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SATURDAY, APRIL
U. S. MINES
1927.
car where traffic is dense and the cost of laying a tram line la war- Yanted, and the motor bus where the number of passengers to be transported is comparatively small BIG COAL STRIKE LOOMING. and an infrequent service all that
Chicago, April 1. is required to meet the needs f
Between these One hundred and fifty thousand. the population. two we have railless trams and bituminous coal miners were pre- petrol electric buses both of which 'pared to strike at midnight, when the owners of the Central Co- have their merit.
operative field announce that the war time wage scale will lapse. The owners predict a stoppage
miners' until the
union off- cials accept the reduced scale.- Reuter's American Servico.
Trama Bune
Edinburgh has an up-to-date service of both trams and buses and it is interesting to note the following comparisons:--- Speed per hour ......... per vehicle per day .. Working expence per mlio run 12:45 18.003 Fare per allo Sentive Capacity .....
Many complaints have been re- ceived in the past year on various! matters and these have been promptly attended to. It is hoped that members will forward to the hon. secretary complaints as to conditions of the roads, and sug- gestions regarding any matters that come within the province of this Association will be welcome,
Our relations with the Police and P. W. D. are most cordial and I wish to express to them our thanks for the courtesy and sym-roads pathetic consideration that is al- ways given to any matters we put before them.
.0744
B.26 lle olies. 120 110
04 $3
A comparison of earnings also favours the tram but I have not mentioned them as it would re- quire an adequate statement of the districts served to enable any con- clusion of value to be drawn.
"So far as other uses of the
could give to the work of the As- sociation.
.cretar,.
"
Congratulation to Mr. Upsdell.
The Associatlon had been ex- tremely fortunate in persuading the Rev. Mr. Upsdell to assume the capacity, continued Mr. Hodgson, nre concerned, one docs and if they wanted proof of the know that a tram is going to stick work he had done, they had only to its lines and not wander about to observe the greater interest the road. If the road is wide en- which was being taken in the As- The advance had been In January lust wo arranged a ough passing does not present any sociation since he had become sa- dinner dance at the Hongkong difficulty. But on the other hand Hotel for members and their buses draw in to the side of the far greater than it would have The election of Commander friends. About 110 people were road to load and unload passen been had he remained in office. present and it proved a most suc-gers and this is a great advantage Hertford as president was a happy choice, because he was related to cessful and enjoyable function. in narrower streets.
Mr. Bernard, and it was only ba It is proposed to organize another entertainment towards the close
cause Mr. Bernard had expressed a wish that some-one. else should of the present year.
be elected that a proposal for his re-election was not made. Com- mander Hartford had always shown a very keen interest in the work of the Association,
Failure to Use Facilities.
Last year
we made arrange- ments to enable members to get expert advice about their cars for nominal consideration, and also advice from our legal advisers for a similar sum. The use that has been made of these facilities hus been disappointing and your Com- mittee have decided to discontinue the arrangements as from the end of this year. But it is hoped that something along the same lines can be done which will not prove such a drain on our finances.
New Members.
Mr. L.C.F. Bellamy seconded the adoption of the report and ac- counts, and the resolution was unanimously carried.
Election of Officers.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
Mr. Hodgson again expressed President: Commander G.B. thanks to the Committee for their
Hartford, R.N. (ret.).
very kind gifts. Vice-President: Mr. Ho Leung. Committee: Messrs. C.D. Lam
bert, F. Meade, C. P. Marcel, F.M. Hodgson, G.H. Wilson W.JE. Mac- kenzie, A. Stevenson and L.C.F. Bellamy.
Trensurers: and Davis.
Messrs. Linstead
Presentation to Mr. Hodgson.
Vote of Thanks. Professor C.A. Middleton Smith, proposing vote of thanks to the retiring president, the Hon. Mr. D.G.M. Bernard, said that Mr. Hodgson had almost forestalled him. He assured Mr. Bernard f the deep appreciation of the Com- miltee at the very keen interest he had shown in the work of the Association.
Profesor Middleton Smith refer- red to the controversy between technical men over electricity and
During the year 106 new mem-
The Hon. Mr. D.G.M. Bernard hers joined the Association, which said he had already referred to the is satisfactory, but there are very splendid work of Mr. Hodgson for many owners who have not yet the Association during the five petrol. Than technical people done so and in view of the woyears he had acted as secretary there were no more controversial done for motorists as a whole in and he did not propose to add to people in the world. At the same adition to the facilitics reserved that. In order, however, to mark time it was to be hoped, that elec for members only, it is hoped that the esteem of the Association tricity and motors would be deve- many more will join. The Cu some more permanent form than loped to such an extend that they mittee will always gladly welcome mere words, the Committee had would be driving their own electric suggestions from members for decided to present him with a making the Association of greater small souvenir, and it was his (Mr. motor-cars. use to them.
Bernard's) pleasant duty to pre- Our finances are in a sound con- sent Mr. Hodgson with a silver salver and cigarette box in token
dition.
Controversy.
:
In the Daily Press last week "Owner Driver" referred to the growing competition between Electricity and Petrol and went so far as to say that "It seems fairly certain that the electric tram car cas no longer compete with the motor bus." This is an interest- ing problem but I do not regard the statement as correct and in any case each is supreme in its re- spective sphere; that is, the tram
of their esteem.
The speaker also thanked Mr. valuable o Leung for the work he had done in bringiag more members of the Chinese community into the Association.
Mr. P.M. Hodgson, replying, said
He also threw out the sugges that he deeply appreciated the very kind remarks which had been said.tion that lectures on the troubles and he thanked the Committee with which motorista are apt to most sincerely for their gifta meet might be arranged on some- They were undeserved. When he what the same lines as those of resigned, he did so with the grea-Mr. C. D. Lambert a few years test regret, but be felt he could nofago. longer usefully serve in the capa- city of secretary,
Professor Middleton Smith pro-
It was neces-posed a vote of thanks to the Hon. sary for some-one, he would not Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and Mr. G. say keener, but with perhaps a H. Wilson seconded. little more time which he felt he Mr. Bernard suitably replied.
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