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Much Eighth Army T AST June the motor indusEquipment Came 1-stry of Canada: produced From Canada . . . No. 500,000 in its range of road-transport vehicles. The occasion was made quite an elaborate ceremony when this particular unit, a battery-charging lorry which contained components produced by General Motors, Ford of Canada, and Chrysler Motors, was handed over by the workers to Mr. Howe, the Canadian Minister of Munitions, who, in turn, passed it to the Minister of Defence, Colonel J. L. Ralston, who received it on behalf of the Canadian Army. Amongst those in attendance was a delegation of members of the Empire Parliamentary Association from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Bermuda, which, incidentally, is making a tour of Canadian war plants and Navy, Army and Air Force training centres. In a statement 'by Mr. Howe, it was pointed out that the production of motor vehicles had been one of. Canada's most important contributions to the war effort, and that about 36 per cent. of all the mechanized equipment of the British Armies in Africa and the Middle East is of Canadian origin. Actually, a much larger proportion of the mechanized equipment 12 of the British Eighth Army, which played such an important role in this campaign, came from Canada's factories, and the considerable success with which the vehicles were operated clearly indicates that their quality is excellent.
Who Will be Who In the Road Transport Associations . . NAANY and varied are the 1V,Iviews concerning the per. sonalities who ate likely to be concerned with the proposed National Road Transport Federation and its autonomous associations. Nothing has yet been divulged officially as to who will fill the posts, but the following list seems to be a summary of some of the views :—Federation general secretary, Mr. G. W. Quick Smith; national director, Mr. F. G. Bristow; salaried chairman, Major R. A. B. Smith. Road Haulage .Association: secretary, Mr. R. Sewill (who might combine with this some other position) ; chairman, Mr. J. H. Turner. Traders' Road Transport Association: secretary, Mr. T. Worsley; chairman, Lieut.-Colonel A. Jerrett. Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association: chairman, Mr. F. J. Speight. Now the competition is open for other guesses! Some Safety Points WHEN blowing up tyres on Tyre Inflation and " which have been refitted, it Removal . . . is always advisable to do so
with the loose flange away from the operator. Sometimes wheels are laid fiat for this purpose, in which case the loose flange should be underneath. We have actually been present when an accident has occurred through an ill-fitted Spring ring, the loose flange blowing off and, injuring the mechanic. On certain vehicles, mainly trailers of the low-loading type, a divided wheel is fitted. This comprises two parts bolted together. It is important that the tyre should be deflated before separating the two parts; otherwise they will part violently and, incidentally, the inner tube will burst.
An Aggravation of the -WE have received a cornDifficulties Facing VI' plaint that butchers in a
Butches southern district are expostu lating bitterly, but without effect, on the way their time is wasted, and the transport held up, while they collect their allocation of meat. Often, on reacting the depots, they find a notice, "Back in 10 minutes." Frequently, however, they have to wait half an hour or more before the foreman strolls back from a neighbouring hostelry. Anyone, however, who makes a fuss as to his unfair treatment is liable to victimization by further delay. Thus vehicles accumulate, and, apart from the waste of time, constitute an inconvenience to other traffic.