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Re law and order, of those who think the law includes too many orders.
That Australia seems to be the paradise of those who like elbow room in the streets.
Of many who had wished that "Up to 30 in the spring" had meant spring this year.
That it is high time some politicians ceased to think of the roads merely as a crutch for the railways.
A prophecy from a reader that the Simms "Step on it!" coloured advertisement might become a pin-up. -
That if this was a foretaste in taste, some enthusiasts might wait for a possible tout ensemble. That some local directories greatly increase their bulk at each issue.
That miles of jam might be a schoolboy's dream of bliss, but it is a driver's nightmare.
Of many a new building estate crying out for better public transport and more shops.
That " Diverting Attention from Removals" did not refer to the organization of moonlight fittings.
That, to ensure the success of any plan, both employers and employees must come off the high horse.
That unless they do this they (and eventually British prosperity) will take a toss.
That if the roadman always followed on the heels of the dustman our country roads would be more spick and span.
The remark that shopping by telephone won't be much help if goods can't be delivered either by wholesalers or retailers.
That bus operators are unlikely to follow the example of a Scottish baker and give free buses or cars to their accident-free drivers.
That Russia is employing extensively aero-magnetic surveying in the search for oil, and following this by test bores drilled to depths of over two miles.
That in many towns, cyclists wheeling their machines, the near-side wheels of parked vehicles, prams and wheeled shopping baskets, are crowding pavements and leaving little room for pedestrians.