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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficullie3 of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.

America's War-used Lorries.

British manufacturers, who are painfully aware of the disturbing effeel which the surplus war vehicles have had upon the industry, may take some little consolation from the fact that other countries, notably America and France, have also been faced with the difficulty of absorbing war-used vehicles in or dinary civilian business channels. In America 23,506 commercial vehicles weie turned over, following the war, to the Agricultural Department by the War Department for distribution amongst the various State highway departments, apart from 1,246 vehicles which were re, tained by the Department of Agriculture. The total number of each make of commercial vehicle and touring car delivered in this way is, according to our contemporary, Motor Age, as follows :International, 432; Gramm-Bernstein, 128; Nash, 7.155; Heavy Aviation, 1,353; Federal, 455; Pierce-Arrow, 1.900; Velie, 277; Light Aviation, 600; Iturlburt, 122; Packard, 2,299; White, 565; Peerless, 682; F.W.D. 3,067; Wilson, 76; Standard, 307; Standard Class B, 2,50E1Garford, 179; Kelly. Springfield, 972% Republic, 190; . Mack.; 102; Denby, 103; CL \1.C., 406; Commerce, 72; Moreland, 164; Selden, 129; Riker, 291; Miscellaneous, 98; Ford, 2,739; Dodge, 1,118; Miscellaneous, 716.

Great North Road Reconstruction.

Sections of the Great North Road within the county of Huntingdon are under construction, These sections cover the road from Water Newton village to "Kate's Cabin" cat the junction with the Peterborou.gh-Oundle road), and the longer stretch from Norman Cross to within a mile north of Brampton Hut, at, the junction with the HuntingdonThrapston road.

In collaboration with the county surveyor, the Automobile Association has prepared a map, which we reproduce herewith, indicating the. sections under reconstruction, and a number of by-pass roads enabling road traffic to avoid delay and inconvenience, Direction posts are erected on the roadside wherever they are necessary for diverting road traffic to the by-roads.

A Well-deserved Recognition.

A presentation was made a few days ago by the Association of British Motor Manufacturers to Mr.. II. C. B. -Under down (of Commercial Cars, Ltd., Luton), who was president. of the 'association from May, 1918, to May, 1922. Mr. J. Maughfling (of John I.' Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), the new president; who made the presentation, called attention to the valuable work carried out by Mr. Under. down, who, he pointed out, had' succeeded the first president of the Association, Mr. Manville, in 1918. Mr. Maughfling drew attention to the factthat'the Commercial Vehicle Section, having worked in close touch with him, appreciated the work entailed in the delicate and protracted negotiations with Government departments. Mr. Underdown had been instrumental in bringing the post.

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tier' of the industry on the question of tariffs to the notice of the Board of Trade., He also mentioned Mr. Underdown's good work in connection with the Research Association, the British Engineering Standards Association' and the Commercial Vehicle Standards Committee, as well as his responsibility for the long and delicate negotiations with the S.M.M. and T., which had now been most satisfactorily concluded.

The presentation took the form of an

antique silver mug, dated 1751, by Richard Gurney, the following inscription being engraved on the bottom of the cup :—" Presented to H. C. B. Underclown, as a mark of appreciation of services rendered to the British Motor Industry clueing his presidency, 19181922."

An Important Amalgamation.

We briefly mentioned on this page in our issue of August .15th that the best of the road transport clearing houses were about to become associated with one of the leading haulage companies. It appears that there has been spirited competition to acquire the clearing house interests tinder reference, and that an early official announcement of a com pleted. deal is likely. We shall keep readers of this journal fully informed.

It is stated that the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., have secured a contract from the India Office for the construction of fifty 30-cwt. motor lorries.

A meeting of the Samuelson Transport Co., Ltd., for which a receiver was appointed in August was held yesterday to consider the proposal for the company to enter into voluntary liquidation with a view to reconstruction,

Too Much Faulty Driving.

Inquiries have been made, during the eight months to the end of August, into 94 road accidents which involved death or injuries, the work of inquiry having been entrusted to the engineers of the Roads Department of the Ministry of Transport.

It has been found that the causes of these accidents may be roughly classified under the three following heads:— (1) Negligence or incompetence on the part of the driveror drivers. (2) Mechanical defects in the vehicles or unsatisfactory state of the roads. (3) Error or negligence on the part of persons other than the driver of the vehicle concerned.

It is not easy to give the exact figures because there may be MOTO than one cause contributory to any particular accident, so that the figures given in the classifications below are approximate.

To negligent driving can be attributed 58Lper cent, of all the accidents, and these involved the loss of 35 lives and injuries to 90 people. Faulty judgment on the part of the driver caused six accidents, 17 people being killed and five injured. Inexperience on the, part of the driver was the cause of one accident in which one person was killed. Thus, out of 94 Accidents, 62 could be attributed to the driver.

So far as mechanical defects in the vehicles were concerned, these were responsible for 13 accidents, whilst the Ministry has included under this head another accident winch occurred because a driver chose to change gear on a steamroller while going down a decline. Four accidents were the result of skidding, and it is often the case that a skid could be avoided by careful driving. Nine accidents (out of 94, let it be remarked) were caused through the pedestrian or cyclist betz at fault, or through horses taking frigiit. The cause of the remaining five accidents, making the total of 94, are not known.

"The total number of people killed in the accidents into which inquiries have been made is 75, whilst 139 were injured. We comment on this matter in our editorial pages.

Climbing Kop Hill with a Five-tonner.

What must be considered to be a very creditable performance was recently successfully carried out by a Swiss Berne. 5-ton motor lorry, which was in all respects a standard production.

The lorry successfully negotiated the famons.Kop Hill at Princes Rishorough, in Buckinghamshire, with a useful load of 5 tons 4 cwts. aboard. A number of interested users and others attended the climb, and they were particularly impressed with the power ef the -lorry, which was stopped on the steepest part of the bill (with a. gradient of 1 in -41), .restarted and accelerated to the top. This hill, as many of our readers know, is a famous test hill for motorcars and motorcycles, and the achievement of the Berna lorry must be considered remarkable.

Roads in Central Scotland.

The roads in that stretch of country extending from Glasgow on the. south to Perth and Balquhidder on the north are, certainly, the best in all Scotland. They are laid with tar-macadam for the most part, and large sections have also received Trinidad ashphalt treatment. The result is that they yield verylittle to the enormous motor traffic which they, have to bear—and the whole of the vehicular trade between Highlands and Lowlands has to pass along their main arteries.

The road rates have doubled in this area, since the beginning of the war, for, in the interval, both motoring and the science of road surfacing have advanced greatly and become very important factors in county administration. An example has been set in this district which other local authorities would do well to emulate.

The Transport of Light but Bulky Loads.

The economical carriage of light, but bulky, loads has always presented a particularly difficult problem to the motor manufacturer and coachbuilder. The demand for special vehicles for this urpose is not sufficient to justify theTroduction of a chassis of exceptional dimensions, but low engine power, and, consequently, it not infrequently happens , that light, but bulky, loads are • carried upon vehicles which, when laden with such goods, are only, in fact, bearing something less than 5111 per cent, of the weight that they are designed to carry. Low bridges and overhanging branches in country roads limit the possible dimensions of a van body. Moreover, a very large closed body is either heavy or fragile.

A method of avoiding such losses is exemplified by the A.E.C. lorries supplied by the Associated Equipment Co., -Ltd., to the General Electric Co. Ltd., which are used primarily for the carriage of cases containing electric lamps. The effective body space is immensely increased by adding above the ordinary lorry body open latticed frames of wood, which surround the high-packed load.

Moreover, to increase the carrying capacity, two-wheeled trailers, running on twin pneumatic tyres and also having latticed wooden sides, are employed. In these ways something approaching the full-power capability of the

lorries is utilized. For the present, we must, of course, take into account the low legal speed limits _applicable when a trailer is drawn. There are, however, almost certain prospects of a very early change in the law as regards the speed of trailers.

Worcestershire Traffic.

• Mr. C. F. Gettings, road surveyor to the Worcestershire County Council, states that there are only 791 miles of main road maintained by the county council out of a total mileage of 442, which are not traversed by recognized public omnibus services.

.Electrics for Southend.

The Health Committee of the Southend Town Council proposes to apply to the Ministry of Health for Sanction for a loan of £4,069 for the purchase of three electric vehicles for refuse collection, and the necessary charging plant, and £2,981 for the construction of a garage.

U.S.A. Tyre Concessionnaires.

We understand that. arrangements have been completed whereby the General Motor and Tyre Co.' of 81, Queen Street, Hammersmith, London, W.6, are appointed sole. concessionnaires for all Europe for the McGraw Tire and Rubber Co. of East Palestine, Ohio, U.S.A. The McGraw ,.pro•ducts which will be marketed are. the McGraw and Oxford brands of pneumatic tyres and tubes in inch and millimetre sizes,

Several valuable territories are open in which the company are prepared to negotiate for exclusive. representation.

Traffic on Rural Roads.

At a recent meeting of the Martley Rural District Council a resolution was passed calling attention to the damage done to-the roads in the area under the control of the council by the traffic of motorbuses, chars-a-bancs and other heavy motor vehicles, and the consequent increase in the cost of maintenance and repair. The council expressed the view that the Government or Ministry of Transport should take steps to regulate such traffic, particularly in rural districts, where the roads generally weris unsuitable and unsafe for the traffic, because of their construction and insufficient width, and that the Ministry should make a. contribution to district councils towards the increased cost of road maintenance, either in the form of a tax or a mileage•charge upon the vehicles, or by way of a grant from the Ministry of Transport-.

The resolution is to be brought to the notice' of the Rural District Councils' Association.

A recent traffic census taken on these roads showed that since 1914 motor traffic had doubled-4s regards numbers and trebled as regards tonnage.

Rural Bus Control.

Westharnpnett Rural Council reports that power should be obtained to regulate the -motorbus services in its_area, and EPP°ses afrPly to the Ministry of Health for an Order to put in force such provisions of the Town Police Clauses Act, 1847, as may be applicable.

Bus Fares Petition.

In response to a petition from Solihull Parish Council for cheaper motor omnibus fares between Shirley and Birmingham, the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. have replied that the whole of the fares charged on the company's services are under revision, and that, no doubt the Shirley fares will be reduced in due course,

Preston Passenger Traffic..

The traffic returns of the Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., during Preston Guild Week show that for the period the normal mileage was nearly doubled, and that the number of passengers usually carried was more than trebled. The following are the details for the eight days from September 2nd to September 9th inclusive :— Number .of machines ... Total miles run ...

Total number of passengers carried ...

*No. of passengers carried 'be

tween Preston and Chorley *No, of passengers carried be tween Preston and Blackburn

* These figures include all intermediate traffic.

Swiss Postal Services.

The series of eight time-tables of the Swiss Alpine postal services, copies of which we have just received from the Saurer Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd., gives an excellent idea of the difficulties under which the Saucer motor coaches used for this trying service operate, and, incidentally, affords an indication of the reliability of the modern motor vehicle. Sourer vehicles have been selected for the Swiss Alpine services because of the safety provided by the patent engine brake incorporated in their design, which enables ail tortuous descents to be made on this brake alone. The services have been successfully run for a number of years, and have been increased during the present s.zason. It saya much for•the Saucer vehicles that no fatal accident has occurred on the precipitous Alpine passes.

Char-a-bancs Retaliation.

Carlisle Watch Committee proposes that in future only chars-a-bancs from Cumberland be licensed to ply for hire in Carlisle on race days. This, it is explained, is by way of retaliation for the treatment which the Cumberland charft-bears owners received when they went to the Highland Show at Dumfries. The vehicles took Carlisle passengers, and fully expected to be able to run between Dumfries Station and the show, but were forbidden to do so. It is stated that there are sufficient motor coaches in Cumberland to cope with the race traffic.

Guy 1923 Prices.

Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, announce the iotlowieg revised prices for 1923 of their various types of commercial chassis, the figures in brackets referring in each case to the gross carrying capacity of eeach modal :-15-cwt. chassis (22 cwt.), £355; 25ciet. chassis (32 cwt.), £375; 30-cwt. chassis (38 cwt.), £435; 2-ton chassis (2* tons), £595; 2i-ton chassis (3 tons), £695; 3-ton chassis (4 tons), £745; 2-to-3-ton electric, chassis (4 tons), £650. The company can supply the 25cwt. chassis, fitted with a four-speed gearbox, for £385.

Merits of Motors for Refuse Collection.

The Medical Officer of Health to the Maesteg Council points out in his annual report that the collection and disposal of refuse by mechanical vehicles is not onlyquicker, and therefore more sanitary, but that it can be done at less cost than by horse transport.

The surveyor recommended the council to adopt mechanical road transport for the purpose indicated by the medical officer. After some discussion, in whieh members tended to concur with the -recommendation of the officials, the surveyor was asked specially to report at the next meeting on the outlay necessary.

Electrics for St. Pancras.

St. Paneras Borough Council has received the following tenders for the supply of two electric vehicles for the collection of bouse refuse :— Clayton Wagons, Ltd., Lincoln, two 3-ton electric vehicles, £825 each.

Richard Garrett and Sons, Ltd., Leiston, two 4-tun electric vehicles, £875 each.

General Vehicle Co,, Ltd., two 4-ton electric vehicles, £890 each,

Mossity and two 3-ton Orwell vehieles, £865 each Co.,plus extras), or two 4-ton Orwell vehicles, £895 each (plus extras).

Newton Bros. (Derby), Ltd.. for two 3“-ton Newton deckles, £1,156 10s. each.

The council's Works Committee recommends the purchase of two Garrett vehicles at L875 each.

The Canadian Rubber Industry.

The growth of road mechanical transport and the increasing use of rubber tyres which naturally follows; has played an important part in. the expansion of the Canadian rubber industry, which, according to statistics recently issued, is now as'suming large proportions. In 1915 there were 15 manefactaring plants in existence, in 1919 32, and in 1920 35. The value of productions durint the five-year interval rose from S14,393,181 to $55,122,857, and the number of employees engaged in the in. duetry rose from 4,046 in 1915 to 15,313 in nao. Thf, importance of tyre production to the whole industry canbe gauged from the fact that the total value of exports of rubber goods in 1921 amounted to 310,839,528, ofwhich sum $8,191,151 represents the proportionate value • -of pneumatic tyres. In spite of the growth of exports, the importation of rubber goods into Canada continues to rise.

Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., inform us that their Manchester branch has been removed to 272, Deansgate.

Trolley Vehicle Routes.

A report has been submitted to the Finance Committee of the Bradford Corporation by the town clerk (Mr. N. L. Fleming) on the Parliamentary aspect of the Corporation's affairs. With respect to the Provisional Order, Trolley Vehicles : Routes Within the City, the town clerk states that the. Provisional Order was duly made by the Minister of Transport., but the Parliamentary agents informed him on June 28th last that the Ministry of Transport had, notified them that it would not be possible to introduce the Confirming Bill in the present Session of Parliament.

Major Boyd Carpenter, M.P., had interviewed the chairman of Ways and Means, with a view to ascerpining whether the relevant Standing Order could be suspended so as to enable the Bill to be introduced this session. The chairman of Ways -and Means considered the matter, but came to the conclusion that he could not agree to this.

Halifax Cab Fares.

The Ministry of Health has now ap-proved the new by-laws introduced into Halifax in connection with taxicab fares by time or distance, and the following charges are now in opeeation 6d. per mile, and 6d. for each additional third of a mile, with an extra charge of 6d. per journey for each passenger over two, and double fares between midnight, and 6 a.m.

Pneumatic Tyre Inflation.

The query has been raised by some users that the inflation of pneumatic tyres by the H.F. Rotoflator, sold by Harvey Frost and Co., Ltd., 148-159, Great Portland Street, London, W., is injurious, and we are asked by the company to °erred this erroneous int. preesion.

The Rotoflator, being a four-cylinder rotary pump with a speed of 1,500 r.p.m., gives 6,000 impulses of air per minute. Therefore, it will he readily appreciated thee the big delivery of air, namely, 1,500 cubic ins Ler minute, is not by.

virtue of a few big impulses per minute, but by a multiplicity of small impulses, which, to all intents and purposes, is equivalent to an even flow of air.

Traffic Restriction.

Kent County Council is asking local authorities to schedule roads which they deem to be unsuitable for heavy motor traffic. In this connection the Tonbridge rural sureyor has ieported that at least 75 per cent, of the roads would have to be closed, as they were not fit for the modern ehar-a-banes traffic.

Good Service.

Hampshire County Council proposes to purchase another motorcar for the weights and measures department. The department now has a car which was purchased in 1913 and has run 47,000 miles at an average cost of 3.5d. per mile, or, including the original cost of the car, 4.9d. The car will carry three persons and a quarter of a ton of standard weights.

Bradford Bus Stands.

Bradford Watch Committee has inspected motor omnibus stands near Valley Parade Football Ground, and has considered complaints which have been made by residents in the streets in which these sites are lOcated. It has decided, as a result of the protests to arrange a new stand for 29 omnibuses on the east side Of the Midland Road commencing at a point opposite Holywell Ash Lane and extending towards Queen's Road.

Cardiff Fares.

At the meeting of the Cardiff Tramways Committee it was reported that the corporation would take over the Whitehurch-Cardiff bus . service on October 1st. It was decided that the present scale of charges and time schedule should apply until. a report dealing with the general revision of train and bus fares for the whole city was received from the general manager. • It

s intimaked that the trevised lecale would be completed in a month's time.

Cardiff Passenger Traffic.

A comparative statement of aecounts over, a period of five months 'ended September 10th for the bus and tranis services of the Cardiff Corporation has been prepared by Mr. 11. L. Horsfield, the traffic manager.

As compared with the corresponding period of last year, a decrease of £2,713 is shown in the tramway receipts, whereas the bias receipts show an increased revenue to the extent of £393 over the same period. A satisfactory feature of the increase in the bus receipts is the fact that it coincides with a greatly reduced mileage.

Pump Conditions.

Southend Corporation Highways Cominittee has giiieu permission to Messrs. Whitten and Head to place a petrol punre e adjoinin their premises, East Coast Garage, London Road, together with a swing-arm extending over the footpath, subject to the arm being at least. 8 ft. ,above the footpath and to the firm taking all responsibility in connection with the pump and to swinging the arm back flush with their property when it is not in use.

Number Plates and Mudguards.

Berimat, Ltd., 10, Poland Street, Oxford Street, London, W. 1, have issued an interesting booklet descriptive of ,their newest style el domed mudguards and east aluminium number plates de Juice. Tito -magnards are so shapelj and gracefully designed that they invariably add to the general appearance of a light van. The number plates are light in weight while the characters etand out from a dead-blacki• stippled background with a silver-bright lustre, and have a polish that is permanent.

Overcrowded Buses.

Yeovil Rural District Council has decided to call the attention of the National Co. to the ovenerowding of their buses. A councillor said that the vehicles, which were licensed to carry 28 or 30 passengers, sometimes carried twice as Many.

Local Proceedings.

Sydney (N.S.W.) Municipal Council proposes. to purchase four more Ford lorries.

Aberdeen Town Council is considering the advisability of purchasing a• motor ambulance.

Portslade LieIsan Distaiet Qouncif proposes to spend £800 on a motor fire tender and appliances.

Bradford Fire Brigade Committee recommends the purchase of -a 24 lap. Dennis 30-cwt. chassis at a cost of £504.

The Edinbuagh Corporation recently gave a repeat order for 3-ton .tipping vehicles, for refuse-collection work, to Guy Motors, Ltd.

The question of providing a new ambulance for Grimsby has been referred to a sub-committee of the Corporation Fire Brigade Committee.

The Dartmouth Town Council has referred the question of the purchase of a motor lorry at an estimated cost of £200 to the Finance Committee.

The Efebden Bridge Urban District Council is to make application to the Ministry of Health for sanction to borrow a sum of £1,600 for the purchase of a motor fire-engine.

Mansfield Watch Committee will consider next March the question of the purchase of an up-to-date motor fire escape. Meanwhile the committee has purchased a turbine pump to attach to a Ford tender.

At a recent meeting at Seaton (Devonshire) it was decided to form a committee to be known as the Axminster, Colyton, Seaton and District Anibulance Committee, for the purpose of providing a motor ambulance for the use of the sick and injured in this district.

'Children's Fares.

It was brought to the notice of the Cardiff Corporation that the bus company responsible for the WlitchurchCardiff services, whose undertaking the council take Over in October, had special reduced charges for school children travelling during certain hours of the day.

• The Whitchurch Parish Council wrote asking the Cardiff authority to continue this preferential treatment when it had acquired fihe bus company's interests._ Several members of the council. spoke in favour of a general revision of fares for children throughout the city area, the reduced charges to apply to both bus and tram services.

A report on the matter was called for.

Quick Return to Service.

'We have heard it said that insurance may be a luxury for the millionaire, but that to all others it is a necessity. Our own experience would not even allow us to differentiate in the case of the rhilbonaire. Each day we are hearing of costly accidents, and it is (suite apparent that with the revival of the motor trade, which is assured for next year, with an influx of inexperienced drivers, the acci dent hazard must increase.

There is a keen competition for busipeas by the motor insurance companies, and this in itself is good for the vehicle owner or user, insomuch as premiums are kept down to a minimum. It is no part of our sphere to discriminate between the many companies catering for this class of business, and, in fact the indemnities ale very similar in extent and amount. The Chief essential is to be B24

awe et, rely on prompt and sympathetic treatment of claims. Delay in receiving one's vehicle back satisfactorily repaired is a cause of grave annoyance in the case of a private OWCET, but it may mean _serious loss in the case of a vehicle used for commercial purposes. The majority of our readers will, in the stern school of experience, have learnt the importance of this phase of the question.

A novel method has been adopted by one of the offices, the United British Insurance Co., Ltd., who issue the " Dreadnought " policies, to ensure the immediate putting in hand of repairs. A salaried staff of qualified engineers has been installed in each of their branches, with a result that claims can be expeditiously dealt with, and we understand that the expense is fully compensated by the advertisement that a good service always enjoys. We may add that we have had personal experience of the courtesy and consideration extended by Mr. C. W. E. Gaulder, who is in charge of the West-End office at 12, Lower Regent Street, to policyholders when malting claims.

Compulsory Pneumatics.

Yarmouth Watch Committee is to consider the question of insisting on pneumatic tyres for licensed buses and chars'aabancs. A member mentioned that, he believed Lowestoft Corporation would only license vehicles which were fitted with pneumatic tyres.

A Drop in Petrol Prices ?

In a paragraph entitled "A Drop in Petrol Prices? " in our last week's issue, we referred to certain figures which we said were given by Mr. Walter W. Wakelam at a Rotherham meeting of the Commercial Motor Users Association. These figures were erroneous, and the actual number of members of the NorthEastern and North-Western divisions of the Association is about 3,800, who own some 6-7,000 vehicles, the capital value represented being some £4,00000 to £5,000,000.

Mr. Wakelam said at this meeting that " the Association would continue to direct its efforts towards a reduction in prices, and that., probably in October (following the meetipg of the National Council), we would have an opportunity of again pressing our claims on the petrol firms."

Ban on Steel Tyrks.

With regard to the damage done to roads byvehicles with steel tyres, the Sydney (N.S.W.) Municipal Council proposes again to-approach. the Govern-ment with a view to the substitution of rubber tyres for the steel tyres now used on many of the Government motor lorries ; and also to urge the Government to frame a traffic regulation prohibiting the use of steel tyres on any vehicle licensed to use a public roadway.

A Cheap and Light Tyre Press.

Most users of i;nechanical road Vehicles are familiar with the name of Hollings and Guest, Ltd., Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham, in connection with themanufacture of tyre presses. This company have had many years' experience in the production of this class of equipment, and their presses have undoubtedly proved a boon in garages and repair shops where heavy motor-vehicle wheels have to behandled, resulting, 'as they du, in the avoidance of laborious effort.

In addition to their standard tyre presses, which are fitted with double rain-type pumps and can be supplied complete with runways, the company also market a much lighter press, which should prove of special interest to small users sad garage owners with limited space. This press embodies all the features of the company's larger and more powerful presses. It has four columns, with close-fitting guides, in order to prevent tipping of the 3-ft. 6-in, diameter table. It also has a divided head, so that wheels can be carried right into the press. This press is particularly useful for sending abroad—in fact, in view of its low price of £100, it should appeal to all classes of motor-vehicle users. The company have just issued a booklet dealing with their presses.

In a paragraph in last week's issue we gave the pvce of the Enfield 8 lap. motorcycle delivery combination as £115. This should have been £155.

In this week's small advertisements will be found an announcement concerning the management of a -heavy motor vehicle depot in London, which should interest those qualified. The advertiser is a prominent commercial vehicle manufacturer_