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That all engine oils may soon be detergent.
That it takes grit to be a sand and ballast haulier.
That Mr. J. B. Hastie should be good at arranging rapid transport.
That some think it would be an error to nationalize Eire's transport.
The query: "Will the Leyland research department now produce an aerobus?"
That a government which believes in wholesale acquisition is no acquisition for Britain. Of lions as very " live " loads for Crane trailers. — That this has nothing to do with " Lion" packing.
That modern styles have not yet put the bonnet out of fashion.
That the jay is a noisy bird, but the jay-walker is a noisome one.
That, like the music, each copy of the "C.M." goes round and around.
That it would be interesting to know the record number of readers of a single copy—not, of course, counting copies in reading rooms.
That the Zenith primary repair kit should prove highly popular as a "float" of spares.
Of hundreds recently spending a night on Waterloo Station platforms because the waiting rooms were locked.
hat this is not the way to encourage travel by rail.
From Lord Hacking of the Travel Association, that in 1948 Britain gained the equivalent of 140,000,000 from 500,000 tourists.
That many parts which a year ago were considered to be too complicated for producing from metal powders can now easily be made.
The queries: "Do commercial-vehicle drivers appreciate radio in their cabs, and what is their reaction to them in service efficiency and safety?"
That following a late visit to a Glasgow suburb, our Editor had literally to "come home with the milk"—sitting on a churn on a platform lorry in icy weather.