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Bird's Eye View
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THE annual "test match" between the Metropolitan and I the East Midlands areas of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers was won again last Saturday by the East Midland experts—the score, dare I say it, being 67 runs against 13. In mitigation, may I say that there were only eight men on the Met. side!!
The East Midland area's annual affair at Overstone is unique in that after gorging a five-course luncheon, the " cricketers " (including one or two pressed men) compete for the Winwood Challenge Cup, which is presented by Freddie Winwood, the chairman of the West Midland area. Suspiciously enough, the cup has not yet left the area! Those taking part included Gordon Steele (Martell's of Sutton), Mr. A. R. M. Walker (Junior vice-president) and, of course, Mr. E. H. Harris (secretary), and Mr. G. E. Dodd (Alfred Bell).
Great amusement was caused by a disclosure, during one of the toasts after lunch, by Freddie Winwood that George Evan Cook was the only one of his "upper income group" friends who had his braces specially made. After tea, George—it was his birthday the previous day— rendered his favourite song "Follow the Van ". He was then presented with a cake, baked by the fair hands of Ken Stanion for the forfeit of "showing his braces "— which he did after gracefully removing his jacket and gaudy tartan waistcoat.
Well, Where Are They ?
L. VERY so often a communication entitled "Where Are the Motorways?" lands on my desk; it takes the form of a multi-coloured progress report chart compiled by the British Road Federation to show just where the motorways are—and, more to the point, where they aren't. The seventh in the series, just received, continues the theme of matching political promise with actual performance, and on the cover has the following: "... the problem of getting from city to city will not be a problem in about five years time Minister of Transport, House of Commons, July 28, 1960.
Well, our Mr. Marples hasn't got much time left, has he? In just over a year from now, all our trunk communications problems will disappear as if by magic. Or will they? This latest B.R.F. report shows that at the end of April exactly 2044 miles of motorway were open—which meant that only 16 miles had come into use in the past six months. Bad weather is a major reason for this, and we can hope to see 75 miles of the 1414 under construction brought into use in the coming year. But the Government promise that we shall have 1,000 motorway miles by the early 1970s doesn't look much like a racing certainty from where 1 sit.
Mapping the Jungle
THE London Chamber of Commerce has come to the I aid of its members who are confounded by the trafficsign jungle of the Oxford Circus traffic diversion. With such diversions bringing increasing difficulties to many harassed travelling businessmen, the London Chamber has published a road map giving in detail the road diversions which have been introduced by the work on the new Victoria Underground line. It contains additional information on parking and bus routes and can be, obtained from the London Chamber of Commerce, 69 Cannon Street, E.C.4. _
Tribunal in the Provinces ?
THEY'RE doing a grand job ... up in the provinces and I without publicity according to Mr. J. Edward Jones who was arguing an appeal before the Transport Tribunal recently. He was referring. I understand, to lawyers practising before Licensing Authorities in the provinces. He continued: "May I say this. It would do the world of good if we had a bit more publicity; and if you (the Tribunal) could sit in the provinces, you would find the provinces are very interested in the deliberations of this Tribunal."
1 asked one operator who was present whether he would like to see the Tribunal sitting in the provinces. The answer came bluntly: "Well, if you've got to spend all that brass on making an appeal, you might as well come to London and enjoy yourself."
Whatever could he have meant?