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The petrol tax has stimulated inventors of carburetters; one of the latest results is described and illustrated on pages 436 and 437.
At Brussels.
The King of the Belgians, in the course of a visit to the Brussels Exhibition in company with Sir Arthur Hardinge, expressed his distinct approval of the British exhibits, and particularly of the Ryknield chassis-the latter, no doubt, in view of motorbus developments in the Belgian capital.
Bristol Tramways v. F.I.A.T.
An appeal has been decided, from a judgment by Mr. Justice Lawrence, in the case of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., versus F.I.A.T. Motors, Ltd.; Mr. Justice Lawrence had found for the plaintiff company, and given judgment for 12,300 and costs against the F.I.A.T. Co. A stay was granted, pending the appeal now decided.
The Master of the Rolls held that the plaintiffs made fully known to the defendants the particular purpose for which the omnibuses were required, and that they relied upon the defendants' skill and judgment in the matter. There was an implied condition that the omnibuses should he reasonably fit for the declared purpose, and the ease really turned upon section 14 of the Sale of Goods Act of 1893. The sale of these vehicles did not come within the terms of the proviso which excepted a specified article sold under its patent or other trade name. At the time when the contract was entered into, omnibus was
not a trade name : the whole design, structure and arrangement was a matter of uncertainty, according as the makers might from time to time consider improvements to be desirable. He also held that there was an implied condition that the goods should be of merchantable quality, and he saw no reason TO doubt the finding of the learned judge below. The other Lords Justices of Appeal delivered similar judgments, and the appeal was dismissed. Our last references to this case were in the issue of 14th April.
Two Consular Reports.
The British Consul in Sicily reports that motorbus service in that island is developing, although not so much as the admitted inadequacy of railway communications would have led one to expect. In some places, preference for more-antiquated means of conveyance has discouraged already-initiated ventures. Such services, however, exist between S. Stefano, Camastra and Mistretta (in the province of Messina), Termini and Gangi (in the province of Palermo), Trapani and Monte S. Giuliano (in the province of Trapani). A company wa.s being formed at Catania, at the time of the preparation of this consular report, to run a line of motorbuses round Etna.
The British Consul at llatoum, in his annual report, states that motorbus traffic had not advanced to any extent in the Caucasus during the past twelve months; the passenger service between Evlah and Shusha has had to be abandoned, owing to the heavy losses sustained, by the promoters of the scheme. During the summer and autumn months of last year passenger service by motorbus was maintained between Tiflis and Vladavkaz, The Ministry of the Interior, with the consent of the Ministry of Ways and Means, has concluded an agreement with Engineer Bielobor(xiov for the establishment by him of a motorbus service, for postal and passenger con veyance, on the Sochi-Soukhoum section
of the Black Sea chanssee.