A REGRETTABLE INCIDENT.
[To THA ZIATO. Or an "ssversssa."1 Sza,—On application for a motor-oar number to the L.C.C. received the enclosed formal notice of the number allotted to me, and pinned to it the card of a motor engineering com- pany, the address of this company being also stamped on the L.C.C. notice. On the card was typed in large letters, "Please reply to —," the address of the firm given. What can we think of an action of this kind P Surely it shows a great want of control and proper vigilance in the County Council office, to say the very least. I shall, of course, be perfectly willing to give the name of the motor firm in question if the officials of the County Council will apply to me.—I am, Sir, &C.,
ARTHUR LITHSDEN MARSHALL.
206 Upper Clapton Road, N.E.
[Our correspondent forwards for our inspection the usual formal notice that a number has been assigned to his car, signed by the Clerk of the London County Council, and dated February 26th, 1914. Pinned very firmly to this official paper is, as he states, the business card of a West End motor firm—a card which has on it the notice, " Please reply to [here follows the address of one of the branches of the firm]." The general effect of the paper with the card attached is to suggest a connexion between the firm and the Licensing Department of the London County Council. We are not surprised at our correspondent's indignation. No doubt the attachment of the card was the work of some underling, but clearly these arc not good things to happen. An explanation is urgently demanded.—Era Spectator.]
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