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Big Bus Order: Havana, Cuba, is reported to have decided to buy 350 Leyland buses.
Persian Loan: The World Bank is lending Persia £25.7m. to improve the country's roads.
Testing Scheme: It has been proposed in Western Germany to test all vehicles for safety every two years.
U.S. Trade: Tyres and lubricating oils arc among the goods which may now be imported freely from the U.S.A.
Share Issue: A share issue in the proportion of three for every five held is proposed by the West Riding Automobile Co, Ltd.
Camera Check: Surrey Police are photographing drivers who abuse double White line regulations and offenders will be prosecuted.
European Representative : The Brockhouse Organization European representative, who starts a European tour this month, is Mr. W. H. SW.
Swiss Limits: Switzerland has imposed a 37-m.p.h. speed limit in its towns and one of 50 m.p.h. in the country upon private and commercial vehicles. • Quickerstryp Makers: The makers of Ouickerstryp 104/2, described in the May 15 issue, are J. Manger and Son, Ltd., Kingsland Road, London, E.8.
Leyland Group Agents: Western Samoa Trust Estates Corporation, P.O. Box 181. Apia, have been appointed Leyland and Albion agents in Western Samoa.
B.M.C. Capital Increase : Shareholders of the British Motor Corporation fast week approved the creation of 60m. more 5s. ordinary shares and the capitalizing of £9bn.
New Office: New Manchester office of The British Wagon Co., Ltd., at Peter House, Oxford Street, opened on Monday. Management continues under Mr. J. J. McCormick.
Golden Jubilee: Fifty years of manufacture for the motor industry is celebrated this year by the Armstrong Patents Co., Ltd., founded by Mr. 'Gordon Armstrong.
No Litter in Scotland: The anti-litter campaign in Scotland was opened last Saturday when the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Clir. Myer Galpern, inspected a parade of 15 cleansing department vehicles.
Tunnel Works: French engineers have started work on their end of a seven-mile road tunnel, which will be the longest in the world. to link Chamonix with the Daosta valley in Italy. It should be finished in three years.
Flashers for Klaxon : Klaxon, Ltd., have been granted the sole selling rights of Ericsson flasher units in place of Direction Indicators, Ltd., and Mr. R. Wilkinson of that company joins the staff of Klaxon, Ltd.
Use for Tunnel: London County Council were to consider this week a plan for the conversion •of part of the old Kingsway tram tunnel into an underpass for light vehicles from Lancaster Place to Kingsway.
Import Quota: The Board of Trade has established a quota of £1.5m. for the calendar year 1959 to cover the import of motor vehicles (excepting trivans, tricars, tractors and motorcycles which can be imported under the open licence) from the dollar area.
Dundee Drivers Win: Drivers of Dundee district railway motor vehicles have won the silver cup, presented by the Company of Veteran Motorists to the Scottish Region of British Railways, for the highest percentage improvement in road safety during 1958.
Exports: Orders for 30 passenger and commercial units have been received by A.E.C„
Ltd., Southall, from Australia. Recent Belgian orders total 16 and 10 vehicles have been ordered from Holland. The Iraq Petroleum Co. have placed a further order for six bonneted Mammoth Major sixwheelers for their oilfields in Kirkuk and from Uganda an order has been received for passenger chassis. Trinidad and Jamaica await delivery of more units and Spain has recently placed an order for heavy goods vehicles.