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That skirting is now mostly around floors.
That Tank transporters are saving much wear and tear on roads. , That Lord Woolton is not the only man who should keep an eye on blow-outs !
That the Reynolds Jensen six-wheeler looks " rather like a p.s.v. minus the p."
That in chassis design the engine has been left so long in the same position that it is in danger of suffering from bedsores.
That the , official appeal to vehicle custodians: " Make your return at once," might be mistaken for one for the return of the prodigal son.
That the Egyptian Government is considering the amalgamation into one body of the separate Councils dealing with road and rail.
From the Board of Trade, that those wishing to be compensated for loss of stocks or business equipment due to enemy action must insure them under the Government schemes.
That taxes and taxis are .both a bit troublesome.
That nowadays some ladies prefer industrial diamonds.
That the Ford Works Savings Group includes 90 per cent. of the employees at Dagenham.
That there must of necessity be some idle felloes, but idle fellows should be conspicuous by their absence.
That there will be passenger transport (of delight) when coaches and buses reappear in their normal slumbers after the war.
That women who wear trousers often work better in chilly places than those who have their efficiency impaired by cold feet.
That a driver who persists in speeding to the detriment of his tyres should be cast into the sea with-a milestone around his neck.
That New South Wales bus proprietors are not satisfied with results from producer gas and find it impossible to maintain normal schedules without supplementing with petrol.
That Japan used to have a fine polish. C.—
That this veneer has now worn off.
That the Erren affair is causing quite a splash in some quarters.
That, nowadays, in mournful numbers buses are an absent stream, That mishaps in works cause the loss of 5,000,000 man-hours. per month.
Nu, ecarrigrz. That this equals the labour of This is the last load of salvaged paper I will collect from a treacle works." nearly 25,000 persons.