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108-ft. Load Jammed for 36 Hours
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'THE upper part of an overhead crane,
1 108 ft. long and stated to be the longest load ever to reach the town, failed to pass through Monmouth last week. The load was being carried from Staffordshire to Morriston, Swansea. It could not negotiate the corner at Monk Street-Whitecross Street. The load remained in Whitecross Street for a day-and-a-half and was taken to Whitchurch en route for Abergavenny where, on Monday, further difficulty was experienced at the junction of the Ross and Hereford roads. Only 2 ft. was moved in four hours.
LUNG CANCER " COINCIDENCE "
I T was "simply a coincidence" that the increase in the number of cases of lung cancer coincided with the greater use of oil fuel, said the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, last week. Research was proceeding under the auspices of the Medical Research Council.
the past three weeks. The cheerful, energetic and co-operative way in which you have overcome the many difficulties does you all great credit, and has demonstrated the efficiency of British Road Services." This message was sent to the staff of B.R.S. by Maj.-Gen. G. N. Russell, general manager, after the rail strike.
POWER STEERING FOR LOADER
hiTOBILE hydraulic loaders made by IVI W. E. Bray and Co., Ltd., Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex, are, it is announced today, now available with powered steering. Operatedhydraulically, theAssisted-steering mechanism
• employs its own pump, valve and piston.
Some of the claims for it are that it makes for faster loading, reduced driver fatigue and lower fuel consumption. For existing models of the Bray Power Crowd loader, a conversion kit is available.
a28 ISRAEL TO BUY FROM 'U.S.
ISRAELI transport companies have I been granted import licences to buy lorries to the value of £1.1m. from the United States within the framework of grant-in-aid. Several co-operative companies have been granted easy-payment terms. Private concerns have been asked to pay 30 per cent. of the value of the vehicles when ordering, the balance being payable on delivery.
SERVICE VITAL
rACILIT1ES for service after sales :L and an adequate supply of spares for vehicles, oil engines and other equipment were essential to trading with Pakistan. This is stated in an economic survey of the country published by the Stationery Office on Monday at 10s., or 10s. 5d. by post. Although Britain has made heavy industrial investments in Pakistan, other countries are stated now to be showing greater desire to do so.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the deaths of 11' Ma. GEORGE DEAN and MR. HENRY HOLLEY. Mr. Dean was sales manager of Fodens, Ltd., with whom he had been for 51 years.
Mr. Hulley, who was 82, was the chairman of Henry Hulley and Sons, Ltd., Baslow, bus proprietors.
HOP GARDENS " OPEN " AGAIN
ROACH parties will again be '1-, welcomed to Whitbread's hop gardens at Beltring, Paddock Wood, on weekdays during the picking season this year. Special facilities at the gardens include parking space, refreshments and guides. Last year, more than 40,000 people visited the gardens.