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Few complaints from the Parliamentary_ Bar.
That motor haulage contractors may travel prosperity by the beetroot route.
London traffic described :—" They 'were absolutely coming with never ending line."
That Mr. Macmillan made' less than a million shillings, but more than a million pence.
That wise directors ke,ep their mouths shut as to new plans or other rearrangements until all is ready.
That the Blue Bands are banning. the blues of Tees-side people who can now easily get into Newcastle and enjoy the amusrents it offers.
Someone asking would Leylands have been refused admission to Ireland if they had been called " snakes" and " toads " instead of " lions " and " tigers "?
That the speech by " Six " at Woolwich, with Shrappie in the chair, at a mass open-air meeting on July 7th, fairly roused the enthusiasm Of the many thousands present.
Again, that Col. Ashley will definitely announce the constitution of, and terms of reference to, the Inland Transport Royal Commission about the end of tnis month—and maybe sooner.
"On with the hot-pot head."
"Look out for big amalgamations."
Let all call it—as it is—the Churchill Tax."
Of a run on the C.M.U.A. petrol and oil testing and reporting section. That not everything is as it was in some petrols.
to That the next boomlet may be in engine-starters, having regard to their petrol-saving value.
That the itinerary holiday by long-distance coaches has become very popular this year.
That Scotland has an especial call for the holiday taken in this way.
From several readers who know 'chemistry that it should have read "B.F. for me—no load." (Pb).
That in the British sugar-beet industry, according to some people, the small factory will be the great factor.
That, from start to finish, the promotion of, and opposition to, the Railway (Road Transport Powers) Bills cost all the parties not far short of ±200,000.
Of inexperienced tractor drivers, who travel too fast when hay cutting, so that farmers find it is a case of more haste leSs feed, instead of more hay less speed.
That the man who cuts wastefully will find that another gets the job next season.
That, whilst one heats and does not eat an engine hot-pot, some of these adaptations of standard cylinder practice can effectively consume fuels which fall outside the Churchill definition.
Of railway things doing and done.
Of bus and coach profits in August's lap.
Of more 24-tonne rs coming on the roads.
That roadside check weighing wherever so far tried has proved no catch.