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An International Motor Show in Egypt.
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Arrangements are in hand for the holding of the third International Salon of Motor Vehicles in Cairo, from January 27 to February 15, 1933. The Salon, which is being organized by the Royal Automobile Club of Egypt and the Aero Club of Egypt, will include buses, lorries, cars, motor accessories, tractors and road-construction machinery. Information regarding space at the exhibition and other details can be obtained from the Royal Automobile Club of Egypt, 3, Rue Chawarbi, Cairo, Egypt.
Gardner Engines for Belgium.
From Brussels we learn that the Miesse Co., of Buysinghen, after making experiments with various oil engines for buries, has decided in favour of the Gardner unit, and has secured a licence to manufacture it in Belgium.
Furniture Removers' Loss.
The death has occurred of Mr. Q. W. Wensley, principal partner in Wensleys, Ltd., The Severn Grove, Cardiff, one of the largest concerns of furniture removers in South Wales. -He had been successively secretary and chairman (for several years) of the South Wales Furniture Removers and Warehousemen's Association and an official of Cardiff Road Tranport Association.
Ransoms and Marks Report.
The report of Ransome and Marks Bearing Co.' Ltd., for the year ended June 30, l.932, shows a profit of £49,032, from which depreciation has been written off amounting to .f20,878, and a reserve provided for income-tax of £7,000, leaving.. a net profit of £21,154, the total available, after adding the amount brought in from the previous year, being £47,780. The directors propose that a dividend of 5 per cent. (less tax) be paid, which will absorb £18,750, and to carry £5,000 to the reserve, leaving a sum of £24,030 to be carried forward.
Institute of Metals New Programme.
The Institute of Metals has issued a comprehensive programme of meetings to be held in the ensuing 12 months, which marks the 25th aniversary of the foundation of the Institute. The annual general meeting will be held in London on March 8-9, 1933, whilst the silver jubilee autumn meeting will be held in September in a provincial centre. The remaining general meeting of the Institute will he held on the occasion of the 23rd annual May lecture, to be given in London on May 10.
Apart from these meetings, the programme includes particulars of oyer 40 lectures and addresses to be given before the six local sections of the Institute at Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Newcastle, Sheffield and Swansea.
Exports for August Show an Improvement. Commercial-vehicle exports for the month of August show a distinct improvement, being more than double the exports for August, 1931, and a little more than the exports for August, 1930. Chassis exports for the month compare very favourably with the figures for 1931 and 1930, although the general improvement which took place during the first half of the year is not being maintained.
In the month 474 chassis were exported, as compared with 217 in 1931 and 186 in 1930, although the value was the same in each year. For the eight months it is interesting to note the number of chassis exported and the corresponding value : 1932. 193L 1930.
Number 3,852 2,017 2,124 Value ... £670,996 £519,293 £777,649
Exports of chassis to Australia have greatly improved compared with last year, but are still a long way short of the figures attained in 1930. Australia takes six times as many chassis undet 28 cwt. as above that capacity.
Dunlop Interim Dividend.
The directors of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., announce that the interim dividend on the A, B and C preference shares of the company will be paid on October 31, 1932. The question of the dividend on the ordinary stock of the company will be considered when the results of the year's working are known.
Fewer Lorries in Tasmania.
During the year ended May last 119 lorries were registered . in Tasmania, against 130 a year ago. Chevrolets lead with 40, followed by Ford with ID, Studebaker 12 and Bedford 11.
,Personal Pars.
Alderman Thorpe, who carries on business as a haulier and furniture remover at Ripon, has been selected as mayor of Ripon for the forthcoming municipal year.
We are advised that Mr. J. W. Barker, M.I.M.T., late of the East London Rubber Co.. has joined Tangyes, Ltd., Birmingham, as an additional representative on its staff of garageequipment specialists.
Swansea Watch Committee has detided to advertise for a successor to Inspector Winteringham, the chief :(under the chief constable) of Swansea Fire Brigade. The retiring brigade chief has been appointed superintendent of Bristol Fire Brigade.
The resignation of Mr. Eric Moulin:Ian, of Keith and Doyle (London), Ltd., from the management council of the Motor Hirers and Coach Services Association, has been accepted. The vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Mr. W. A, Timpson, of A. Timpson and Sous, Ltd., whose experience will greatly assist the council in continuing its valuable work on behalf of the independent coach operators.
Another R.R.A. Branch Formed.
Hauliers from many parts of the East Midlands attended a meeting held in Nottingham On Monday last, when Mr. E. C. Marston, the chairman of the Road Haulage Association, dealt with the damaging effects which the Salter Report would have upon haulage contractors. At this meeting an East Midlands area committee of the Association was formed, and the following members were elected :—Messrs. W. Donaldson Wright, G. H. P. Dalgleish, J. Rix, F. Platte, E. A. Dodson and G. Bag shaw.
Rate-cutters Cut Wages.
Negotiations between the Swansea tend District Road Transport (Owners') Association and the local branch of the Transport and General Workers Union have been proceeding on the application of the former body for a lower district scale of wages for motor or horsed
vehicle drivers.
The owners' case was that undercutting of haulage rates has made it impossible for association members to secure contracts, because they have to pay the agreed wages for the district, whereas, it is alleged, the price-cutters do not pay those rates.
The Lubrication of Oil Engines: A Useful Booklet.
Germ Lulnicants, Ltd., 736-739, Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.0.2, has recently issued an interesting booklet entitled "The Lubrication of Compression-ignition Engines for Road Vehicles." The technical staff of the company has been in close touch with manufacturers of oil engines since their earliest development, and it has carried out some important research work in collaboration with several makers, some of which is referred to in the booklet.
It is well known that the running conditions of the high-speed oil engine are very different from those obtaining in a petrol unit, and although the booklet contains only a few pages of reading matter, it is of real interest and assists e22 in the ready appreciation of a subject of vital importance.
A number of illustrations is reproduced in the booklet of oil-engined vehicles which are running on Germ lubricating oils.
[Foden's Band Success.
In the brass bands contest, recently held at the Crystal Palace, the works band of Fodens, Ltd., was successful in winning the championship for the third year in succession, a feat never accomplished since the competition was inaugurated in 1900.
An I.A.E. Paper.
" Repairs, and the Importance of the Repair Department," is the title of a paper to be read by Mr. S. H. Troughton before the Institution of Automobile Engineers, at the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, London, W.0.2, on Tuesday, November 1, at 7.45 p.m.
Lucas Dividend Distribution.
The directors of Joseph Lucas, Ltd., recommend the payment of a final dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 5 per cent, on the ordinary shares, making a total distribution of 20 per cent. for the year ended August 7, the same as for the previous year.
Tyre Price Reduction.
Most of the important companies have already announced a reduction of approximately 10 per cent, in the prices of their pneumatic tyres. This is an important concession which will be much appreciated by operators. The cast of tyres is already greatly reduced by their increased average mileage.
Transport Lecture Courses hi Danger.
The courses of evening lectures on transport subjects which are provided by the North Western Polytechnic, Kentish Town, London, N.-W.5, to prepare students for the Associate Membership examination of the Institute of Transport are in danger of being stopped for the want of support. It is hoped that further enrolments in the course of the next few days will save the authorities from the unpleasant duty of discontinuing this useful series, which covers the rights and duties of transport undertakings, transport finance and accountancy, and the economics and operation of road transport. The fees are very low.
Popular Sales Manager Dead.
We regret to record the death, at the early age of 50, of Mr. Edgar Stafford, sales manager of Willys Overland Crossley, Ltd., which took place on October 3, at the house of Mr. F. Hewin, a Willys Overland field representative at Bournemouth.
The late Mr. Stafford has had a long and honourable career in the motor trade. He was A younger brother of the late Mr. Joseph Stafford, first secretary of the Motor Traders Association, and he knew . practically every motor dealer in the kingdom. Be joined Sir William Letts eight years ago, and became sales manager 41 years ago. Mr. Stafford possessed an extraordinarily cheerful personality, whilst his ingenuity in organizing sales promotion earned for him an envied reputatioe.
He was interred at Cleckheaton, last Thursday, in the presence of a large number of trade personalities.
Inventors Exhibit Their Work
There are a few inventions of interest to the motor industry at the Eighth International Exhibition of Inventions, which is being held at the Central Hall, Westminster, London, S.W.1. The exhibition opened on October 5 and closes on October 15.
There are two or three inventions relating to transmissions, sundry thiefproof devices and an easily renewable brake facing. Much interest is being aroused by the Dynasphere, which is being shown at the exhibition.
Belgium Buys British.
Amongst the orders received by Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., during this week is one for 22 vehicles from Antwerp, Belgium. The models ordered are of 2-ton and 30-cwt capacity and will be used for goods service by firms who have already experienced the value of British vehicles.
Further Detail's of "Dazzle Cafés."
In connection with the travelling cafés which are to be put into service on the roads within 50 miles of London, a paragraph referring to which appeared in our issue for last week, we are advised that the bodies for these vehicles, which arc known as " Dazzle Cafés" and have distinctive bodywork, were built by J. Harlin and Sons, Ltd.; 191, Cambridge Road, London, E.2.
The Ford chassis are specially adapted by the Truck and Tractor Appliance Co. (Manchester), Ltd., so as to give a frame height lowered by 9 ins. to 1 ft. 9 ins. An entirely new frame is employed, arched over the rear axle and giving a 'wheelbase 2 ft. longer.
The trailers have the same model of frame as their basis and carry similar bodies, the frames being cut short at the front end because engines are absent. A Ford front axle is fitted to each trailer, thus providing Ackerman steering, whilst Dewandre vacuum brakes are used for the trailer wheels.
Report on Roads Experiments, The second report of the technical committee appointed in 1929 by the Minister of Transport ta deal with the experimental work to be carried out by the Roads Department, under the powers conferred by the Roads improvement Act, 1925, has recently been published under the title " Experimental Work on Roads." The first chapter reviews the many aspects of road design, construction and maintenance, and later sections deal with experimental work carried out.
First-hand Information on the New Zealand Market.
Those British commercial-vehicle makers who are interested in New Zealand as a market for their products will be pleased to learn that Mr. L. A. Paish, 0.B.E., His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in the Dominion, is now in this country on an official visit. He will be available at the offices of the Department of Overseas Trade frem October 17-20, for the purpose of interviewing. At a later date he will visit a number of industrial centres in the provinces. Those desiring interviews should communicate with the ComptrollerGeneral, Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, quoting reference 13,592/32.