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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transhort at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.

The Karrier Capital Scheme.

The directors of Karrier Motors, Ltd., have withdrawn their capital reorganization scheme, following upon a considerable volume of opposition which was displayed at the recent meeting of the shareholders held at Huddersfield.

The proposal had been to reduce the preference capital by one-half, and to cut the ordinary capital to one-quarter, whilst the present arrears of preference dividend, amounting to 48 per cent., would be cancelled, the preference dividend in future being 10 per cent., as against 8 per cent, at present, but representing only 5 per cent. on the former capital. It was first ascertained that there was not a sufficient quorum of preference shareholders present or represented, but the scheme was discussed whilst waiting for a quorum, and eventually the directors took the course mentioned above.

Edinburgh to Glasgow by Bus.

A few days ago the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., of Edinburgh, completed a deal for taking over the motor omnibus business carried on by Messrs. Tennant and Sons, of Armadale, who have maintained a bus service between l3athgate and Glasgow for dome time past.

The company have now instituted a service between these centres, and, as they already run to Batbgate, they now provide a direct service between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

As many of our readers will know, the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., maintain a comprehensive bus system and operate a parcels service in connection with their passenger-carrying arrangements. Their fleet is composed, in the main, of Lothian, Thornycroft and Fiat chassis.

Lucas Report.

The report of Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Birmingham, fel the year ended August 31st last, shows that the company made .a profit of £179,120, after making due provision for depreciation and taxation, to which the sum of £08,548, brought forward from the previous year, has to be added. Interim dividends on the A and B preference shares and the ordinary shares have already, been paid, and these have absorbed £31,636. The deduction of this sum from the available total leaves £246,032.

A meeting of the company takes place to-day (Tuesday), at which the following proposals will be confirmed :—The payment of a final dividend on the A preference shares of 21 per qpnt. less tax (making 5 per cent. for the year), which will absorb £2,000; a final dividend on the D preference shares of 3 per cent. less tax (making 6 per cent. for the year), which will account for a further £8,540; a final dividend on the ordinary shares of 10 per cent, less tax (making 15 per cent, for the year), which disposes of £52,193; whilst a bonus of 2s. per share on the ordinary shares, less tax, will account for a similar sum. These appropriations )320 total £109,926, and of the remaining sum £30,000 is being placed to reserve, bringing this fund up to £280,000, whilst £10,000 is allocated to the staff superannuation fund. After these deductions have been made there remains a sum of £96,106 to be carried forward.

Burford's Purchased.

We are informed that the goodwill, freehold, works, stocks and assets of 11. G. Burford and Co., Ltd. (now in liquidation), have been purchased from the receiver, as a going concern, by Mr. C. Henry Gray, who was formerly general manager of the company. We understand drat the address of the works is now South Row, North Kensington, London, W.10.

—Volumes of C.M. for Sale.

Our publishing department informs us that it has a number of bound volumes of The Commercial Motor which it is prepared to dispOse of at is. 6d. per volume, post free. Readers who desire volumes to complete their files should state the number of the volume which they require or the period which it covers, and our publishing department will then be able to say whether that particular volume is available. A postcard would be sufficient at first. L.G.O.C. Buys Redburn's.

Just after we had closed our last week's issue for press we learnt that the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., had absorbed the independent motorbus undertaking trading under the title of Redburn's Motor Services, Ltd. This company had been running certain services from North London. They started operations in May, 1923, with one vehicle, and at the time that they were merged into the. London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., they had a fleet of 31 vehicles. It stated that all the employees of the old company, numbering about 250, have been taken over.

Fare Tickets for Taxis.

Some experiments are being made by one of the taxicab companies in Berlin with a new taximeter devised by Dr.

Krenzle, head of a well-known German clock and watch manufacturing concern. Not only does the instrument record the fare at the end of the journey but registers it on a paper roll, the record being torn off the roll and handed to the passenger. In this way it is expected that many of the present disputes between taxi-drivers and their "fares " will be avoided. The instrument has been submitted to the Chief ,Commissioner of Police of 13erlin in order to secure official authority for its use.

The Reo Dinner.

Reo agents enjoyed the hospitality of Harris and Hasell, Ltd., the distributors of this popular vehicle in this country, at the Piccadilly Hotel, on Wednesday evening last, when the first Reo dinner was held. Mr. C. C. Harris, director, described his experiences in connection with his recent trip to Am-erica, and when accompanied by Mr. W. L. Cross and Mr. Martin Gamble ft visit was paid to the Reo factory at Lansing, "U.S.A. Mr. Harris announced that, as an outcome of their visit to the States it had been decided to invite two of the oldest Reo agents to visit the factory.

Mr. R. G. Hudson, export manager for the American company, spoke interestingly of Reo progress in various parts of the world. He had first-hand experience of commercial motor vehicle operation under all sorts of conditions, and he was convinced that the Reo commercial vehicle was an excellent proposition for agents in this country. Mr. P. A. Collins, the factory's technical representative, who is also on a visit to this country, dealt with Reo matters from the engineering standpoint. Mr. A. Waldo, the European representative, was also present.

New President of London Haulage Contractors' Association.

At a recent meeting of the Loudon Cartage and Haulage Contractors' Association, whose headquarters are at 17, Water Lane, London, E.C.3, Mr. P. R. Turner, Minst.T., managing director of Thomas Allen, Ltd., of London, Liverpool, Southampton, and elsewhere, was unanimously elected president of the Association.

Transport Legislation.

At a meeting of the magistrates' committee of the Glasgow Corporation a letter was submitted from Mr. William Eiger, secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, requesting the corporation to support the views of that congress with regard to the amendment of legislation relative to road transport. The committee, after discussion, agreed that the matter, along with a report thereon by the chief constable, be remitted to the special sub-committee 4 appointed to meet and confer with the Ministry of Transport on the question of amending the existing legislation applicable to public-service vehicles.

Pneumatics Preferred for Bus Work.

Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., of Preston, have informed the Upholland Connell that their complete fleet is fully occupied on established services, and the difficulty in obtaining delivery of buses on order restrlets the scope of their activities for experimental services.

• During the last few months all orders placed have been for pneuraatic-tyred buses of an up-to-date type, and delivery Of these is gradually being made. The company state that they are systematically converting the earlier vehicles of their fleet to Pneumatics as and when the work can be done.

America Shares in Road Traffic ' The American Road Builders' Association estimates that traffic congestion is costing the limited States approximately 10,500,000 dollars per day. The total loss in time, accidents and property damage is estimated, in a statement it has just issued, at 3,832,500,000 dollars for the year, exclusive . of the loss in insurance as the result of over 20,000 fatalities.

"The enormous cost of congested traffic is the result of inadequate facilities in and near the thickly settled communities," the association declares. "The improvement of streets has been carried on in relation to the increase in automobile traffic, but the amount of traffic the improved streets will carry is little greater than two years ago." The immediate widening of much used thoroughfares is suggested as a means of helping to solve the problem.

The statement says that congestion costs the City of Chicago nearly 200,000,006 dollars annually.

Street Accidents in Birmingham.

The watch committee of the Birmingham Corporation recently issued a report in which the number of casualties incidental to street traffic in the city, coming to the knowledge of the police during the nine months ended June 30th last, is given. The total number of accidents in the period was 5,354, as compared with 4,577 for the same period of the previous year. The total number of persons injured was 2,352, 67 of them being of a fatal nature. Motorcycles are shown to be Dutch Railways to Adopt Motors.

For some time past a large number of privately owned motorbuses has been running in many parts of Rolland in, competition with the railways. It is' 110W reported from Amsterdam that the railway company have decided to run a number of motorbus services on their own account. Moreover, it is stated that, in view of the more expeditious delivery which can be given as compared with the existing canal transport, .the railway company have also decided to put into service a large number of motor lorries.

'Cumberland's First Concrete Road.

The first stretch of all-concrete road to be laid by the' .Cumberland County. Council is about .to be begun on the main Cockermouth-Carlislo road near Mealsgate.

Mr. Dutfield Resigns.

At a meeting of the London Cartage and Haulage Contractors' Association a few days ago, Mr. G. A. Dutfield, J.P., tendered his resignation of the office of president of the Association, which he had held for the past 12 years. The decision was received with regret, and the meeting conveyed its deep gratitude for the able services which he had at all times given on behalf of members of the Association. • Solex Carburetters Explained.

The carburetter is one of those components with which most motor users are familiar, and those who are particularly interested in the Solex range of models will do well to secure a copy of the latest catalogue issued by &dem (Licencees), Ltd., Solex Works, 223-231, Marylebone Road, London, N.W.1, which gives details of the construction and working of the company's

(1) A Morris 1-ton chassis carrying a fire-engine body built by Messrs. Medley, Brooker and Smith, of Acton, London. It is equipped with four Safoatn units.

(2) A 300-400-gallon Dennis fireengine put into use at Portsmouth. (3) A 300-400-gallon Leyland fire-engine for Willesden. It has Westinghouse brakes.

hi-type carburetter. Diairams which give fitting dimensions should be of interest, as well as the pages devoted to illustrations of the various parts, each of them being referred to in tables which give the prices of the various components for different sizes of carburetter.

New Zealand Regulations and Six-wheelers.

Under the amended regulations dealing with motor lorries which recently came into operation in New Zealand it is provided that "no person shall operate any six-wheeled motor lorry if the weight of its load exceeds 9 tons, or if the combined weight of the vehicle

and load exceeds 15 tons." A " sixwheeled motor lorry" means not only a lorry so designed that the weight of the load is distributed between the centre and rear pair of wheels, but also a lorry which, although originally fourwheeled, has been adapted to secure the better distribution of the load by means of a combination body and trailer with two wheels added.

More Buses for Edinburgh.

The tramways committee of the Edinburgh Town Council recently decided to recommend the purchase of a fleet of 20 new buses, which are to be used to replace certain older types of vehicle now in use. Tenders will be invited for the vehicles, and the estimated cost of the contract is placed at about £26,000.

An indication of the growth of the corporation's services and of the enterprise with which they are conducted is given in a recent report of Ur. R. Stuart Filcher, the tramways manager, who, in connection with the new proposal, states that the town council authorized the purchase of three 14seater motor coaches, four 56-seater double-deck buses and eight 29-seater single-deck buses in March last, and that all these vehicles have now been delivered. The double-deck buses are now running between the west end of the city and Leith Docks, whilst the single-deckers are operating on other routes throughout the city.

Larnplugh Spring Seats.

We are advised that the business in connection with Lamplugh spring seats (which were formerly known as Bowden spring seats) has been formed_into a limited company under the title of Lamplugh Spring Seats, Ltd.' with headquarters at 419, Abbey House, Westminster, London, S.W.1. We are told that certain improvements have been made in the design of this type of seat and that new models are available.

Rhondda's Bus Bill.

The Rhondda Urban District Council is to promote a Parliamentary Bill to obtain sanction to run buses on routes on which the cars and buses of Rhondda Tramways Co. do not ply for litre. The tramways company and the Ministries of Health and Transport are to be

B22 sounded as to their attitude towards the proposals.

It will be recalled that in 1925, the Rhondda omnibus clauses in the Rhondda Urban District Council (General) Bill were struck out by Parliamentary committee after opposition from several local authorities and the Rhondda Tramways Co.

A Transport Magazine.

The October issue of "Shepherd's News," which is published quarterly by W. Shepherd and Sons, Ltd., of Rochdale, has just reached us. We always peruse this transport magazine with much interest, for it invariably Contains a number of informative articles and items of direct concern to road engineers and transport users. In this number are included articles deal ing with road safety and unemployment, the illumination of roadways, another section of the Roadmaker's Alphabet, as well as a series of notes on the recently held Road Congress at Milan.

A Councillor's Suggestions.

Councillor Campbell is asking the Glasgow Corporation to make representations to the Minister of Transport to consolidate, with such amendments as may be considered desirable, the enactments relating to the driving of motor vehicles, and to provide for an examination with reference to knowledge of the law relating thereto, and for medical inspection before drivers are licensed for the purpose.

Buses v. Trams in India.

The Madras Electric Tramways (1904), Ltd., are now running a fleet of 24 motorbuses in Madras. It is stated in the company's recently issued report for last year that, although the cost of operating the buses is greater than tramways, so soon as the most suitable type of bus to meet their requirements has been demonstrated their number will be augmented.

Wallasey's Bus Progress.

Since the use of an improved type of vehicle the traffic receipts on the municipal buses run by the Wallasey Corporation have shown a useful increase. In official returns which have just been issued it is shown that the number of passengers carried during the month of September was 145,434, as compared with 81,253 during the same month of the previous year, whilst the receipts during that month of this year were almost double those of the corresponding period of last month. Per the six months ended September 30th last the receipts on the service totalled £10,496, as compared with £6,792 in a like period of 1925. •

Lorries in Railway Service.

As a result of negotiations between the German State Railway Exploitation Co. and the Deutschland Kraftverkehr Gesellschaft—an amalgamation of a number of road motor transport concerns—a new undertaking is being organized to be known as the " Geschaftstelle fiir den Deutschen Eisenbahn Kraftwagen-verkehr," which, translated into English, means "The Business Office of the German Railway Motor Road Traffic." The purpose of the concern is to control and supervise the transport of goods by motor lorries to and from the various goods stations.

Home Motor Fuel for Switzerland.

Following the French example, there has lately been formed in Switzerland a Comit6 Suisse d'Application et d'Etudes du Carbu rant National to study the question of a home-produced motor fuel, and so render the country less dependent on imported petrol.

A Popular Roll-top Roof.

In our issue dated October 19th we publisheda letter from the deputy chairman of the Aldershot and District Traction Co., Ltd., in which reference was made to a certain type of roll-top roof fitted to an omnibus employed by the company. Messrs. Strachan and Brown, Wales Farm Road, London, W.3, ask us to mention that the vehicle in question was fitted with their patent rolltop roof, of which a large number is employed on buses run by this concern. A 25-year-old Body.

The body of the bus showa in the accompanying illustration is about 25 years old and is mounted on a 1914 Albion chassis. It was taken off the Piccadilly and Hyde Park route in London and sent overseas, where it was used for the conveyance of troops from the coast to the lines all through the war. It is one of five or six similar vehicles. When it returned from France it was taken over by Messrs. Lovell's, the makers of Toffee Rex, and used as an advertising medium throughout the Country.

A Municipal Effort to Reduce Accidents.

Birkenhead Corporation has passed the following resolution:—" That the number of fatal accidents resulting from motor traffic on the roads represents a pressing need for measures being -taken to mitigate the dangers to users of the public highways, and this council invites the local authorities throughout England and Wales to bring the matter before their respective associations with a view to concerted action being taken to urge the Government to introduce legislation for the purpose of reducing the number of accidents on the roads."

Lorries in the Belgian Congo.

In the recently issued report of the Societ4 des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux des Congo, it is stated that, in order to co-ordinate the transport service in the "(fele district of the Belgian Congo, it is proposed to organize a motor lorry service in connection with the railways to be run either as a section of the company or as an affiliated concern. The negotiacions with the Belgian Congo Government are reported to be well advanced. The roads in the district are stated to be in good order and it is added that a large number of motor lorries is in use.

Karrier Works Busy.

A number of overseas buyers figures in the list of those who have recently placed orders for the products of Karrier Motors, Ltd., Karrier Works, Huddersfield. Goods-carrying vehicles, including a number of rigid-frame sixwheelers for the Burmah Oil Co., Ltd., are being supplied, whilst 6-ton, 4-ton, 8-ton and 2-ton chassis are under construction for Adelaide, along with 6-tonners for Hobart, Tasmania. The company also have a number of goodscarrying vehicles passing through their works for users in this country.

Different types of motorbus are being built for many passenger-vehicle users, and an important order is that for a number of the company's large-type WL6 buses, which has been placed by the Portsmouth Corporation Tramways.

A Railway Chief on Road Transport.

At a recent meeting of the Railway Students' Association, Sir Ralph Wedgwood, chief general manager of the London and North Eastern Railway, gave his presidential address, during the course of which he had something to say with regard to the road competition with which railways are faced. He was far from regarding this form of competition as an unmitigated evil, and added that the development of road transport had been accom

panied by an extraordinary increase in the travelling propensities of the people, an increase in which the railway companies had shared and which had mitigated, to a considerable extent, -the heavy losses in short-distance traffic brought about by the competition from road transport.

He emphasized the fact that the railway authorities must adjust their plans to meet a mobile competitor capable of handling almost every class of traffic. He made the concession that for the transport of goods in certain, spheres of work, as, for instance, deliveries by large London stores in the Home Counties, the road motor was probably to be preferred to the railway.

In order that the railway companies can effectively compete with road transport systems for suburban, inter-urban and rural passenger traffic, he impressed upon his hearers the need for adopting an elastic policy in the quotation of cheap fares and additional facilities. As a matter of fact, the railways have, during the past season, offered certain attractions of this kind, but the owners of passenger road vehicles have not stood still and have themselves also provided improvad facilities.

Irish Free State Imports Increase.

An upward tendency is noticeable with regard to the importation of commercial motor vehicles into the Irish 'Free State. The official returns for August last reveal a total of 21 vehicles, valued at KM, bringing up the aggregate imports for the first eight months of the year to 159 vehicles (L56,898), as compared with 117 vehicles (£29,537) in a similar period of 1925.

Minerva's New Catalogue.

We have just received from Minerva Motors, Ltd., Chenies Street, London, W.C.1, a well-produced catalogue which gives details of the company's range of commercial models. Particulars of the chief features of the various passenger models are set out, whilst certain mechanical features of the chassis are shown in clear illustrations.

A Municipal Bus Board.

The West Monmouthshire Joint Omnibus Board, the enterprise which was, as mentioned in our last week's issue, formally initiated last week, has now received consent from one of the several urban district councils upon the assent of which it is dependent for establishing services out of the areas of the constituent authorities of the board, viz., the Bedwellty and Mynyddislwyn Urban District Councils. The authority in question is the Bedwas and Afachen Urban District Council, and this means that the board will be enabled to ply for hire between Bryn, Maesycwmmer and Ystrad Mynach.

Solid Tyres in Ireland.

The• number of solid tyres imported into the Irish Free State during the six months ended June last is officially rt. turned at only 2,629, of 0. value of £22;239, as compared with 4,740 (£28,900) in a similar period of 1925. Of the total, 2,629 tyres are credited to the United Kingdom and 63 to other countries. The decrease is undoubtedly partly due to the fact that greater numbers of vehicles, even of medium and heavy capacity, are now being equipped with pneumatic tyres.

Exide Entertain.

Following their usual custom, the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., held their annual Motor Show Press luncheon during the period of the Motor Show, and it proved to be as enjoyable a function as its predecessors. Mr. D. P. Dunne, director and sales manager. presided, and briefly reviewed the activities of the company. He had a few words to say on battery design, and stated that there is no radical change to record. The company had now been established 35 years, and had built up what they claimed to be the largest bat

tery business in the Empire. Exide batteries were used for all sorts of purposes in all parts of the world, and it was the company's endeavour to strive always to obtain an even higher standard of efficiency,

Local Proceedings.

Rotherham Corporation has obtained powers to run a service of motorbuses to May Day Green.

Aberdare Urban District Council is to promote a Bill for extending its powers for running motorbuses.

Fulham Borough Council is to borrow money for the purchase of three motor vehicles for refuse collection.

Bournemouth Corporation has aeceptecl the tender of Dennis Bros., Ltd., at £1,095 for the supply of a cesspool emptier.

Birkenhead Corporation has authorized the purchase of a 1-ton motor van for the ferries department at a cost of about £225.

The tramways committee of the Glasgow Corporation has decided to purchase six motorbuses from Leyland Motors, Ltd.

Birkenhead Corporation has asked the borough engineer to prepare a scheme for the use of motor vehicles for all the corporation haulage work.

Christchurch Corporation is dis'cussing with the adjacent rural authorities the question of the provision of motor fire appliances.

Merthyr Corporation bus superintendent reports that the recent reduction in the price of tyres represents a saving to the department of about £4 a week.

Bexhill Corporation has granted a licenceto the Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., to store 5,000 gallons of petrol in new premises in Terminus Road.

. The watch committee of the Grimsby Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of the Pioneer Motor CO., Grimsby, at £202 for the construction of a patrol van body.

The highways committee of the Kensington Borough Council recommends the purchase of another loW load-line refuse-collecting vehicle at a cost Of about £600.

The fire-brigade committee of the Chelmsford Corporation is asking, three companies who tendered for the supply of a motor fire-engine to give demonstrations with their machines.

The tramways committee of the Grimsby Corporation recommenda acceptance of the tender of Richard Garrett and Sons, Ltd., for the supply of two trolley-buses with Roe bodies, at :21,475 (met.

B24 Thrapston (Northants) Parish Council is seeking sanction for a loan of £450 for the purchase of a trailer fire pump.

The Newport (Mon.) Watch Committee is to consider the purchase of a new motor fire-escape for the town fire brigade.

The tramways committee of the Birkenhead Corporation recommends the purchase of 19 motorbuses at au estimated cost of £30,000.

The highways committee of the Salford Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Fodens, Ltd, at 1800 for the supply of a 5-ton steam wagon.

South Shields Corporation is considering the adoption of mechanical transport for the collection of refuse and has had demonstrations with the Pagefield system.

Lorry Hire at Swansea.

Swansea Corporation has aceepted the following tenders for the hire of motor lorries :-4-ton tipping lorries inside borough, S. Gerran, S. Williams

and Co., Taylor Bros., D. J. Hopkins ; 4-ton tipping lorries outside borough, S. Williams and Co., and Taylor Bros.; 3-ton lorries inside borough, G. Fender ; 2-ton tipping lorries inside borough, G. Fender ; 2-ton tipping lorries outside borough, H. M. Instone and Co.; 2-ton lorries inside borough, H. I. Mitchell.

A New Recorder.

We have recently had brought to our notice by Ripaults, Ltd., King's Road, London, N.W.1, a new recording instrument, known as the Autograph, which they are now marketing. So soon as we have had an opportunity for examining the construction of the device we shall publish full details of its working. For the moment, suffice it to say that the instrument has a visible recording device, which shows all movements of the vehicle as they take place. '

A Paper on the Small Machine Shop.

On the occasion of a meeting of the Society of Engineers, which took place yesterday, a paper entitled "Some Products of a Small Machine Shop" was read by Miss A. Ashberry, A.M.SE., managing director and works manager of Atalanta, Ltd., who Is the first lady member of the society.

Road Maintenance Costs.

The Commissioner of Highways of New York State has recently prepared some interesting figures relating to the development of highways, and from these it appears that nearly £14,500,000 was expended last year in the construction and maintenance of new traffic arteries. Maintenance costs for various types of road are given, and these are calculated on a 10-year basis. For the three classes of highway with the largest mileage, maintenance costs per mile are given as follow :—Bituminous macadam (3,617 Miles), 1,011 dollars ; waterbound macadam (2,299 miles), 1,000 dollars ; concrete, first-class (216 miles), 410 dollars.

A Popular A.D.C. Bus Model.

The Associated Daitnler Co., Ltd., Walthamstow, London, E.17, are experiencing a steadily increasing,demand for their fast, light bus chassis, which has been designed to carry a 30-seater body and to travel at high speeds. This

chassis was first introduced as Model 411, but was later superseded by Model 413, the only difference in the two chassis being in connection with brake equipment. The foot brake on ±1,• former chassis acted on the transmission behind the gearbox, whilst both hand and foot brakes on the later model are of the internal-expanding type and take effect on large drums on the rear wheels. Moreover, four-wheel brakes can be fitted if called for by the purchaser.

Amongst the orders which the company have recently executed or have in hand for this particular A.D.C.chassis we can mention the following, the accompanying figures being the number of vehicles ordered :—Glasgow General Omnibus Co., Ltd., 65; Bradford Corporation, 17; Newcastle Corporation, 26; Sheffield Corporation, 10.; Belfast Corporation, 6; West Bridgford ,Urban District Council, 3.; Greyhound Motors, Ltd., 5. Furthermore, the company also have in band two large orders for buses of this type, one having been received from a North of England company and the other from a new Irish company.

Mr. Shrapnell-Smith has been elected to the council and the executive committee of the Empire Industries Association.

A Successful Rail Coach.

At the recent general meeting of the Entre Rios Railways Co., Ltd., held in London, reference was made to the satisfaction which a Sentinel-Caramell coach has given to the company in Argentina. It was stiid that in practice the vehicle has proved a good traffic stimulant, and for this reason the company are exploring the further possibilities of such selfpropelled units.

An Avon Tyre Appointment.

Mr. Sidney A. Taylor, who has represented the Shrewsbury and Challiner Tyre Co., Ltd., and Charles Macintosh and Co., Ltd., for the past 16 years, hag now joined the staff of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., and will shortly be starting on a tour of the counties of 'Kent and Surrey and other south-coast areas, in the commercial, vehicle-tyre interests of the company.

Guy Lorries for the Admiralty.

Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Parke Wolverhampton, have recently received a third repeat order from the Admiralty for 30-ewt. lorries of their manufacture. The Admiralty already has a large number of Guy vehicles in use.

Bus By-laws in Lanarkshire.

A meeting of members of the Lanark County Council recently approved bylaws which have been framed for the regulation of motorbus traffic in Lanark, shire. Amongst the provisions of the laws are that drivers must be at least 21 years of age and conductors at least 18 years old, whilst smoking on service is prohibited. Apart from regulations referring to time-tables there are others relating to the construction and equipment of the vehicles, which are considered essential in the interests of public safety.


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