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The less the braking the less the quaking, That the • new quartz-crystal chronometers at Greenwich are accurate to 0.0001 second a day.
• That " going to press' to su It limits in these times would be ,oinewhat trying.
Of those who hold th t thcre should be -sin corn.petition, specially competit n between natiens Others saying chat lack of the competitive stimulus leads to the survival of the unfit.
That the road-haulage field has, like many another, been ploughed up to satisfy the demands of war.
That only optimists feel certain that, in consequence, its post-war yield will be increased a hundredfold.
That the merest whisper of " fupther legislation" makes some road-transport men set their ears back flat. 0 That, at any rate, it is wise for us all to keep our ears cocked. That Borg and Beck do not clutch at straws.
That under modern instructional conditions trainees train easily.
That, despite their many handicaps( transport men manage to keep alert without wailing.
That their post-war prospect has not yet sounded the "raiders passed."
Of a reader who said he'd put his shirt on the Barirnar make-do-and-mend capabilities.
That his wife, taking hira too literally, wanted to send his old shirts there to be rejuvenated.
That the " tales" told of Barirriar do not concern sfich articles.
That at one huge Chrysler aero-engine works .the magnesium foundry melts daily 50,000 lb. of that metal.
That America claims to be the only big nation which will return to free enterprise—and hopes to profit by it.
That thinking Americans believe that the call for continued control by the State is a policy of fear.
That the " electric " partly gets away with it on its get-away.
• —0- Of revolutionary improvements in the strength and variety of glues.
That early post-war motor vehicles will be prewar models with a " face
• Of an American electronic tyre vulcanizer which achieve i major repairs in 10 minute-s.
That many inquiries are being made as to what delivery can be expected of oil engines for conversions.