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Why Not Pre-pay for /10ST people know that to Postal Replies from "'pre-pay a reply from a cor Abroad respondent in the United Kingdom, all that is necessary is to enclose a stamped envelope, but few realize that certain facilities in this direction apply to many countries abroad. Instead of forwarding to an overseas correspondent an envelope bearing Briti4h stamps, the sender must enclose a "reply coupon," which is exchangeable for postage stamps abroad. This is obtainable at the larger post offices here. For places within the British Empire, Imperial coupons are provided. For other countries which are members of the Postal Union, International coupons should be used. The price of the former is 3d., but they do not apply to Egypt or the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. An International coupon costs 6d., and is exchangeable for stamps sufficient to cover the minimum postage payable on a letter to England. For the present, Italy and the zones of Germany other than the British do not participate in this service. This Postal Union facility operates in the reverse direction, an Imperial coupon being interchangeable here for stamps to the value of 20., and an International coupon to the value of 3d.
The Dutch See How A LARGE party from the Guys Are Made .1-1. Holland recently visited at Wolverhampton . the Guy factory at Wolver
hampton and was welcomed by Mr. W. E. Bullock, a director of the company. The Burgomaster of Tilburg and 130 of his townspeople were returning a visit which people of Wolverhampton paid to Tilburg in May. Many Guy vehicles have been supplied to Holland since the war, including 100 Vixen •4-tonners for the Netherlands State Railways, and an order for 60 Arab single-deck buses has just been received.
American Plug Makers ACCORDING to the Lodge Adopting Sintered " concern, American makers Alumina of sparking plugs are increas
ingly turning their attention to sintered aluminium oxide (alumina) for use as an insulator in their products. This may be taken as a compliment to British ;ndustry, for over here some makers have been employing this material throughout the war. It was partly for this reason that the late President Roosevelt was able to state that British plugs had been used for equipping all the Flying Fortresses and other American bombers which took off from British bases, and thus saved thousands of lives, as a direct result of the greatly improved reliability attained.
Royal Navy Drivers nVER 1,000 M.T. drivers of Join in Safety l•-• the Royal Navy have
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entered the Safe Driving Com petition of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. This was the result of a recent Fleet order sent to all Naval Units by the Board of Admiralty. The Board has also issued a revised code of Service road conduct. During the war, man-power was short, and there was a lowering of driving standards, but in future all M.T. drivers must pass satisfactorily an R.N. driving test. Drivers on duty must not enter places of refreshment except to obtain meals, and they must ascertain that their vehicles are roadworthy. Special care must be given to proper loading and the lighting of bulky loads.