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Britain Sets the Pace
TT is flattering to find a British professional examina
tion accepted as a basis for the award of an international diploma. This is occurring in connection With the training of rubber technicians, for it is announced by the Institution of the Rubber Industry, that the licentiateship of the Institution has been accepted as a standard for the level of education in all collaborating countries.
The examination will be set and assessed by the board of this body and the scheme will be instituted immediately in Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, France, Belgium, Western Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Would Air-conditioning Pay ?
ONE of the leading Papers in Queensland has declared that big money awaits the operator whorn would put 'air-conditioned coaches on the road in Brisbane. It claims that in summer these would
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never be empty. At present many tourists complain that when it is very warm the present buses in -that region and visiting seaside places are swelteringly hot. They would be willing to pay any reasonable extra charge for air-conditioned vehicles, such as those which are sometimes to be found in South Australia.
4 Sticky Patch ATU13E repair patch may seem a small item, but
in an emergency it can be of great importance, particularly if it can be applied easily and will stand up to its work for an indefinite period. The new Romac Cure-C-Cure patch would seem to meet these requirements and this without the need for vulcanization. The important inner face of the patch is protected by thin, tearable metal. There is also a semi-transparent paper backing.. A tapered, plastic sealing prevents the patch from lifting at the edges after application. This protection is not merely a antinuation of the adhesive material used on the ice, but a material with greater strength.
To repair a puncture, the damaged tube is cleaned ad a special non-inflammable rubber solution pplied. The protecting metal is torn from the patch ad this is carefully rolled into position, not until ten is the paper removed. Tests of tubes repaired this way were carried out at Silverstone a short me ago, .vehicles to which they were fitted being riven at high speeds and skidded -at turns, so as to irow the maximum stress upon the tyres, but there ere no failures.
'n Electronic Spectrograph
rHE spectrograph is used in almost every scientific laboratory as an easy way of discovering what ements are contained in any particular sample of laterial. The old method of testing a specimen was subject it to light, take a photograph of the beam Id look at the plate to find the elements present, but cording to The Financial Times, electronics have iminated the photographic process, for the picture in be seen on a television tube or it can be autoatically recorded by an electric brain. Its cost, )wever, is high by comparison.
New American Litter Campaign
THE co-operation of drivers of commercial vehicles is being enlisted by the Isaak Walton -League of Oregon, U.S.A., in the implementation of their recently launched campaign, "Keep America Beautiful—Don't be a Litterbug." This is aimed principally at motorists who, each holiday, 'set out to make garbage cans and wastepaper baskets of the American countryside. Long-distance operators have been asked to paint "Don't be a Litterbug" at the rear of their vehicles. In the case of overhanging loads necessitating the attachment of a red flag, it has been suggested that a white flag should also be added bearing the same slogan.
It is considered by the American Trucking Association that the adoption of this slogan by operators would not only be of considerable public relations value, but that it would also accomplish genuine and tangible results in the improved appearance of the countryside.
In view of the sorry reputation gained by so many Britons of being "litter louts," it would be interesting to see the result if a similar campaign could be conducted in this country. The imposition of fines, in proved cases, might have better results.