HANDY little booklet giving details of the principal agricultural show
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s, etc., of the year is issued annually by the Great Western Railway Co. and this year's edition contains particulars of over 400 such events, the date, its venue, closing dates forkimplements and stock and the name and address of the secretary being given. These shows provide good business chances for the employment of cattle-carrying lorries and horseboxes. Incidentally, the booklet gives an idea of certain of the road-transport activities of the railway company, and in this connection we note that country cartage services are in operation at 138 stations.
WE shall await with interest the result of the early introduction along Oxford Street of the traffic control by light signals; known as the "flexible progressive" system. This aims at coordinating the movement of all the units comprising 018 the traffic stream at each street intersection in such a manner as to enable a continuous flow of traffic to take place at a predeter the Whole length of the mined speed throughout thoroughfare.
To enable this to be effected, there will be certain important restrictions as to stopping time, permitted for vehicles and the use of the thorbnghfare by horsed traffic. Turning will be prohibited and certain streets will be made one-way.
COMMERCIAL-VEFIICLE operators are getting busy with preparations for the drivers' hours section of the Road Traffic Act. On a Sheitlex lorry recently delivered the cab was specially arranged to convert into a sleeping compartment for two men. The seat formed one bunk, whilst the squab could be removed and placed upon brackets about 2 ft. above the seat, thus making another bunk. ENFORCEMENT of the new regulations with re gard to axle weights is being taken seriously in parts of Yorkshire. We are pleased to learn that, in some instances at any rate, the police are showing a very commendable spirit towards the drivers of vehicles which exceed the stipulated figures. After checking the total weight and axle weights, the driver is told to go back to his loading point, get rid of any surplus load, and then to carry on with his job. In this Way drivers are warned to be more careful, also employers must take heed ; the driver is sometimes the unfortunate victim in such cases, but this sporting spirit on the part of the police should do much to obtain the desired end without legal proceedings. UNDER the heading of "Who are Our Best Customers?" an informative table recently appeared in the "Board of Trade Journal," showing the amount of the exports of British goods per head of the population of the variou.s importing countries. We select a few names of foreign countries and the figures for them are well worth comparing with those for Empire countries. They are as follow :— Norway, £4 11.s. 8d. ; Argentina, £2 5s. 2d. ; Sweden, £1 12s. 11d.; France, 14s. 5d. ; Germany, 8s. 3d. ; Italy, Gs. 8d.; United States, 4s. 7d.; Japan, 2s. 5d.; Russia, 10d.; China, 5c1.; New Zealand, £12 1s. 2d. ; Irish Free State, £11 14s. 3d. ; Australia, £4 18s. 4d. ; South Africa, f3 7s. ; Canada, £2 18s. 2d. ; 8s. 4d.