One Hears
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That the gas habit is growing.
Of more moves Nottinghamwards.
That this page is found to provide light reading for dark nights.
That inquiries for non-skids foreshadow tho esepcetations of snow.
That starting increased railway rates in Iriland is only a case of " trying it on the dog."
That Mr. T. E. Harrison has left Waring and Gillows for the Munitions Department.
That the attempted re-imposition of road tolls will arouse public indignation if they ever become operative.
That W.D. orders for U.S.A. lorries are again ix full swing, pending the realization of increased British output now in hand.
That three narrower tires can well do duty in emergency for two of usual width on a driviog wheel, il,ad more safely on the off side.
That Bartons of Beeston have already sold nearly 30 of their 450-cubic-foot collapsible holders for coalgas to owners of motor chars-à-bancs.
That the Zepps. have been kept in Germany lately, to have their gondolas armoured, so as to protsct the petrol storage against machine-gun fire. That the list of " tank " inventors is now closed in most newspapers.
That whilst the "unseen hand" is usually noiseless, it is usually noisesome.
That one of our hypercritical contemporaries spells Mr. Tritton's name as "Denton."
Although not in any rude sense, that one of our recent issues was clearly a tireing one.
Of a very general curtailment of tramway services at night, and a very general over-crowding s.f the ears that do run by day.
That not only Brotherhoods are well on with a high-speed compressor of suitable design for the compression of coal-gas on a motor vehicle.
Of much uncertainty due to new war-time occupations as to where exactly certain makes of motor vehicles will be produced in the future.
That it is about time warning triangles were erected on the main Ascot road. at the London end of the village, where the road from Windsor comes in.
That promise of very considerable additional tank tonnage in the water, particularly from yards in the U.S.A., will be fulfilled during the early months of 1917.