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The Paris municip`al omnibus undertaking has been able to increase its motor-coach excursions this season as the result of the delivery of a number of new vehicles. The publicity department of the organization shows conSiderable enterprise, and the programme of trips arranged for this season is printed in English. By far the greater proportion of summer visitors to Paris understand English, and the issuing of posters and literature in that language is helping to popularize the coaches.
Accrington's Foresight.
The tramways committee of the Accrington Corporation is to seek par, liamentary powers to enable it to run motorbuses. The corporation does not intend to proceed with .a bus scheme immediately, but it desires to be in a position to run Ions services either in the borough or outside it, subject to agreement with other authorities, when such a course is deemed expedient.
Skilful Nevvsvan Drivers.
Fitting testimony to the skill displayed by drivers of motor vehicles in the service of newspaper publishers is to be found in the presentation of a large number of certificates, diplomas and badges to drivers in the employ of the proprietors of The Star. The awards were made on behalf of the London Safety First Connell for skill in driving in the streets of Greater London.
New Type of Tyre-making Machine. It is reported that the experimental • engineering department of the Fisk Rubber Co. has invented a tyre-making ,machine which wraps fabric on casings at the rate of 90 tyres an hour, or 18 times faster than the rate of an .expert tyre maker. In tests which have been carried out the new machine, which was . designed and completed at the Chicopee Falls plant, produced cousiStently at this rate.
Exide Still Expanding. .
As a change from two years' conferences at Hendon, Blackpool was the venue for the recent annual convention of Exide agents, and with their usual dourtesy the Chloride .Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., invited Press representa tives to the dinner without Withering them to attend the agents' convention— which .deals largely with service organization and other internal arrangements. The company of 250 included delegates from all parts of the British Isles, and from Denmark, India and Australia, and, outside America (where such conventions are plentiful), it is believed this is the biggest conclave of its kind held. Mr. R. H. Jackson, the Exide publicity expert, organized the dinner Well, and pithy speeches revealed the ever-expanding nature of Exide affairs.
Mr. D. P. Dunne (director) presided, and with him were Mr. W. S. Naylor (managing director), Councillor Duckworth (vice-chairman of Blackpool Jubilee Celebration's and Publicity Committee) and various officers.
A Seven Years' Task.
On Friday of last week the Minister of Transport opened the new low-level road between Bristol. and Avonmoutb,'-which has recently been completed and has taken seven years to construct. It is -considered to be one of the finest pieces of road engineering work in the country, and cost nearly £1,000,000 to Camplete. We reproduce on this page a picture showing a section of the road, and in the distance cu be seen the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon gorge.. Personal Pars. •
At a recent Court of the Worshipful Company of Paviors, it was unanimously resolved that the honorary freedom and livery of the company should be offered to Lt.-Col. Wilfred Ashley, Minister of Transport.
• Mr. R. J. Armstrong, A.M.Inst.T., who for many years has held the position of manager of the removals and warehonsing departments, and latterly also controlled the traffic department of John Walsh, Ltd., of Sheffield, has been appointed manager of theremovals and warehousing department of the Army and Navy Co-operative Society, Ltd., London, and takes 'up his• new duties on July 19th.
Mr. H. C. Mallett, whose portrait appears on this page, has been appointed London manager • for Henry Garner, Ltd„ his office being at Sentinel House, Southampton Row, W.C.1. Mr. Mallen has a very wide knowledge of the commercial-vehicle ifidustry, being versed in the retjuirements of users in general, but he is particularly well posted with the needs of the officials of municipal departments, having made a special study of that branch of transport work. From 1919 onwards he was sales manager for the General Vehicle Co. Henry Garner, Ltd., have establishod a service depot in Wells Street, Gray's Inn Road, quite close' to the London office, and this will, of course, come under the supervision of Mr..Mallett.
• Many of those amongst our readers who have •business relations with United Automobile Services. Ltd.. will learn with regret that Mr. A. A. Speak, • M.C., the popular traffic manager, recently severed his cOnnection with the company. Ho is now engaged in building up his own connection in the • industry, as well as acting in an advisory capacity for certain bus companies.
'A, few days ago he was made the guest of .honour at a social held by/the Durham district staff of the compnuy at the Town Hall. Bishop Auckland, at which he was presented with a canteen of cutlery. Another gathering,in his honour was alao held a day or two after by emnloyeeS in the Blythe district. Mr. Speak had been with the company for some eight years, and during that time had risen to the position of second in command.