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Carols.
Of the light that tailed.
That a goad line needs no push.
Again, that petrol prices are due kr another fall.
That steamers score heavily for enconomy in hilly country.
Since last week's issue:"Why not ferro-concrete gearboxes 7 " "Why not wooden fans?"
And " Why not hardware exhaust boxes?"
That the up-to-date panto• mime must have a motor coach for Cinderella.
That new contracts for material mostly carry with them long-credit stipulations.
Of the successful tests at Lyons of a motorcar which can travel by land or water.
That vacuum-assisted bsa• ke operation will be adopted for commercial vehiclestibefore long.
That a small mechanical idea and a large advertising policy invariably pay better than a— good idea badly exploited.
That there isnot a single tramway authority to-day which is not interested inasome way or another in the motorbus.
That the S.M.M. and T. would not haverhad so many copies of its " Trade Register" unsold if the price had been less than 22s. 6d.
That the railways will give certain assurances to xriotor manufacturers in the hope of reducing opposition to their road transport schemes.
That the purveyors of petrol are not biased in their choice of vehicles for their own use. Witness Shell-Mex, using Yorkshire steamers.
That many would like to know what official attitude has been decided upon by the .A.B.M.M. and the S.M.M. and T. towards the 1923 Wembley Show.
That the suggested coZlective exhi4it and the S.M.M. and T. salesman might he of' use to the industry, but of little good to the individual firm.
That though the Ottoman Empire seems still to be in a distressfully upset condition, there are likely to be symptoms of considerable disorder, in the regions surrounding Turkey, in a few days' time.
That the foregoing will probably be due to a regrettable non-co-operative movement 'amongst certain organs—not of the Press. Remedial measures, shouldnow be taken.
That the cessation of general business activities will not be so marked during the forthcoming vacation as has sometimes been the case. This, unfortunately, cannot be ascribed to an excess of industry. Of the lighter side.
Of Christmas communiqués.
That they're already•wanting,lorries.in Ireland.
Of a fruitless search for a better word than " service."
Of considerable conversions of agrimotors for other purposes. 0 The hope, with regard to the peaceterms, that signing's, keeping.
That the new challenge will not be, " Tread.on the tail,of,me Ulster."
Of further sensational price paring to be announced.in the New Year.
That there is infinite room.. for a utilitychassis in which capacity is secondary to appearance.
That Scotland should invite the S.M.M. and T. to hold it next tractor trials north of the Tweed.
That there are very promising inquiries about' for New Year delivery on a scale which has been abiwat for many months.
That, so far as the farmer is concerned, the agrimotor trials programme as carried out at Shrawardine might, with advantage, be much simplified.
That several well-known engineers in the motor industry, have been recently observed furtively purchasing certain large cardboard boxes at various London stores.
It is alleged that the aforesaid4 boxes contain a certain, highly ingenious mechanical toy---of the ." make it yourself" variety—consisting chiefly of an enormous number of perforated metal strips.
That the suggestion that these ingenious toys are intended for the amusement of certain diminutive, if budding, engineers, is quite mistaken. That,. certainly, is the excuse, but, as every thinking person knows, it is the experienced papas who will derive the amusement from them.
That the scurrilous report in circulation, anent a certain motor coach proprietor, to the effect that he has already: booked seats in a Pullman for his Christmas jaunt, is entirely erroneous.
That if we printed one half of what our esteemed contributors believe they hear, we should hear a great deal more from some people than we should like, After all, one hears a great deal as it is.
That, nevertheless, we may conclude with that time-honoured m,ptto of ours—making due acknowledgement-to our source of inspiration—namely, "He that hath ears to hear, hears one hears.' "