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Charlie the Elephant Delivered A FTER a -journey lasting 3+ days;
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. B.R.S. ,(Pickfords),-,Ltd:, delivered, Butlin's 71--ton elephant, Charlie, to.FileY. on Tuesday. The,. 45-top Scammell tractor, hauling the elephant in ,, a specially constructed crate,,, averaged 778 m.p.h. over the 300-mile route from
It took six hours to get Charlie into the steel-and-timber crate, but once on the toad he gave no' trouble. --With a15-ft. , load weighing 35 tons, including trailer and crate, Pickfords planned their route 10 days beforehand.' There ,,were no hitches, although a number of detours had to be made.
'Mr'. Billy Butlin has paid more than Il;000 to have Charlie moved. This includes transport costs, the trailer crate and the services of zoologists to advise on the trip.
TYRE WITH TWO CHAMBERS A NEW tubeless tyre is shortly to be produced by the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., Wolverhampton. It has a two-nly floating inner chamber. Both the inner and outer compartments are separately inflated and have specially processed nylon-cord bases.
Certain equipment is to be brought from America to manufacture this tyre, it is stated.