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BY THE WAY

MOTOR NOTES BY “VELOC”

Every

Service AMODERN GARAGE

PEAK PARKING.

the Mall, of the new premises of Within a few months the parking Messrs. Maddens Ltd., who, by the problem at the Peak, in the vicinity way, handle the local distribution of the top tram station, will be Group, and in whose products, for the Humber-Hillman-Commer remedied, and motorists who now motorists throughout India are tak experience trouble in finding spaceing an ever increasing interest. will be well provided for. It is This fact, moreover, is most clear- intended to fill-in an area belowly reflected in the large number of the existing car park, and when sales made during the Week, and in completed an entrance and the very cheerful prospects of big will be placed on the Stubbs and future business. Harlech Roads respectively. A considerable amount of filling est concerns the purchase, by H.H. One order of outstanding inter- material will be required, and this The Maharajah of Kashmir, of will be taken from the hillside along the Harlech Road, which, Saloons for the use of Officials in seven of the new Humber 16/60 incidentally, will be developed at a hia State, and of eight Commer future date as a motor road. With "Raiders" the great increase in the number of "Corinthian". The latter is to be and one. Commer motor vehicles in the Colony, the fitted with a special body (carrying terminus of the Stubbs Road, out-saloon, kitchen and bathroom com- aide the Peak Hotel is quite in-partments) for H.H. 's personal adequate to cope with the daily use durng the many long trips that traffic to the Peak, and this is he makes, there being, of course, particularly noticeable during the no railways in Kashmir, Stay in port of ships carrying

tourists. The work in connexion THAT ROAD-RAIL PROBLEM. with the parking space has already commenced, and is being carried tant step has just been taken to

At the time of writing, an impor- out by Messrs. Blackmore & Black-wards the ultimate solution of the burn, Ltd. of Alexandra Building-problem of road and rail transport SPEED.

in Britain. As a result of agree- The motoring news of the week societies representative of road meata between associations and concerned the amazing performance hauliers, commercial motor users, of Sir Malcolm Campbell in attain-omnibus and coach propietors, ing the speed of 272 miles per motor manufacturers and traders hour with his famous "Bluebird" and petroleum distributors, the at Daytona Beach. It is yet an- British Road Federation will now other tribute to the precision and be able to speak with one voice, excellence of British automotivo in this respect for the first time engineering, and will provide achieving equality with the rail- further data sa invaluable to motorways and rendering it possible for vehicle manufacturers, The risk the negotiations between the two taken by Sir Malcolm was, of interests to take place through course, tremendous, but it has been the medium of fully accredited re- pointed out time and time again presentatives of the two parties: that only by the lessons derived from such outstanding feats, has the present day perfection of the automobile been achieved. IN INDIA

ments reached will truly represent Under such conditions any agreç- a definite movement towards the co-ordination in the public interest that is so necessary to the trade "Lahore Weck", India's great highly satisfactory feature is that and industry of the country, A event of the year, attracted to the the policy of the new Federation city for this year's ceremonies is not confined to putting forward many many thousands of visitore, the views of road transports as including an unusually large section opposed to other systems, but aims of the motoring public from the ultimately at the development in surrounding districts.

constructive form of a

An item of special interest to sive transport policy in the interest progres- these visitors was the opening, on of the whole community.

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