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New rules governing the packing of explosives for transport cattle into force last week.
'The body on the Austin stores van illustrated in last week's issue was built by Longwell Green CoachWorks,Ltd., Bristol.
Mario Baptista Coelho Ltda., 43, Rue Alexandre Herculano, Lisbon, has been appointed sales and service agent for Leyland vehicles in Portugal.
The aide Service Agents' Convention—the first since 1939—will be held at Blackpool from June 22-24, Many agents from overseas are expected.
['crud°, Ltd., will open new premises at 41, Linen Hall Street, Belfast, on July 4. On this date the premises at 31-33, Great Victoria Street,will close
down.
Provisional arrangements have been made by the Traders' Road Transport Association to hold its annual supperdance at Grosvenor House, London, W.1, on October II.
Another mobile bank, based on • an Austin chassis with a body by James M. Inglis (Automobiles), Ltd., has been placed in service by the National Bank of Scotland, the first to use such a
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20 MILES BY BUS TO COLLECT MEDICINE
THE effect of the .National Health Service on bus operation was mentioned to the Scottish Licensing Authority at Stornoway, when Messrs. Galson Stornoway Motor Services Applied for permission to change their timetable.
It was stated that doctors in rural ireas no longer supplied medicine's to latients as much as in the past, and villagers had to travel into Stornoway, 20 miles away, to collect medicines and prescriptions. If the timetable were :hanged, they could make the inward Ind return journey on the same firm's sus, instead of buying two-single tickets travel on different firms' vehicles. Passengers also wished to travel to kornoway to cash cheques, because igriculturat subsidies were paid by iheque, and they did not wish to waste t whole day in doing so. Decision was deferred.
WE regret to record the death, at the age of 79, of MR. BENJAMIN WHITTAKER, who was responsible for introducing into this country the first proprietary type of universal joint—the Spicer. This he handled until his friend. Mr. Hardy. took over the manufacturing rights.
Another notable unit first introduced into England by Mr. Whittaker was the spiral-bevel gear now so widely used as the final drive for back axles. At the time of his death he was a director of Benjamin Whittaker, Ltd., Victoria House, Southampton Row,. London, W.C.1.
NEW WIDNES SERVICES?
APPL1CATION has been made by Widnes Transport Department to operate new passenger services both in St. Helens and Liverpool. The former would start at the junction of College Street with Standish Street, and would traverse Birchley Street and Corpora tion Street. The proposed Liverpool service would commence at the junction of Kensington with Prescot Street and -would include London Road,, Seymour Street and Russell Street to ,he junction at Clarence Street EXHIBITION DATE ADVANCED
DLANNED to be held in September of this year, the British industrial Finishes Exhibition has been postponed until September, 1950. The reason given is that not sufficient time had been allowed, either to the intending exhibitors, or to those responsible for the preparation of an objective central technical exhibit,