Evidence Needed for Continental Tours
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" DESTINATIONS, fares and type of hotel accommodation offered are all matters which we must take into account in order to assess the degree of competition, which is an integral part of the matter we have to consider," Mr. W. P. James, West Midland Licensing Authority, said in Birmingham last week. He was replying to a question whether or not an applicant had to do more than justify the public need to the point of embarkation on Continental tours.
It was his view that the destinations abroad should be taken into account, even though the operation of the vehicles could be controlled only on this side of the Channel.
Mr. James refused an application by Transglobe, Ltd., Birmingham, to operate a series of tours on the Continent, but granted them a licence to operate tours to Bournemouth at Easter and Christmas at an inclusive fare of £8 10s.
COMPLETE BAN ON PARKING IN LONDON STREETS
TEN streets in central London, the City, and the West End, will be affected by a plan to prohibit parking at specified times, which is soon to be carried out by the Metropolitan and
City police. A similar ban will be imposed' on some traffic junctions in the West End. It is expected that vehicles will be prohibited from waiting within 50 yd. of traffic lights, but, depending on traffic density, distances may vary.
The Traders' Road Transport Association said on Wednesday that "to prohibit completely the stopping of goods vehicles for purposes of loading and unloading goods at business premises is not only no answer to the real problem, but indicates a complete failure to face up to the problem in the only practicable and sensible way. It will cost money to provide adequate off-the-road parking, but trade and industry will be mo_st seriously disrupted to the detriment of the public wellbeing if supplies of goods cannot reach or be removed from business premises efficiently and economically."
The Association sympathized with the difficulties of the police.
BEER IN BULK TO BELGIUM INSTEAD of Sending beer in casks fi from their London brewery to the bottling plant in Brussels, Whitbread and Co., Ltd., are now running an A.E.C., eight wheeled, 2,880-gallon tanker on a cross-Channel service. It left for Belgium for the first time on Monday. The midnight ferry boat from Dover was caught and the vehicle was due to arrive in Brussels on Tuesday.
The _vehicle has tank bodywork by Burnett and Rolfe, Ltd., Rochester, and a Marshall cab.