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"National" Taxi Drivers' Boxing Display.
The boxing club of the National Motor Cab Co., Ltd., held its last display of tine season at the Windsor Castle Gaieige., King Street, Hammersmith, W., on Thursday evening last, the 23rd inst. An excellent programme was arranged and the event was well patronized, there being -upwards of 800 present. J. Osborne. of Hammersmith and St. James's Garage, retained the light-weight championship of the cab trade. J. Philips, the challenger, retiring in the fourth round.
.A contest which afforded much interest was that between J. Bishop, of Fulham Garage, and B. Whitehead, of Hammersmith Garage. Bishop was 42 years of age on the day of the event, and had driven a cab For the ,past 22 years. He has followed the "noble art " during the greater part of his life, this being his last appearance in the ring. It was a lo-round contest, and each man seemed to hold
his own throughout, but the referee finally awarded the decision in Whitehead's favour. Mr. J. St. A. Jewell, of Bruhn's Taxameter, Ltd., who was master of ceremonies, is to be congratulated on the excellent arrangements for the evening. Popular Sunday Services.
Each succeeding Sunday brings fresh proof with it of the popularity of the independent motorbus—of the vehicle %% ankh is not tied to a rigid track or a central station. Many hundreds of local councillors, who from time to time visit the Metropolis on personal or public business, are thoroughly impressed with the results that have been achieved, and with pending developments. Each of these men goes back to his own city or town entirely converted to the claims of the modern public-service vehicle, and we are increasingly convinced that no councillor will in the future dare to support before his constituents a rail-bound service which does not permit the worker to get away on Sundays and holidays from the routes .which they must pass at other times. It is only by means of the independent motorbus that this can be effected.
Proposals and Purchases.
The Aberdeen Watch Committee is about to acquire a motor prison van.
Hereford R.D.0 is arranging to hire a motor ambulance and driver from a local garage, for a period of two years.
The Surrey County Council has ordered three Dennis five-tonners, with tipping bodies, for the use of its Roads Department.
New Registrations.
The U1en Omnibus Co., Ltd. (E1000), with its office at '296, Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W.
Motor Char-it-bancs (Nottingham), Ltd. (1:5000, with its office at Trinity Square, Nottingham.
The Westeliff-on-Sea Motor Chara-banes Co., Ltd. (i30,000), with its office at Pier Hill, Southend-on-Sea.
The Aberdaron Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd. (X.150)), with its registered office at Minafon, Aberdaron, Carnarvonshire.
W. IL Whitehouse and Co., Ltd. (X2000), with its office at 4, Spencer Avenue, Coventry. Business, dealers in omnibuses and other public conveyances.
Fire Brigade Matters.
The Edinburgh Town Council will shortly be in the market. for additional motor fire-engines.
The Burslem fire brigade hopes at an early date to acquire an up-todate petrol engine.
The Croydon brigade, of which Mr. J. W. Dane is the chief officer, will shortly have the advantage of a telephonic fire-alarm installation, at a cost of 1:3690.
We have now been furnished with a copy of the recent report by Pro-. fessor Hudson Beare, and we do not see any occasion to make additional references to those which appeared in our issue of the 16th inst. It has to be pointed out, however, that the Merryweather engine was a fourcylinder Aster, with cylinders 5:1 in diameter and a piston stroke of 6i ins., working a Hatfield reciprocal pump ; whilst the Halley engine, which was 31 years old, had six cylinders, each 5 ins, in diameter c6
with a piston stroke of 5 ills., and a single-stag Mather and Platt centrifugal pump.
Thornycrofts Tor Public Service.
Amongst other seasonal. orders we learn that four Thornyevoft charsii-banes are on oider for the Isle of Thanet T. and L. Co., Ltd., two For the Gosport and Fareham Tramways Co. and one for Mr. J. W. Kidd. of Morecambe.
The receipts of the National Steam Car Co., Ltd., for the week ended 21st April, 1914, were 25,010. This shows an increase of L2266 over the corresponding period of last year.
The receipts of the Tramways (M.E.T.) Omnibus Co., Ltd., for the week ended 18th April, 1914, were £10,663, and for the Gearless Omnibus Co., Ltd., £525. These show an increase of £1610 and £55 respectively as against the previous week.
Mr. Arthur Stringer, of Belfast, has been granted licences to run six motor chars-h-banes by the Bangor (Co. Down) U.D.C.
The New Central Omnibus Co., Ltd., is now being voluntarily wound up, and Mr. J. Baker, of Eldon Street House, E.C., is the liquidatoF.