News and Comment.
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This journal is extensively read by the heads of many wealthy commercial houses.
Our second preliminary notice of the Manchester Show will be found on page 475.
The first Diesel locomotive, of 1200 h.p., is illustrated and described on pages 478-479.
Three new models are described and illustrated in this issue. In each case we give first publication.
The Road Board is open to appoint a junior engineering assistant, for temporary employment, at .E250 per annum.
The, success of the C.M.U.A. prize fund, for this year's Parade, is proved by the lists which appear on pages 466 and 467.
The discussion as to the sufficiency of one man in charge of a petrol lorry is continued amongst our "Opinions from Others "—page 483.
The best reports of the current War Office subsidy trials have been provided by this journal. Our report is continued this week on pages 471, 472 and 473.
Mr. John Robinson, sutveyor to the Darlington R.D.C., finds that motor transport costs a maximum of is. 5d. per ton, compared with 3s. 3d. per ton by horses.
Topical Subjects.
Our leading articles this week concern the following topical subjects: (1.) "Activities m the North of England " ; (2) "The C.M.U.A. Parade" ; (3) "Road-borne Petrol" ; and (4) "Sir E. R.. Henry deals with London Street Accidents."
Exceptional activities in the North of England are to be noted. The Editor is sharing in the majority of these, due to his special knowledge of Lancashire and Yorkshire requireinents and work. References are made to meetings at Blackburn and Bradford, on p. 476.
International Correspondence Schools and Military Defence.
An aeroplane was presented to the nation, by the International Correspondence Schools, on Tuesday last, when a deputation was received by Col. Seely, M.P., at the War Office. The enterprise and self-denial of those who are responsible for this gift deserves every acknowledgement. It is very probable that this aeroplane will frequently be transported by motor wagon. Recent Government purchases include a road roller from John Fowler and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., a motorcar chassis from the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., and a motorvan chassis from the Laere Motor Car Co., Ltd.
Mr. Stuart A. Curzon, of 98, Victoria Street, S.W., advises us that, in addition to his agency for B-type L.G.O. chassis and Daimler threeton chassis, he has also secured an agency for the Thornycroft 30 cwt. chassis and for the Hurtu 15 cwt. machine, and he is now equipped in respect of a fine range of load-carrying models.
A Recent Registration.
Dawson Higgins, Ltd., with an authorized capital of £5000 in Li shares, and with its offices at 101, Fulham Road, S.W., to carry on the business of manufacturers of and dealers in motor lorries, vans, carriages, etc. _First directors : V. A. D. Higgins and H. F. Stanton.
Coventry Chain Co.
VVe recently had an opportunity to take a stroll round the Coventd Chain Co.'s extensive factory. This company is occupying itself to a rapidly-increasing extent with many new applications of the chain drive, and we were particularly interested to hear of the extraordinary extension of the company's business which followed the general adoption of chain drives for camshafts. It will. be remembered that this make had' much to do with the initial experiments of the L.G.O.C. in regard to chain-drive gearboxes. Coventry chains are now being used by a large number of the principal manufacturers of industrial models who employ chains of any sort, and it is of partieular interest to us to record that these specialities are also being used on a very large scale In Germany and in the United States. This is surely high testimony both to the company's business acumen and to the excellence of its productions. Some idea of the work going through the Coventry Chain Co.'s factory may be gathered from the fact that no fewer than 3000 bicycle chains are regularly despatched per week. An interesting branch of activity, which has grown very considerably during recent months, is that dealing with the production of high-class bolts and nuts. We are advised that Macfarlane, Lang and Co., Ltd., of Glasgow and London, which company is one of the most-progressive biscuit makers in the United Kingdom, has ordered a further Albion vehicle—a three-tonner. This owner of Albions has already had in use, for many years, a number Of the older types of Albion& It is announced that the St. Petersburg Motor Show, which is being organized by the Imperial Russian Motor Club for May and June next, will be afterwards transferred to Kiev, and linked up with the Russian Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition there.
Royal Warrant Holders.
The authorities at Buckingham Palace have issued a list of the Royal Warrant holders for 1913. The list from the office of the Master of the Horse includes the following :—Purveyors of motor spirit, The Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., The British Petroleum Co., Ltd., The Burmah Oil Co., Ltd., and the Gas Lighting Im
provement Co., Ltd. ; manufacturers of motor lorries, Leyland Motors, Ltd. ; manufacturers of tires, The Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., The Palmer Tyre Co., Ltd., and the Sirdar Rubber 'Co., Ltd. ; manufacturers of motorcar watches and speedometers, S. Smith and Son, Ltd. ; purveyor of motor lubricants, Mr. Chas. White, London.
The Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd., is authorized to use the Royal Warrant and the phrase "By appointment to the late King Edward VII."