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The second page of this issue contains several L.G.O. and other motorbus brevities.
Mr. Pickering, of 43, Foregate Street-, Chester, is in future to run a regular daily motorrbus service between Kelsall and Chester.
De Dions for Paris.
We are advised by De Dion-Bouton 11907). Ltd., that 250 of this company's latest type of motor-omnibus chassis have been ordered by the Paris General Omnibus Co.
A Coming Feast.
The animal dinner of Shrubland Road Garage of the LAW. Co., Ltd., will take place at the Three Nuns' Hotel, Aldgate. on the 29th inst. Mr. H. Darby will preside.
L.G.O. Stock Up.
The London General Omnibus Co.'s stock maintains the recent satisfactory rise which has been recorded, and, at the time of going to press, the ordinary shares are quoted at 16-50.
Wood Pavement.
MT. A. B. Finch. the Borough Engineer and Surveyor of Kensington, writes: " The whole length of Earl's Court Road has been wooded since the year 1883." An anonymous correspondent has also written to point out the " slip " which we plade liereanent two weeks ago.
At a recent meeting of the Chelmsford Town Council, it was decided to ask the Great Eastern Railway Co. to extend its motorbus service through Springfield to Boreharn, as the district thereabouts is growing rapidly and requires new facilities.
Owing to the fact that one of the Keighley motorbus services, which begins from one terminus at 8 a.m. in the morning, appears to be too early for the convenience of the residents, it is likely to be discontinued, unless the inhabitants decide to get up earlier.
Another Steamer Route.
A new London service, which appears to meet a considerable want, has recently been established by the Metropolitan Steam Omnibus Co., Ltd., in order to connect Piccadilly Circus direct with Victoria. The route which is at present being served is a novel one, and includes Grosvenor Place, Piccadilly, Charing Cross, Whitehall and Victoria Street.
Eastbourne's Overhauls.
The general manager of the Eastbourne municipal motor omnibuses has been authorized to appoint such additional mechanics as may be required for the overhauling of the whole of the rolling stoek during the winter months. The general manager reported that it was absolutely necessary for this work to be done in order to cope with next season's traffic.
Care for Passenger!.
We illitsiirrate herewith one of the comfortable public waiting-rooms which are provided at certain termini by the Brighton. Hove and Preston rnited Omnibus Co., Ltd., for the use of the public, in connection with its motorbus services. Our illustration is from a recent photograph, taken a,: the Kemp-Town terminus, with one or the company's electric-battery buses in the foreground.
Cornish Services.
Onee again we have good reports of the special motorbus service which is an inaugurated for Summercourt Fair, the largest of its kind iu Cornwall. St. Austell, Falmouth. Newquay, Redruth and S. Denis wer• all put into road communication with Summercourt. Five motorbuses were employed, and we hear that they were all well patronized.
During the slimmer months, Great Western Railway services have been worked at both Newquay and Falmouth, and they have consisted of day tours to Land's End, the Lizard and many other Cornish places of interest. These seasonal services have mow, however, been discontinued for the. winter months. Fulham Boroughs Council is to make application to the Road Board for a contribution of £3,191 for the alleged extra cost of remaking carriageways on account of heavy-motor traffic thereon. We deal editorially, on page 87, with the whole subject of such votes qua specific improvements.
Still Money in the Horse.
At the 23rd annual general meeting of the Modbury and Ivybridge This Co., Ltd.. the chairman reported that the company had completed another prosperous year, in spite of much opposition, and the usual dividend of 1fi Laecent. per annum, free of in come tax, e as declared. There are surely not many districts in this country nowadays, where horsed passenger conveyances yield such profitable returns.
Ticket Tacks Hurt Tires.
A thoughtful action on the part of the traffic departments of the various London motor-omnibus companies is that by which notices have been issued to conductors warning them not to. throw on to the roadway the long. tacks which are used for fastening the bundles of tickets together. It is pointed out to the employees that this practice, which has been common in the past, is likely to cause considerable trouble to the owners of pneumatic-tired motor vehicles.
Hackney Protests.
In the course of what is described in the local press as a " Great town's meeting " at Hackney a large number of people of all sorts and conditions spoke about most things which were quite unconnected with the subjects on the agenda. It would appear that the object of the gathering was to protest against the continuance of the motorbus services down a thoroughfare known as Graham Road, which runs from Dalston into Hackney. It is difficult to say exactly what this meeting decided to do, other than to record the fact that a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Mayor for presiding.