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MR. P. J. HAYS (Percy Hays to his many friends), of Candys, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the West London Hospital last Wednesday. He is in a private room of the Nursing Home Section. No doubt a few cheery letters would help to while away his period of convalescence.
Ms. L. G. GitiFFmis, late of Beacon Motors, Ltd., has been appointed sales manager of Diesel Services, Ltd., 124, Albert Road, Handsworth. Birmingham, 21, well known as an E.R.F.
ibutor. Mr. Griffiths has had many years' experience of heavy goods vehicles and is acquainted with most of the operators in the Midlands.
MR. G. F. SINCLAIR, M.I.E.E., A.M.I.MECII.E., has become Chief Engineer of London Transport's trams and trclleybuses in-succession to MR. A. V. MASON, who has retired after 40 years' service. Mr. Sinclair was trained with Dick Kerr and Co., and before joining London Transport was technical assistant to the English Electric Co., general manager of the Kilmarnock Engineering Co., and rolling stock engineer of the L.C.C. Tramways. When the Board was established in 1933 he was appointed rolling stock engineer, trams and trolleybuses.
Attractive Machine Acquired by Maker of Radio.
A RECENT delivery to the well4'1. known radio concern of A. C. Cossor, Ltd., is shown in a picture on this page. The basis of the vehicle is a Bedford 3-ton long-wheelbase chassis, with semi-forward control. The body, which is of 1,000 cubic ft. capacity, is constructed of fully panelled Plymax, and in royal blue finish with chromiumplated lettering looks particularly attractive.
This machine was supplied by Hamilton Motors (London), Ltd., 466490, Edgware Road, London, W.2, a concern which is in a position to deal competently with any road transport propcsi non.
Shipping Guide for Hauliers.
THE following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties named, from July 7 to 15 inclusive. Docxs:—King George V, 7; Royal Albert, 6; Royal Victoria, 5; Surrey Commercial, 7; East India, 1; West India, 6; South West India, I; Tilbury, 8; Tilbury Stage, 4; B; London, 1, WHARVES:— Hays, 6; Butler's, 1. Tilbury Jetty, 2. Regent Canal, 1.
Burden on C-licensed Coal Merchants.
CoAl, merchants with C licences only, are apparently placed in some difficulty owing to a suggestion, by the committee of investigation under the Coal Mines Act, that coal supplies for cottou mills should be contracted for at prices for rail-head delivery, leaving the cartage open to competition. The position was notified to Mr. Joseph narndale, North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority, at Manchester on Monday, when S. Hibbert and Sons, Ltd., of Werneth, Oldham, applied for one of its 14 vehicles to be placed on a B licence.
Mr. NV J. Eord stated this was the first of a series of applications necessitated by the change. The application was granted.
Descriptive of the New Wilson Spaniel.
T UST issued by Partridge, Wilson and Co., Ltd., llavenset Works, Leicester, is a brochure giving details of the new mass-produced Wilson Spaniel battery electric vehicle. It may be called to mind that the vehicle is sold only in fleets of six chassis, complete with Davcriset automatic group-charging equipment, the total cost being 4.2.000. The vehicle incorporates a number of new fen tu res.
GOOD FRUIT CROP EXPECTED.
PROSPECTS of a good fruit crop this season were referred to at a sitting of the Northern Scotland Licensing Authority at Dunfermline, last week, when Mr. Henry Riches, the Authority, had before him an application by Mr. Robert Hogg, haulage contractor, Carnock, for a shert-term licence to cover the fruit season from July 1 to September 30. Supporting the application, Mr. D. Thomson, Bonhard Farm, Carnock, said he himself had formerly carried the fruit to markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow, on a lorry of his own, but it was too small to cope with the work that was expected. He was
anticipating a heavy fruit crop this season.
The licence was granted as applied for, an agent explaining that the applicant was not depriving the railway company of traffic, as it had never been carried by the railways.