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Wheels Of Industry.
"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it raens,"—John......
• Forthcoming Events.
1928. March 16.25.-5'iith Swiss International Motor Exhibition, Geneva. July 10-14. —Royal Agricultural Show, Nottingham. Sept. 5-22.---Fourth Machine Tool and Engineering......
Nottingham Spends £50,000 On New Buses.
Some disappointment has been occasioned among residents at West Bridgford, Nottingham's principal residential suburb, by the fact that the new through service of motorbuses......
Austin Profits.
The report of the directors of the Austin Motor Co. shows that the net trading profit for the year ended September 30th last, after making provision for interest on debentures,......
Rent For Parking Buses.
Enniskillen Urban District Council has decided to charge owners of buses which use stands in the town a rent of 10s., but whether this sum is to be paid annually or weekly it......
A River Mersey Risk.
As a result of the grounding of the petrol-carrying s t eamer “s em i no l e, ., and the release into the River Mersey of a huge quantity of volatile spirit, the Mersey Docks......
Notes From Northern Ireland.
Our correspondent "Ulsterman " says that the Ulster Government has decided to introduce, early in 1928, a Bill legalising petrol pumps on the sidepaths in Northern Ireland. For......
A Long-distance Bus-service Licence Refusal.
Leeds Watch Committee has refused to grant the application of the Wensbeck Trading Association, Ashington, for licences for motorbuses to run within the city in connection with......
A M.a.b. Recommendation.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board recommends acceptance of the tender of Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., for the supply of two Morris-Commercial chassis at £183 15s. each.......
A Leeds Concern's Dinner.
Frank U. Detson (Leeds), Ltd., held its annual dinner at Powolny's Restaurant, Leeds, one day last week. As usual, there was a large attendance, comprising Mr. F. H. Dutson and......
Articles On The Diesel Engine.
We now have the permission of the author to disclose the fact that the article entitled "Progress in the Diesel Engine," which was published in our issue for November 22m1, and......
Belfast Trying Again.
Belfast Corporation has decided to promote a Bill in the Northern Parliament to give it powers to run buses within an area a two miles outside the city boundary. A former Bill,......
Road Fund Grants To Meet Cost Of Police Force Additions.
The Glamorgan County Standing Joint committee is to send a deputation to the Ministry of Transport to urge that special grants should be made from the Road Fund to meet the cost......