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Commercial-motor manufacturing is to be undertaken at the new Brislington works, Bristol, of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., and output should be well in hand by June next.
We are asked by the hon. secretary to state that the encouragenient of sales of War Office subsidytype lorries will not be one of the principal objects of the Imperial Motor Transport Conference of July next.
July at Olympia. 4.
Immediate application for forms, by all parties who may wish to exhibit at the Commercial Vehicle Show of July next, which is to be held at Olympia from the 18th to 26th (inclusive) of that month, should be made to Mr. H. A. Mackie, Exhibition Manager, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Maxwell House, _Arundel Street, Strand, W.C. The completed forms have to be lodged by noon on Monday next.
In the West Riding.
Owners in or around Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds and Sheffield, and the area bounded by those towns, should at once apply to 'Mr. C. C. Fell, the hon. secretary of the West Riding C.M.U.A., for information about that body. His address is Prudential Buildings, Bradford. Mr. Henry Whitehead is the first chairman, and Mr. D. Nelson Dadge the first hon. treasurer. New Registrations.
Nirearings' Ltd., with an authorized capital of 25000 in 21 shares, to carry on various motor businesses at Birmingham.
Lobers, Ltd. with an authorized capital of £2060 in Li shares, and with its offices at Norfolk Street Motor Garage, Darwen to take over the business of a motor carrier.
W. J. Vicary (Merton), Ltd., with an authorized capital of Z5000 in shares with offices at 4, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, S.W., to take -over the business carried on by W. J. Vicary, at Singlegate. Merton, as the British Traction Works, and to carry on the business of motor lorry, van, traction engine and carriage builders and owners.
We are asked to announce that Mr. A. Aldersey Taylor and Mr. Prescott Hallett are ceasing to trade under the name of Industrial Motors Exchange.
On Wednesday next, the 9th inst., Colonel R. E. Crompton, C.B., will read a paper on "The Wheel and the Road '' before the Institution. of Automobile Engineers.
CM The annual report of the C.M.U.A. is abridged, with brief comment, on pages 92 and 93. We shall deal with the proceedings of the annual general meeting in our next issue.
Small Users.
The second article in our series of " Small Users in Big Cities "—in which the word " small " refers to the extent of any fleet in comparison with the huge fleets of some owners—will be found on pages 88a. and 89. Bristol is the centre which occupies our attention this time.
Scottish Roads.
The Secretary of the Scottish Automobile Club advises us that a number of Highland roads is still closed with snow. The road between Crieff and Aberfeldy, via the Sma.' Glen, is not passable ; the road by Callander and Lochearnhead to Killin and Crianlarich is i
closed ; the road by Duriblane to Crieff s open, as 18 the road by Perth to Pitloehry ; the road to Crianlaxich and Tyndruna by Loch Lomond is passable, but beyond that towards Dalmally the snow is lying at considerable depth, and passage may be difficult ; and the south road via Beattock is open. Prospects are improving.
Aldershot Division Testing.
The important military test, between Portsmouth and Odiham, and other points at a greater distance from an imaginary railhead, to which we made brief reference last week, included vehicles of the Aries, Armstrong-Whitworth, Berna, Comraerear, Daimler, Dennis, Halley, Hanford, Johnson-Roberts, Karrier, Leyland, L.G.O.C., and Thornycroft types. Each had a carrying capacity of at least three tens, and the whole of the arrangements, during this important test mobilization of an army ammunition column, were entrusted, so far as the contracting went. to Messrs. Wort and Way of Salisbury. An article by one of the participants will be found -en page 91.
Five Straker Models.
In connection with our fully-illustrated article on the production of Straker-Squire machines, in our last issue, we naturally emphasized the particular features of the factory uhicli had to do with the production of the new C.O.-type lorry and the forthcoming revision of the Ntype smaller model. It has to be remembered, however, that Sidney Straker and Squire, Ltd., offers to users live different types in all ; in addition to those to which we gave special attention in our last issue, there is also the standard two to three-ton C.P. live-axle type, the C. W. 20 h.p model, suitable for 30cwt. and two-ton vans and singledeck omnibuses, and the C.F. chassis, with a capacity up to five tons.
Staged at the Laundry Show.
The annual exhibition of the Laundry Engineers and Allied Trades is being held, this week, at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London. Manufacturers of corn, ruercial vehicles are, to an increasing extent, recognizing the demands which this ultra-modern industry is already making for upto-date means of delivery. There are altogether 12 industrial vehicles shown at the Agricultural Hall this week. These include examples by the Star Engineering Co., Ltd., Commercial Cars, Ltd., La-.re Motor Car Co., Ltd, u. Vlcan
Engineering Co., Ltd., and the Consolidated Pneumatic 'fool Co., Ltd.
There are two Star machines ; one a one-tonner---is shown on the maker's own stand, whilst the other is shown by Messrs. C. Smith and Ron, laundry-van specialists, of Goditiming. A 30-c.wt. Commerea,r, with a tilt van body, is shown by its maker. This i designed to carry a net load of 22 cwt. of laundry packages, and is a repeat order to Messrs. C. Roylands and Co. of Barnsbury Laundry, N. The Lucre stand has two examples of this company's machines staged ; one is a 30 h.p., two-ton, solid-top van—a fourth repeat order to the White Heather Laundry, Ltd. It is smartly painted in blue and white. The other exhibit is a 30-cwt., solid-top machine, and is a repeat order from the London Steam Carpet Beating Co. This latter machine is painted red, lined black, with a. white tilt. We reproduce a photograph showing two such Lacre machines recently delivered to this user.
C. F. Wells, Ltd., shows one 16 h.p., 20-cwt. Vulcan box van. The C.P.T. machines are represented by a standard one-ton chassis and a covered van. E. and H. Hera, Ltd., shows a 16 h.p. twocylinder 25-cwt. Thornycroft and two 15 hoo. Straker-Squire laundry ceA Renard-Latil all-metal tip wagon, which it is useful to compare with vans. Two Studebaker vans are that of which a demonstration is described on page 38. The body is also staged balanced about the back axle, and the tip is hand operated. Airless Resilient in Service.
Some of the fleet of Unic motorvans, which is being operated for variousprominent West End tradesmen by London and Provincial Motor Carriers, Ltd., have been fitted with, and are now in constant service on, Airless Resilient wheels. Seven machines in all are fitted with these wheels. Scout Orders.
We are informed that a three-ton Scout vehicle is to be placed in service by Downer and Co., Ltd., Southampton, which concern is waging a friendly competition with existing railway rates. The selection of a Scout for the work is a good reminder of the hard-wearing Scout characteristics.