20 APRIL 1934, Page 6

* * * * City companies must, I suppose, be

something besides picturesque, but it is a, little, of a blow to the admirers of the antique to find the Worshipful Company of Coach Makers and Coach Harness Makers dining, as it did on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Sir J. D. Siddeley, with Sir Herbert Austin (as Senior Warden) adjacent, to .discuss the dangers of the road and the prospect that the company, which already includes aeroplane manu- facturers, may offer prizes for the decoration and furnishing of aeroplanes. An inevitable adaptation, no doubt. I wonder what the Loriners discuss nowadays. Brakes ? or steering-gear ?