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Eager questionings at, Wakefield.
That two majors vice two captains came That one L.G.O.C. order will go to* That commercial motoring is a living language.
Much about, the two Doncaster " Royals " of THE c 'OM 31 LUCIA I. MOTOR.
'that a Green motor-roller was recently seen_ trying to roll a weighbridge.
That they were expecting Mr. Frank Searle iii New York afew days ago.
That the " Leeds Mercury " advertises a horse for sale '• quiet in all gears."
Queer tales about what some of the Parade judges are supposed to have said.
That Julian Ilalford and his monocle are in London, and that both are going strong.
That coal gas under high compressions deposits its llsavier hydrocarbon constituents.
That more and more petrol will soon be motor borne as well as motor consumed.
That Mr. John A. Brodie has created a splendid impression upon everybody at Delhi.
That Mr. Corbet Woodall has been elected presi dent if the Institution of Gas Engineers.
That the purchase of a pareelcar often whets the owaer's appetite to the point of something bigger.
That one big tire company intends shortly to release another 21000 a year for advertising its solids.
That there is room for more supply-department people in the minds and purses of commercial-motor owners.
Of a slump in applications Commissioners owing to the motor habit. to the Light Railway growth of the heavy That the Liverpool Scottish Albion vans for this year's Western Highlands. Regiment has booked route-march in the
That numerous town and -urban councils are considering the matter of helping the C.M.L" A. over its night-shelter scheme.
That certain shrinkages of London tube revenue have become more apparent in relation to increases of T.ondon motorbus revenue.
That the concessionaire of the rights for the Diirr earburetter is inundated with inquiries for this floatless and jetless piece of simplicity.
That nobody's telling about the inn at Doncaster where they sell genuine 1847 port at 15s. a bottle, but that a few Royal Showites mean to get there.
That people who neither sold L.G.O.C. stock nor assented four months ago are jolly glad, but that it might be wise for them to sell this month, and so to avoid both squalls arid possible squeals.
That a line here licks some columns.
Of precautionary going back to the land. That Harrogate's steam buses look tired.
Of a Cochin order for a Hollings and Guest hydraulic. press.
That it is not always the best men who leave a company's service.
That the " W. and G." taxi-drivers thought better of itIasi. Saturday.
That there are now 16 de Dion-Houton motorbuses in service at Eastbourne.
That new London has models are not useful for provincial or foreign services.
That the latest Car and General branch is at 1. Bank Chambers. Si.. Mary Street, Cardiff.
That the timetables for seaside char-h-banes services largely depend upon hoarding-house meal-times.
That during a recent "C.M." 101104.1 ot works visits, a prominent railway official followed the same route a few days after.
That a handkerchief held over the air inlet of a FIAT. bus engine was digested without difficulty and never appeared again.
That. the licensing authorities atScotland Yard are not nearly so stringent in granting lice.nees since the owner-driver came into his own.
That Lord Montagu of Beaulieu will move the rejection in the Lords of the trailer-tramear clause of the I.C.C. Bill., and that out it will go.
That one of our staff photographers was, in York last. week, subjected to much inconvenience by being accosted as the mystery man of a local paper.
That a few more makers would do better for themselves if they heeded the R.A.C. and S.M.M.T. precedents of issuing their Press information on Fridays.
That a member of the Sputrier family, which clan reigns over the house of Leyland, has received the royal warrant of appointment as motor-lorry manufacturer to King George.
That the recent strengthening of the CAL-CT-A. General Committee should be noted, but that every• hody was very sorry to learn of the inevitable loss of the services of Captain Bagnall-Wild.
-That this journal's special motor coach was a little more than a mere incident on the N.E.Ry. last week, but that its effects will not be seen until next week-7and for weeks afterwards, for that 'natter.
That acetylene headlights are in excellent demand in the north, and that the men who have driven with their aid over black-surfaced, unlighted country roads have experienced an immensely comfortable feeling of safety.
That the New South Wales Government is desirous to purchase three self-propelled Black Mamas, and that, having regard to the enlightened views of Mr. Edward, the Sydney Traffic Superintendent, one need not be surprised.