One Hears— That the borrowing of buses by municipalities leads to the idea that a bus pool might be formed.
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That the arrangements for cattle transport by road constitute an example of sound organization.
That, despite the ban on the manufacture of confetti, it is thought that marriages will still take place.
From the Petroleum Times that Germany is now consuming liquid fuel at twice the rate of the supplies obtainable.
That, to economize, oil drums and other large containers should be returned to suppliers, whilst it is an offence to use them for other purposes.
That Beau de Rochas patented the four-stroke cycle principle in 1862, the specification also referring to spontaneous combustion (compression ignition). Of someone remarking that the Editor ought to be a tough guy.
That this year there should have been celebrations at the Jubilee of the Royal Dutch.
Much sympathy for their Dutch confreres expressed in petroleum circles here.
That to avoid back glare in fog Midland Red has found a fog-lamp masked to a 1-in, diameter aperture to be highly effective.
That Wilmot Breeden is producing a step light for passenger vehicles, which gives low power but adequate illumination of kerbs.
Someone saying that modern low-load-line vehicles look like discreet Victorian ladies with their skirts almost touching the ground.
That the road transport industry Must see to it that the square deal is not allowed to develop into a double deal when we have won the war.
That, according to Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift, there are some 50,000 liquid-gas-driven vehicles in Germany, including many buses in Berlin.
That of all the nonsensical rumours floating around, that 'suggesting that Mr. J. H. Stirk had been interned is one of the most ridiculous.
That according to the Iron and Steel Control, Ministry of Supply, one ton of scrap metal equals three tons deadweight cargo-carrying capacity That the War Department has impressed 35,000 motor vehicles since the beginning of the war and only six claims concerning these were outstanding on June 4.