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20th August 1914
20th August 1914
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"Keep the Wheels of Industry Turning."

Our Three Principal Civilian-transport Schemes Prove Widely Acceptable. We have frequently been told that THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR...

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The War and the Industry.

Why New and Replacement Orders Extend to the Lighter Types. The duty of helping to keep the wheels of industry turning may...

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Why Ignore Steam?

We Staunchly Commend the Claims of High-speed Rubber—tired Steam Wagons. Not a single steam-driven wagon or lerrF, other than...

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Shame to the Scaremonger.

Th0 chances of war, than which we presume there are no greater uncertainties, have rendered this journal, as the recognized...

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One Hears

Of freight frights. " SeeLeh the scaremonger." That Germany is badly off for petrol, That they are all business motors now....

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Advances in Prices.

An Overall Increase of 10 Per Cent. is Fully Justified by Events. The consequences of the vat: are not yet brought home to...

The Proclamation Against Exports.

Steps Towards Avoidance of Unnecessary Hurt to Overseas Owners. We trust dart the Government will see its way to vary the...

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Helping to Save the Harvest.

Instances of Successful Assistance by British-made Agrimotors. One of the most reassuring factors in respect. of the question...

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The Commercial Motor" Freight Exchange.

Widespread response due to our extensive mail-card notifications of the 8th and 10th August--Co-operation of Chambers of...

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The Chariots of War.

As these anxious days creep by, we, of tlw commercial-vehicle industry, arc finding ourselves pressed more and more forward...

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The Wheels of Industry.

The unusual character of the pressure on our available space again accounts for the omission of numerous regular features. The...

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Our Civilian Employment Exchange.

Remarkable Success of Our Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of the Transfers of Labour in the Industry. 547 Applications Promptly...

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What to Do in Emergencies.

Most of the unusual circumstances which are now found to be making such calls upon the commercial vehicle as a whole, are...

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The Id.C.C. and Male Servants.

We are greatly surprised to find that the L.C.C. has allowed one of its departments to proceed in the matter of an action under...

"MADE IN GERMANY."

It is probably the fact that so large a proportion of British-built motor vehicles are fitted with Germanmade magnetos that has...

ABUSE OF HOSPITALITY.

The London omnibus companies have been subjected to a certain amount of imposition on the part of those wearing uniforms in...

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"Keep the Wheels of Industry Turning."

Payment for Commandeered Vehicles. It is with the utmost restraint that we treat in print any W.D. subject in a manner which...

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Steam-wagon Works and the Training of Additional Drivers.

The shortage of steam-wagon drivers is likely to continue for some months to come, unless arrangements ue made for training new...

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The Lie' of Adapted Chassis.,

The industry is faced with a considerable number of immediate recruits to its ranks. We ask for assurances that proper...

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OUR EMPLOYMENT BUREAU STILL BUSY.

Another busy week has passed in connection with our Employment Bureau, and large numbers of further names have been sent in by...

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"The Commercial Motor" Freight Exchange.

The Problem of Returned Empties. "Dear Sir or Madam,— " It may not be realised by a large number of our customers that our...

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In Place of the One-horse Van.

A typical inquiry (dated 17th inst.) reads :—" Having taken th., • CM. now for some time, I havebeen interested as u tradesman...

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"Made in Germany "?

We Reproduce the Text of the New Act of Parliament Giving the Board of Trade Powers to Nullify German Patents, and the Text of...

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One Hears

Of Berlin wool gathering. That the van keeps coming on. • Made in Germany--unmade in Belgium." That no electricity has been...

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The Wheels of Industry.

When the Belgian national archives were withdrawn from Brussels to Antwerp they were taken in motor wagons. S.M.M.T. and...

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From Railhead to Rendezvous.

Although many people realize by now that the first Expeditionary Force of the British Army has a great array of motor transport...

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What to Do in Emergencies.

During the present state of affairs, we shall substitute this new feature for our usual " Drivers' and Mechanics'...

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The Barrett Jacks.

We have recently been in touch with the White-Coleman Motors, Ltd., Carlow Street, Camden Town, London, N.W., concerning the...

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Answers to Queries.

Extra Platform Space from Trailer. [2453] (Manchester).—A rubber-tired steam lorry may have a trailer attached to it, but the...

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Patents Completed.

New Crossley Sleeve-poppet Valve. Adjustable Roller Bearings. cooled Sleeve Valves. Checking Lear-spring Vibration. Water...