Road Administration is inviting tenders for a number of 'motor road rollers, these being as follow :—Two 10-ton three-wheeled rollers, seven 6-ton three-wheeled rollers, and two heavy-type tandem rollers. Local representation is considered essential. Tenders have to be• delivered by March 30th, and British manufacturers interested can obtain further particulars from the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, SAVA, quoting reference 6,045.
Result of a Bolton Appeal.
At a meeting of the Bolton Watch Committee a letter was received from the Ministry of Transport enclosing for the information of the corporation a copy of a letter which the Minister of Transport had addressed to Mr. J. R. Tognarelli. This referred to his appeal against the decision of the corporation refusing to grant licences to ply for hire in the borough with 5uses for the purpose of maintaining a serviee between Bolton and Manchester. It stated that after due consideration of the facts, the Minister had decided in this case not to make any Order on the licensing authority.
An Unique Tyre Insurance Scheme.
The Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., 343-345, Euston Road, London, N.W.I, informs us that as from the beginning of this week every Avon motor cover will be sold under a new form of warranty or insurance indemnifying its purchaser against premature failure on a time basis. The provisions of the "policy," which is attached to the cover and accompanied by a registration coupon, are generous, and it is made clear that the makers' intention is to cover every risk which is outside the control of the user.
Detaila of the covered risks can be secured from the company, and it should be mentioned that, briefly, Avon tyres for commercial vehicles are insured For six months. The scheme should certainly prove popular with users.
.Saurers and the Spanish Market.
We understand that the Saurer Co. is at present devoting increasing attention to the demand for motor lorries and buses in Spain, and for this reason it has recently opened a depot in Madrid under the direction of M. EL Selmer.
A Question of Colour.
When an Enniskillen bus driver was ?harged with a lighting offence, it was stated that the rear light was more pink than red. He protested that it had satisfied every police offteial in counties Tyrone and Fermanagh for the past six months except the complainant. "This is no time to be harassing bus people," remarked the magistrate in dismissing the case.
A Present for Penzance.
A new motor fire-engine, the gift to the town of Mr. R. F. Bolitho, recently arrived at Penzance from the Dennis works at Guildford. The engine was subsequently given a trial run. The machine has a four-cylindered engine which develops up to 35 h.p., and Avon cushion tyres. The turbine pump feeds three sets of hose.
A Chinese Bus Order.
Twenty Express gear-driven chassis fitted with Dunlop tyres are being shipped by Tilling-Stevens Motors, Ltd., to Shanghai, where they will he put into cervice by the China General Omnibus Co.