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That all export is of vital import.
Of a suggested name for the small haulier—the " smaulier."
That huge stocks of wood are still on the site of the old Crystal Palace.
That "honesty boxes" on Birmingham's buses do not even pay their way.
That this may mean either that the conductors are fully efficient, or that the public is not honest enough.
Someone asking if we suggest that our roads are now to have Swedish-drill treatment—not pneumatic, That the Paris equivalent of the London Passenger Traffic Board is to become known as the Regie Autonerne des Transports Parisiens (R.A.T.P.).
That like London, it will control the underground railways, as well as the buses and trams in the Seine and Seine-et-Oise Departments.
That in a London traffic jam recently a bemedalled bus conductor was heard to remark: "There's a better road than this between Tripoli and Benghazi." That a fork truck may leave more time for spooning.
That Crossley will become known as Crossea if exports grow much more.
That America is importing cheap, but high-grade iron powdersfrom Sweden for the production of parts by powder metallurgy.
Of 150 A.E.C. Regent Mark III buses, supplied to London Transport before June, 1940, which have totalled 34,300,000 miles.
That old motor vans are proving useful to demobbed soldiers who are resuming civvy " life as house-to-house tradesmen.
That such men are performing a useful service in reducing the housewife's shop queuing, as well as earning a reasonable living.
That out of £6,865 business loans by the British Legion to ex-Service members, due for repayment by August 31, only £837 is outstanding.
That "all work and no play" has, proverbially, a stultifying effect, but it is probably not so disastrous to industry as less work and more pay."
Of a reader who says that, even at the distance of half a mile, he can tell by the road-behaviour of a vehicle whether its driver be male or female.
That as the Government considers C-licence traffic " one of the most wasteful forms of transport," it may one day even confiscate cars and make all go by bus.
That while posting up a list of the Dennis football team, with its badge and motto " Tenax propositi," a man made the comment, "I suppose that means 'tentatively proposed.'"