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In the High Courts last week, a widow and her three children recovered .E1000 against the W. and G. Co. for the loss of the husband, who was knocked down by a cab.
London Traftic The L.C.C. tramway receipts, for the week ended the 14th inst., were £42,411, compared with £39,820 for the corresponding week of 1911 ; the L.G.O.C. receipts, for the week ended the 2ith inst., were t39.536, compared with £31,233 for the corresponding week of 1911. The L.C.C. gain is £2591, whilst that of the LC.O.C. is £8303. 7626 London Cabs.
In reply to an inquiry in the House of Commons last week, Mr. McKenna stated that, during the year ended 31st December, 1911, there were licensed 7626 motorcabs and 8316 motorceb drivers in London.
Matlock Extension.
We understand that Commercial Car hirers, Ltd., has decided to extend the suggested bus route between Matlock Wells and Matlock Bath so as to include Derby. The necessary motorbuses will make their appearance in the district, towards he end of September. A "Reasonable Excuse" Case,
A cab driver was summoned by Lieut.-Col. It. L. Aspinall, D.S.O., for refusing to drive him. The defendant stated that the Colonel had refused to pay him the balance of a fare on a former occasion, and that this constituted a reasonable -excuse within the meaning of the Act of Parliament (1 and 2, William IV., Chap. 2i See. 34; and le and 17, Viet., Chap. 23, Sec. 7) for refusing to carry him again. Mr. Plowden stated thai it was the driver's duty to carry the oustomer, and if the fare was refused to eummon him. He fined the defendant Ine. with 2s. costs.