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Mr. Walter Bauer, president of the Pyrene Manufacturing Co., of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., sailed from New York on the s.s. "Homeric" last week to negotiate an important deal with the Minimax Co., a German concern, and to visit the subsidiaries of the Pyrene Manufacturing Co. in England and France. We are told that the Pyrene Manufacturing Co. are preparing to undertake a greater volume of foreign business, which already constitutes about one-quarter of their annual earnings. They are particularly anxious to penetrate into Russia and the Orient.
Mr. Bauer expects to he able to
arrange for a working agreement with the Minimax Co., whereby the American and German companies will be able to divide the trade In fire extinguishers to their mutual advantage.
Liverpool's Growing Bus Fleet.
Great as are the tramway developments in the area of operations Of the Liverpool Corporation Tramways Department, more and more scope is being provided for the extension of the city's motor omnibus services. Two new Guy 35-seater buses have just been added to the municipal fleet, which now comprises 25 units, including those of A.E.C. and Daimler makes, as well as a Walker electric-battery-driven machine. Some of the A.E.C.s are doubledeckers. Further saloon models (two Dennis and two Ley-lands) are on order.
C18 The main sphere of activity of the buses is in the linking-up of areas which lie between the lines of tramway communications. The new Guy vehicles are in use on the Aigburth-Old SwanBootle service (about 4-5 miles), for which the through fare is 7d.
Sheffield Bus Service Finance.
We are sorry to find that, through what was obviously a slip of the pen, Mr. F. C. Garrett, in his article on"The Development of Municipal Bus Services," which was published in the Special Municipal Number of Tile Commercial Motor an June 15th last, in dealing with the municipal bus under takings which, in the year 1910-192), operated at a loss, said that Sheffie d recorded a deficit, including depreciation and interest on capital, amounting to about £41,000. In place of *the word `. Sheffield," the word "Liverpool" should have been written, and we, therefore hasten to make the necessary correction, with our apologies to Mr. FearnIey, the general manager of the Sheffield Corporation Tramways, for the error.
A Favourable Impression.
Judging by the remarks of passengers in particular, and bystanders in general, the new L.G.O.C. six-cylinder sleevevalve-engined coaches set a high standard in passenger travel. Their easy and silent climbs up to Iiinclhead from Godalming were admired by many car owners on J.une 27th.
British Lorry Deliveries.
On this page is to he seen a comiosite group of pictures which show deliveries recently made from the works of three prominent British manufacturers. One of the vehicles is a 4-ton Leyland in the service of Mr. James Thornton, haulage contractor, of Preston. This machine is used regularly for conveying bricks from the brickworks to various housing sites. A full load consists of 1,300 bricks, and on the assumption that each brick weighs Si lb., this represents 10,425 lb., equivalent to 4 tons 13 cwt. 9 lb. The average number of bricks carried per day by this vehicle is about 12,000. The vehicle is fitted with tipping body operated by twin rams. This serves to facilitate the discharge of the contentsof the body, and is much quicker than the usual method of man-handling.
Another illustration shows a 28 h.p., 2-2i-ton A.E.C. lorry which has recently been supplied to the British Standard Cement Co., a branch of E. 3. and W. Goldsmith, Ltd., of Dartford, Kent. The third picture is of a Vulcan
2-tanner which has been built for carry. ing plate glass. It has been supplied to a Liverpool company who already own. a number of vehicles of this make, and, as will be noted, the body has high sides. This vehicle is fitted with N.A.P. cushion tyres, twins being used on the rear wheels.
Agricultural Tractors in Ireland. According to the official returns lately to hand, only 85 agricultural tractors, valued at £20,474, were imported into the Irish Free State during 1925, as compared with 149 machines, to the value of £121,529, in the preceding year. The -United States is credited with 53 machines of the total and Great Britain with 30.
A Bournemouth Conference?
Bournemouth Corporation is inviting the Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers to hold its annual conference in Bournemouth this year and the mayor is to be asked to give a reception.
Bus Owners Combine.
An interesting motorbus development has just been made at Annfield Plain, an important centre of road-passenger transport activity, in the shape of a combine by local private owners. Seven owners are interested in the formation of the Diamond Motor Bug Services, Ltd., who, in addition to maintaining services over a number of routes, will. carry on a motor-coach and haulage business.