WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
"The wheel of wealth will be sknoed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crosier.
Olympia:. October 15.
It has been announced that the Commeroial Vehicle Show, which, is to be held -in. London (at Olympia), will he opened to the public from Friday, October 15th next, to Saturday, October 23rd, from 11 a.m. to 8• p.m. each clay. On the day prior to the date on which the peblie are fret admitted, viz., Thursday, October 14th, the show will only be open to agents and the Press.
The latest dates for receiving applications for sPace are as follow t bond signers, July 15th, noon; non-bond signers, July 16th, noon.
It has been decided not to admit to the show re-conditioned vehicles. With regard to electric vehicles, it has been decided that the:circumstances of each case shall be considered separately.
As a matter of interest, the motorcar exhibition at Olympia will open on November 5th and close on. November 13th.
Cippenharn Depot Sales.
In a. written reply to Mr. Setidon.,• w,ho asked how the purchase of the Cipp-enhapi Motor Depot was arranged for, Mr. Hope stated that the sale price of the depot was £3,350,000, payable as follows :—£100,000 on the signing of the heath of agreement on April 7th, 1920; £400,000 on completion of the conveyance of the property to the purchasers by the Ministry, or within three months of the signing of the heads of agreement, whichever may be the earlier ; £500,000 by acceptances dated three menthe after the date referred to for the payment of the £400,000, aed the balance, .2,350,000, by five equal annual instalments, the first, of which .shall be payable on December 31st, 1921, and the remainder on December 31st of each succeeding year, together with simple intercet at. the rate of 6 per cent: per annum calculated on the unpaid balance.
' Institute Medals; Particulars of the proposed. premium and medal scheme of the Institute of Transport were announced at therecent dinner of theInstitute, and it is of interest to note that two gold medal's (presented respectively by Lord Ashfield, and the C.M,U.A.) will be awarded annually for the best papers or contributions on road transport questions.
In addition, there.. are medals for similar contributions dealing with (1) railways; (2) tramways and light rail:ways ; (3) water transport ; whilst triennially there will be awarded the Institute gold medal for the paper read, or contribution to proceedings, made in the preceding three years, adjudged first in order of merit: Linking Up Market Towns by Bus.
The market towns of Newbury and Andover, which are 17 miles apart, have been. linked up by motorbus, the opening of the new service being inaugurated one day test week. The two towns de 02-..
poorly served in the matter of inter-communication and, as they are on different railway systems, the circuitous train journey occupies three hones. The motorbuses, which are being run by the Newbury and Andover Meter Co., Ltd., complete the journey in 50 minutes at a charge of 2s. 66. as against the railway fare of 3s. The service is to be run every two hours, starting ancle ending at 8 o'clock, morning and evening. The. buses are of a new -type, light, and arci eqnipped with pneumatic tyres.
Darlington Show Records.
The attendance at the Darlington Show on the principal days constituted a record. On the second day of the Show the number totalled 51,479 (aimpared with 45,096 in 1910 in Cardiff, and 12,046 in -1895 in Darlington.
W. and G. as Busy as Ever.
We are assured by a representative et W. and G. in Cris, of A.eton, that there is no truth in the statements which got into the Press a few days age concerning the closing down of their commercial vehicle department and the wish to dispose of their stuck of completed vehicles. -Work is proceeding in as nearly normal a meaner as supplies of raw material will permit.
Apollo in Scotland.
In one of our groups of illustrations published on page 523 of our lest issue portraying representatives of exhibitors on the stands at Darlington Show, we included the portrait of Mr. G. C. Bond, of the Apollo Plug Manufacturing Co., Ltd. As, of coursee• it is not a S.M.M. and T. show, this company were not showing, and the illustration crept in in error.
We might add that Mr. Bond, who has for some years been. associated With the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., 'has recently been. appointed, the Apollo company's representative in Scotland.
The S.M..M. and T. is raising no oh objection to the display of fire-engines at the Fire Brigades Congress at Arnheim, The Dutch Roods Congress Exhibition at the Hague in September is approved by the S.M.M. and ,T. forthe display of commercial vehicles for goods and passengers.
We learn from Mr. Rees Jeffreys, who is a member of the Permanent International Conimission. of Road Congresses, that it is proposed to hold the fourth congress in 1922 in the United States if the necessary arrangements can be made, otherwise in Italy.
It has been suggested that a conference of the Imperial Motor Transport Council, on the lines of that held in con nection with the 1913 commercial vehicle exhibilion, shall again be held this yeamiduring the--period of the commercial motor show. at • Olympia in October: The propeeal has been approved by the Commercial Vehicle Committee IA ae S.M.M. and T.
L.C.C. Omnibuses.
The Local Legislation Committee of the House of Commons which is considering fete Bill promded by the Lon don County Council, gave their decision last Thursday on the clauses dealing with motor omnibus proposals. The opposition of the local authorities in the outer area wae held to have succeeded, but the Committee announced that it was prepared to grant the powers which
were sought ev the L.C.C. for linking up their note-L.'d and south tramway systems within a circumscribed area, from London Bridge on the east to Westminster Bridge on the west-.
This would enable. the ceuneil to link up by omnibuses the tramway systeni
which ends in Bishopse,-ate with those
that terminate in the Borough High Street. The termini at Farringclen Road and Blackfriars could also be linked up by omnibuses; the tramway system ending at Southampton Row will probably be linked up with the tramway junction at the Elephant and Castle, whilst the western limit set by the Com
mittee' at Westminster Bridge, would seem to. suggest omnibus connections between the trarrevay system at
minster and the terminus at Hampstead Road, although it seems to prevent con nection between Westminster and Victoria. On the east, no connection between Aldgate HighBtreet and either the Borough High Street or Tooley Street would seem to be sanctioned, the kttitude_of the Committee being that the Council should serve the central area.
We must say that we think that the L.C.C. is snaking a distinctly wise move
in endeavouring foeink up He tramway termini by means of motor mitt-Abuses, in place -of the more obstructive method —net to say more expensive—of linking' up by means of additional tramways.
New Motor Taxes A Challenge.
The Secretary of the Motor Legislation Committee, referring to the denial that the agitation against the Government proposals for the taxation of motor vehicles is supported by the heavy trans-part organizations, says that overwhelming and incontroyeetible evidence in the possession of the Committee shows that thegreat mass of owners of commercial motor vehicles object most strongly to the proposals of the Finance Bill, and the large number of communication& which have. been received prove conclusively that, in regard to this matter, theStanding Joint. Committeeof Mechanieel. Road Transport Associations does not represent merethan a very small minority of the commercial motor users of the country. – The Secretary' of the Motor Legislation Committee then goes on to challenge the Standing Joint Committee to obtain referendum of the owners and users of commercial motor vehicles on the following edn-ialp question:— "Which is the more equitable ystem of taxation of contErriercial Motor vehicles: (a) The scheme of the Finance Bill; or (b) 6. system which will include as a beins a flat rate duty of 4-ed. per gallon upon imported_ motor spirit? "
Tractors in the East.
According to information received by the Department of Overseas Trade from the joint director of the Agricultural Research Inatitute to the Govern meat of India, Pusa, Bihar, the introduction of the moteltractor marks a great advance in agriculture and is capable of extensive development in India. This department is at present working out a proposal to hold trials, on a large scale, of agricultural tractors some time next year.
Already some 20 or 30 Fordson tractors have been purchased or ordered in the neighbourhood of Bihar alone, and at a recent meeting of the Beard of Agriculture at Pusa it was pointed out that there was considerable need of Government assistance to enable purchaFers to decide on the type of machine most suitable for their special requirements.
The trials arranged to be held at Nagpur during the present month are on a relatively email scale, and it is stated that it will be necessary to carry out the suggested trials on a much larger scale in some central place, such as Cawnpore.
LA.E.. Summer Visit.
Upwards of a hundred members of the Inetitution of Autormibile Engineers took part in the annual summer visit this year, which is a record number. The Rolls-Royce works and the Midland Railway engine Shops were visaed at Derby, the great steel weeks of a number of steel makers at •Sheffield, and the Crossley, WillyaDverIancl, and Ford works at Manchester. The presidentelect is Sir Henry Fowlei, K.B.E., and it was partly due to him that such excellent arrangements were made for the transport .of the visitors from place to place, which invariably included reserved saloon carriages on the railways, while he personally conducted the party rouncthe great shops of the Mid-. land Railway Co. This year's President, .Mr. Thomas Clarkson, who took the chair at the annual banquet at the Grand Hotel, Sheffield, went right through the tour and was on of the most popular_ members of the party, which is just' as a—should be.
There were quite a number of people well known in the commercial vehicle industry who took part in the tour, including Lt.-Col. T. B. Browne; Lt.-Col. D. J. Smith, of gas producer fame; Dr. T. Blackwood Murray, Albion. Motor Car Co., Ltd., Mr. Leigh Martineau, of Hydraulic Gears renown; Mr. A. E. Johnson, of the Bristol Carriage and Wagon Works; Mr. C. R. Charles, of Dennis Bros., Guildford; Mr. A. A. Remington, of Wolseley's; Lt.-Col. H. Niblett, who was prominently identified in connection with mechanical transport in France; Mr. S. C. Hickson, and many others.
At the annual dinner, many people well known in the steel industry joined the party, including ,Mr. W. Clark, who holds the reins of the great Vickers coneern and whose response to the president's toast of the "City and Commerce of Sheffield" was one of the most human and thoughtful speeches to which we have ever listened ; Mr. H. Brearley; M. Julien Derilion; Mr. G. D. Flather ; Mr. Ambrose Shardlow, of Ambrose
Shardlow and Co.; and Mr. C. W. Kayser, of Kayser, Ellison and Co. The whole event was most excellently organized by Secretary Basil Joy and the Sheffield Reception Committee, of which Capt. E. W. Birch was the hon. secretary. It was somewhat of the nature of an endurance test, for the party was rushed round from point to point, but a. very pleasant break was provided by a garden party at the-invitation of Mr. 'W. Clark.
A Manufacturing Proposal.
We know of a concern who are desirous of getting into touch with a manufacturer able to produce complete carburetters to their specification and
drawings. The company are open to place immediate orders with a suitable concern, as their presentsoutput will not be equal to the increased future demand. Letters addressed to OH., c.o. The Editor, will be forwarded.
Fiats for Disposal.
Mr. J. P. Grieves, Hotel Suisse, Turin, has some 2,000 Fiat 35 cwt. light lorries for export. They are type 15 Ter, of 25 These lorries are equipped with six pneumatic tyres and seven pressed steel wheels, and the price is Lire s 28,000 each ex Turin, duty free. PurchaserS must establish,a, credit with the order, in the name of Mesers. Sanvitale and Ferrari, at the Bans* Credit° Italians, Turin, for payment against handing to the shippers.
A cheque for £66,810 representing subscriptions, to Earl Haig's Officers' Association Fund, by the petroleum and oil companies operating in Great Britain was 'presented by Sir Marcus Samuel, Bt., to Field Marshal the Rt. Hon. The Earl Haig at a luncheon at the Leathersellers' Hall a few days ago. Many well-known men in the oil industry were present.
Macclesfield Town Council .is purchasing a motor fire-engine at a cost of £1,730.
Personal Pars.
A few days ago an interesting little presentation was made at Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth's boiler shop to Lincoln's oldest "working engineer, a Mr. David Richardson, who celebrated 63 years' continuous employment with the company.
The presentation, which consisted of a very consfortable armchair and a complete smoker's cabinet, was made by the managing director (Mr. P. W. Robson), who outlined extensive plans for the works in the near future. He urged them to settle down to the old ideals of labour and remember that the world only existed by service.
Mr. Richardson was for 45 years chief repairer for the concern, and travelled. into every corner of Great Britain -and Ireland.
After an eleven years' stay in Lincoln, Mr. Neville Howard Nailer, advertising manager for Ruston, Hornsby and Ltd., has resigned his appointment on obtaining a similar position with. the • Saundersen Tractor and Implement Co., Ltd., of Elstow, Beds. Mr. Noller has secured many friends in Lincoln by his courtesy and never-failing energy, and they will wish him well in his new employment. 'Incidentally, Mr. Noller is the author of a book of verse entitled "Some Songs for Socialists."
Polish Oil.
The Na rod states that the Polish Government has fixed the export price for petroleum products during the next three months at 1,000 Polish marks per 100 kilogrammes. The price for crude petroleum for home consumption is fixed at 300 marks per 100 kilogrammes.
The. Polish Nafta Co.,. has purchased the Ropianka concern at Ohyrow in Galicia from the German owners. __ A group of petroleum industrialists in Galicia. has established an economic and statistical bureau, which will shortly issue a special daily bulletin for the information of the petroleum trade 'and industry.
Trade with Russia.
A few days ago a number of Lincoln engineering manufacturers had an interview in London with M.Krassin, the Russian delegate, with a view to fixing up trade relationships.with'that country. The Lincoln represeiitatives, who were introduced by the city Member Mr. A. T. Davies, M.P. , included Mr. P. W. Robson (Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth), Mr. W. T. Bell (Messrs. Robey and Co.), Sir Win. 'Britton (Messrs. Win. Foster and Co.), and there were also representatives of Messrs. Ruston, Hornsby and Co., and the Lincoln Employers Federation.
We' believe M. Krassin assured the deputation thaf he could pay gold for all future orders. This is, of course, extremely important to Lincoln commerce, which had extensive cormections with both Russia and Austria before the -war.
Another Price Reduction.
The improved rate of exchange, easier freight, and better purchasing facilities have enabled II. C. Motors. Ltd., further to reduce the price of the 30 cwt. Wolverine chassis from £700 to £550.
B.A.T. Co. Results.
The report of i he directors and their statement of accounts for the year ending December 31st last, show that the net traffic receipts and other revenues, after providing for depreciation, amounted to
£38,382. After deducting administration and general expenses, covering salaries, income tax, insurance, directors' and other fees and payment to employees' benefit funds and bringing into account the balance of £2,065 from the previous year, there is a total available for appro priation of £33,369. It is proposed to place £4,852 to reserve' to pay a dividend on the ordinary shares of 10 per sent. per annum absorbing £15,000, and to carry forward the balance of £13,517.
Herculean Haulage.
Glasgow Corporation continues to observe the "bulk traffic" which crushes the atones with, which the streets are paved. The corporation has now decided to claim compensation for damage in connection with the subjoined cases of heavy traffic:— • Two oil engines, weighing about 140 tons each, including the bogie—one drawn by five steam tractors and the other by six tractors—were removed from the Harland and Wolff's engine shop in Lancefield Stieet to the large crane in Finneston Street via Lancefield Street and Lancefield Quay. In Lance. field Street, about 750 stones, weighing approximately seven tons, were broken, whilst on Lancefield Quay about 2,200 stones, weighing about 20 tons, were broken.
Two boilers, each weighing about 50 tons, including the bogie, were removed from Barclay, Curls and Co.'s boiler shop in Kelvinhaugh Street to Stobcross Quay via Kelvinhaugh Street, Argyle . Street, and Finneston Street. About 1,278 stones were broken, the weight of the stones. being approximately 114 tons.
Petrol Consumption in the U.S.A.
ft is announced from Washington, U.S.A., that whilst stocks of petrol at the en ol of March were 80,000,000 gallons, or 14 per cent. greater than on the same date in the previous year, the amount r of crude oil in storage showed a decrease of 3,373,000 barrels. The crude oil decrease was shown.toibe due to an increase in the daily capacity of
' C4 • refineries to L560.345 barrels (a gain of 317,690 barrels over last year), and the failure of oil production to keep pace. Stocks of fuel oil have decreased 170,000,000 gallons.
Domestic consumption of petrol during the first quarter of 1920 increased 200,000,000 gallons, or 33 per cent. as compared with the corresponding period of 1919, whilst the increased consumption of fuel oil was 245,060,000 gallons, or 18 per cent.
Exports of petrol were about equal to the amoun_t for the preceding year, but fuel oil exports wlere greater by 155,000,000 gallons.
Constantinople Trade.
Tenders were recently invited by the City Prefecture of Constantinople for several motor fire-engines and a floating engine. Twenty companies of different nationalities were invited to quote prices. Of these only two concerns were able to quote to specification, one of them being a well-known British manufacturer. The Technical Committee of the Municipality reported in favour of the acceptance of the British tender, and had the rate of exchange between the franc and the pound sterling been better
the British tender would have been the lowest. As it happened, the abnormal rate of exchange at the time obliged the Prefecture to pass the order ..to a-French • company.
Aircraft Material for Sale.
The Aircraft Disposal Co., Ltd., who recently took over the whole of the surplus stock of aircraft material from the Government, inform us that their sales department is now established at Regent House, Kingsway, W.C., for the purpose of dealing with inquiries and orders for this stock, and from time to time offers for the disposal of the various materials will be circulated. Those interested in any particular cla-s of aircraft material should communicate immediately, vkliien attention will be given to their requirements.
Oklahoma Oil.
Oil well completions in Oklahoma have increased from 450 in January to more than 950 in May, while new produetion has risen from 32,800 barrels in January to 89,000 in May. Oklahoma wefls now produce at the rate of nearly 100;000;000 barrels .a year,
Official Bus Stops.
The Westminster City Council reports that the period of three months for which the council offered no objection to the erection, by way of experiment, of a number of signposts on the public way indicating the atopping-places of omnibuses is about to expire.
These signs; it will be recalled, were put up on certain routes at the request of the Advisory Committeeon London Traffic of the Ministry of Transport. The council has not received any intimation from either the Advisory Committee or the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., as to whether it is desired that the indicators should become a permanent feature, but believes it to be the general opinion of the omnibus-using public that they are an advantage. The signs indicate positions at which buses will stop and positions at which buses will stop by request. Attention has, however, been called to the fact that drivers a omnibuses with unoccupied seats have frequently failed to stop where the signs indicate they should. This would appear to be due to the carelessness or wilfulness of individual drivers, and not to the fault of the oinnibus company,
except,. possibly, in so far as ,additional supervision may be necessary. The fixing of any kind of obstruction on the highway has obvious disadvantages, and the council hesitates to approve the erection of permanent signposts, if it seemed likely that omnibus .drivers would be allowed to disregard .them when they thought fit, to the inconvenience and annoyance of the travelling public. This could, of course, be guarded against. The experiment has been too brief and limited in operation to say whether it should be adopted permanently and generally, and its value in assisting the travelling public and regulating the traffic should be given a further period, subject to safeguards against the continued disregard of the signs by individual drivers. .
The First Norwegian Lorry.
The first motor-vehicle factory to be erected in Norway is now ready to commence operations. It is named Norsk Automobilfabrik Scania Vabis, and, according to estimates, the factory will be capable of producing 200 vehicles per annum, the majority of which will be motor lorries.
Transport in Turkey.
During the recent tramway strike in Constantinople motor lorries and motorbuses owned by private concerns carried on a brisk business in plying between the city and suburbs. Now that the trams have resumed running, this emer, gency service has been discontinued. The question of additional communication, however, might well be worth considering. While the people of Constantinople expressed much satisfaction with the motor services daring the strike, the inhabitants of the Island of Prinkipo (now falmous as being at one time selected as a meeting place for a peace conference with the Russian Bolsheviks) are making energetic protests against the plan to establish motorbus services on the
The 8Cherne, however, has been agreed upon between the local authorities and a private company.
W. and G.s for Coal Haulage.
An illustration on this page shows three W. and O. 30-cwt. lorries in the possession of Messrs. Leonard Parry and Co., motor haulage contractors, of Annfield
Plain, County Durham. The first of these lorries commenced to work in October last, the second amonth later, and the third early in January. They are each fitted with two special 15 cwt. compartment bodies, by means of which both loads can be dropped in 30 seconds. Up to date, these three lorries have :delivered 23,000 tons of coal to the houses in the district, which, considering the had:roads in that part of the country, is considered a splendid record. The engines are invariably running seven hours a day. without stopping, except, of course. during the dinner hour. lilesars. l'arrY have nothing but praise for the W. and G. lorries, and for the way in which they are standing up to the work. The 'distance over which each vehicle is worked per day has not been given to us, but the seven hours running involves a consumption on an average of five gallons of petrol.
Vulcan Hill-climbing Tests.
Parbold Hill, near Wigan, is a long climb averaging 1 in 16 with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. It is used by the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Go., Ltd,, for testing their 30 cwt. chassis, and on a fine morning a. large number of these machines can be met with on the hin. TI-fle lorries are tested with full .load aboard, and the drivers, who axe provided with a chassis-test report sheet on the back of which is a map of the hill, have to mark on the map where, they change gear. The full test consists of three,climbe so that comparisons can be made as to the performance on each gear, and the differences in the time of changing the., gear. This climbing test is only part of a. very-' severe test which each chassis has to undergo.
The company maintain -an output of 100 chassis per week, this being the re‘ seult of a complete reorganization of the works which is now beginning to make itself felt.
The rail system of chassis erection is employed in the Vulcan works in cortjnnction with. overhead travelling cranes. The chassis leave the blacksmith's-Shep on rails and pass down to a turntabe where their course is directed at right angles to rails laid,. down on another
side of the assembly. shop; meanwhile units that have been. completed and transported by overhead cranes are incorporated in the chassis as it progresses. A different gang of men performs each operation. Like many other concerns, the 'Vulcan company possess their on brass and aluminium foundries as well as their own bodybuilding plant, where in a •few weeks' time a large number of different types of bodies suitable for fitting to the 30 cwt. Chassis will be produced.
Buses in Morocco.
A daily service of motor omnibuses from Tangier to Tetuan was inaugurated on June 17th. This will bethe first regular service of any kind giving the public facilities for communication between Tangier and the interior.
Horse Hire Too Expensive.
Reporting to the Seaford Urban. District Council the tramways manager draws atterition to the Tact that it now has to pay 30s. a day for horse and man for cartage. He suggests the purchase of a motor lorry, being convinced that they will save a very considerable expense and be much more convenient than the present system of horse cartage.
For the Research Association of the British Rubber and Tyre Manufacturers, laboratory accommodation has been secured at the Chemistry Dept._ ef University College;
Pole Lifting by Lorry.
During the recent storms in Lincolnshire, a considerable amount of damage Wasdone to the telegraphic system, wires being broken and the poles brought down. A company of the Royal Engineers was detailed to effect repairs, and, when they came to the job of re'erecting some of the doable poles, they carried -out the job in a novel and exceeclin4y effective manner, using a Leyland W.D. lorry. They erected a ma.-.t and stayed it, equipping it with blocks and falls. A'block was 'attached to the prone double pole and the other end of the cable tvas fastened to the front of the
lorry. The vehicle was then backed away and the poles restored to their normal position. A considerable amount of labour was saved by this means of haulage.
• • Complaints Against Heavies.
Owners and occupiers of. houses in Valley Bridge Parade, Scarborough, are complaining of the nuisance and danger which they ccntend are caused by heavy niofor vehicles and motor chars-a-bancs when passing_ along the Valley. They. have placed the Matter before the Town Council, which, sitting in committee, have decided that they are unable to do anything in the matter. It has been suggested that the R.A.C. or the A.A. and M.U. May place a scout at the junction of Westwood, ValleyRridge Parade, and Somerset Terrace, but the merit of that expedient seems doubtful to us.
New Vulcanizing Process.
An entirely new process for effecting vulcanization of rubber has recently become available as the result of the akcoverv, by Mr. S. J. Peachey, lecturer in chemistry at the Manchester College of .Technology, that by t'exposing rubber alternately to the action of two gases, viz., sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, it becomes rapidly and corn-. pletely vulcanized, ev-eri at the ordinary teniperature. The process appears to be . of fundamental importance for the following reasons :— (1) It is a true sulphur vulcanization (as distinct from the sulphur chloride treatment), (2) It eliminates the use of heat, and to a great extent the use of Mechanical pressure.
(3) It employs two gases,both of which can be Produced on a large scale at a very cheap rate. (4) It is rapid in action.
(5) It enables the manufacturer to employ organic filling agents such as leather waste, sawdust, shoddy waste, and the like, which cannot be used in connection with the hot process.
The process can be extended to the vulcanization of rubber in solution. If a solution of rubber in benzole or naphtha be saturated or partly saturated with hydrogen sn'phide and mixed with a solution of sulphur dioxide in the same solvent, the liquid sets in a few moments to a stiff jelly, and on eliminating the solvent by evaporation a fully vulcanized rubber is obtained. The use of the mixed solutions .for producing perfectly vulcanized seams and joints has preared, it is claimed, highly satisfactory in practice, and inner tubes repaired in a few moments by the new process have an excellent life.
The Peachey process is fully protected all over the world.
Ambulances for Mining Centres.
Excellent work which was accomplished at the front during the war, by means of an admirably equipped fleet of Red Cross motor ambulances, subscribed for jointly by colliery proprietors and miners in Notts. and Derbyshire, has led to the suggestion for a wider extension of such provision for home purposes in the two counties. Many of the vehicles fit to use, after the rough vicissitudeS. of war experiences, have been returned for employment mainly in mining areas.
c6 At a recent meeting at Langley Mill, which is situate in one of the. richest of Derbyshire coal districts, the interesting announcement was forthcoming that it will be part of the future work of the Red Cross Society to provide a network of ambulances to cover the Peak Countea-to deal with cases of accidents or illness. The arrangementis one which is calculated to prove of inestimable advantage, in relation to matters of auddenly arising emergency, having regard to the distance of many of the colliery workings from district hospitals.
Rotax Wiring Diagrams.
The usual wiring diagram is published on a flimsy sheet, which very soon gets crumpled•and soiled. The Rotax Motor Accessories Co., Ltd., Willesden June. tion, London, N.W. 10, have reahzed the need for wiring diagrams printed on substantial card so that they can be
hung up in offices, garages, etc. They have therefore produced a wising diagram of their electric starting and lighting equipment mounted on stiff millboard and of sufficient size to enable every outline of the wiring to be seen clearly at a glance.
Driver
Complaints have been made to the Ham District Council, near Warrington, of the smoky steam vehicles which pass through the township. The council have drawn the attention of the local police to the matter. Drivers should note.
Delahaye Dividends.
The 1919 accounts of the Delahaye Co. show a net profit of 1,561,209 francs, plus 549,572 franca brought forward from the previous year's account. The dividend has been fixed at 10 per cent. on the preference shares and 3 per cent., plus 8.75 francs on the ordinary shares.
We are advised by Messrs. Henry. Garner and Co., Ltd., Birmingham, that, thanks to improved manufacturing facilities, they are able to reduce the price of the-Garner 30 cwt. lorry from 2695 to 2670.
Quite a number of the American. manufacturers of motor lorries have recently announced increases of prices. The general increase on a vehicle casting 3,000 to 4,000 dollars is about 175 to 200 dollars.
Local Proceedings.
21,300 is to be spent on an electric vehicle by Shildon Dewsbury T.C. is to purchase a motor lorry for the Water Department.
South Shields Corporation Watch Committee wants to purchase motor fire appliances.
Elland District Council is raising a loan of 21,323 for the purchase of a steam wagon.
Ashton-under-Lyne T.C. is to borrow 22,500 for the purchase of two motor chassis and accessories.
Swaffhaan R.D.C. has received sanction to borrow 22,450 for the purchase of a tractor and accessories. , The question of purchasing two secondhand 3 ton motor lorries is being considered by Tralee U.D.C.
Yeovil Rural District Council is to raise a loan of 22,150 for the purchase of a motor roller, wagons, etc. Walthamstow Tramways Committee suggests considering the advisability of establishing a motor repair -depot.
Hull Corporation Watch Goirnmittee has decided upon the purchase of two motor fire-engines at a cost of 2-1,985 each.
Bexley Urban District Council has obtained permission to raise a loan of 21,338 for the purchase of a steam wagon.
Four hundred and two pounds is to be spent by Harrow U.D.C. on the purchase of a -combined motor lawn mower and roller.
An inquiry has been held into the application of Ruislip-Northrwood U.D.C. to borrow 2950 for the purchase of a• motor lorry.
Darlington Corporation Electricity Committee has decided to obtain power to run motorbuses' within a radius of 10 instead of 5 miles.
The Ministry of Health has agreed to the decision of Plymouth Corporation to substitute motor road rollers for the proposed steam rollers. Ream and Isleworth Urban Council reports that it has obtained sanction to raise a loan of 21,623 for the purchase of two motor lorries.
Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District Council has decided to purchase a motor fire-engine, and is raising a loan of 21,325 for the purpose.
The Southend Corporation Town Planning Committee has provisionally approved (if an arterial road from Southbourne Grove to Bourne's Green.
Yeovil Rural District Council is communicating with the Ministry of Trans • port on the subject of the dangerous driving of motor tractors,and trailers.
The Liverpool Tramways and Electric Lighting Committee have authorized the purchase of a 5 ton steam wagon for 21,530 and a 3,1 ton steam wagon for 21,450.
An estimate of the cost of motor wagons, for refuse disposal, is required by the Tale of Leven District Committee of the Dumbartonshire County Council. • Bath Corporation, which has for some time past been -discussing the question of a motor fire-engine, has now obtained permission to raise a loan of 22,100 for the purpose.
The question of running a service of electrically-driven vehicles is being considered by a special committee of the Tamworth (New South Wales) Municipal Authority, state the latest mail advices from Australia.