April 1895

Articles in this issue

• Help for the Road Book (opens in a new tab)

  Appeal to members touring in England to assist with checking route drafts for Volumes II and III of the British Road Book.
• Editorial (opens in a new tab)

  The editor reports on the failed Universal Lights Bill, news that several county councils have adopted lighting bye-laws, and negotiations over cycling access to Hyde Park.
• Official Notices (opens in a new tab)

  Administrative notices and information for members for April 1895.
• The Council (opens in a new tab)

  Minutes of the monthly Council meeting at the Covent Garden Hotel chaired by R. C. W. Cosens, recording the appointment of new Chief Consuls including Thomas E. Lowe (Stafford), Rev. Hugh Callan (Ayr) and Alexander F. Webster (Canada).
• Annual General Meeting (opens in a new tab)

  Report of the Annual General Meeting including decisions and motions passed.
• Reviews and Notices (opens in a new tab)

  Notices on Carr & Co.'s new "Athletic" biscuits, Harold Adams' combined tool bag and valise sold by George Sheldon of Walsall, and Pearson's Weekly's Album of Sporting Celebrities featuring well-known wheelmen.
• The Ladies' Page (opens in a new tab)

  Articles and notices for women members of the CTC.
• Meets and Meetings (opens in a new tab)

  Notices of club meets: the West Riding at the Royal Hotel, Boston Spa on Easter Monday under Chief Consul Leonard Kershaw; Notts members at Southwell under Joseph W. Wright; and Glasgow and District at the Erskine Ferry Hotel under J. B. Stewart.
• Mechanical and Practical (opens in a new tab)

  Technical articles on cycle equipment, maintenance, and mechanics.
• Coventry Notes (opens in a new tab)

  News and trade intelligence from Coventry's cycle manufacturing industry.
• Tyres of the Day (opens in a new tab)

  A technical review of the current range of pneumatic tyres available to cyclists.
• Multum in Parvo (opens in a new tab)

  Brief miscellaneous news items and notices.
• Correspondence (opens in a new tab)

  Member letters debating side-steering versus handle-bar tricycles, comparing Dunlop Ridge and Welch tyre covers, and rebutting calls for a weekly Gazette given its recorded £532 annual loss.
• Prospective Tours (opens in a new tab)

  Listings of forthcoming group tours and rides available to members.