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Surmises concerning tyre rises. The .beastly north-easter no more.
Of British tars almost sold out in May.
Of fewer and fewer motor-coach resisters.
That all money taking is not money making.
Of long faces due to certain motorbus phases.
That the railways only wish they did see how.
Of continuing Russian oil and petrol shipments.
From Mr. Leo M. Myers back from New Zealand.
Alarming rumours of a London tramcar triumvirate.
That it's not , easy to guarantee all parts of the motorbus egg.
Of important visitors to see the latest arrangement of the Vapour Oil device.
That brighter booking offices can do much to attract extra bus and coach passengers.
That the City is finding it more and more difficult to prevent a slump in railway stocks.
That the Prime Minister will shortly himself settle conflicting plans as to the future of British roads.
That where the average woman driver is concerned its usually safer to yield road-space than to expect it.
That local railway goods traffic invariably dwindles in developing areas while houses are replacing farms.
Of those who still do not begin to use cellulose finish because they are told it's hard to line on it without running.
That Lieut.-Col. Moore-Brabazon hopes soon to see 1ow-tempera4lre carbonization brought to a high pitch of perfection with a low pitch yield.
That actual axle-weights on restricted bridges are not yet sanctioned as the test in place of registered axle-weights, but that everybody agrees they .should be.
That the wisest course in published accounts remains not to let them teach too much to those outside who want information for reasons other than the company's good.
That a writer at Shere, orie of Surrey's gems in scenery, has very aptly composed the lines:— "Friend, When you stray or sit and take your ease, .On heath or hill, or under spreading trees, Pray leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag, no scattered orange peel, Nor daily journal littered on the grass; Others may view these with distaste, and pass;• Let no one say, and say it to your shame, That all was beauty here until you came." Of a right Royal time coming. Least puncturable, most punctual.
That a clear road fears no speed.
That "rigid frame" is a flexible term.
That Doncaster is unprepared to give way.
That a battery charger is not a quadruped employed by the Horse Artillery.
That those who coach abroad learn to appreciate English roads and drivers.
Someone asking if the new road-dressing for Fife is appropriately supplied in drum.
That the motor coach can beat the railway coach in almost anything except stuffiness.
Of Dunlops filling the presidential chair of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
That many farmers may not be overburdened with cash, but they usually buy a good thing when they see it.
Of the necessity for protecting working parts from the inroads of dust and grit in short, from the inroads of the road.
That live stock transport by motor is a growing practice which will take many a farmer to the lorry exhibits at Newport next week.
That opposition is piling up against the merger of the Road Fund revenues into Exchequer receipts and the confiscation of the Road Fund reserve.
That, if all our highways could boast a surface as good as that of the Great North Road, there would be fewer grousers amongst owners and drivers.
How a lady, motor-touring in Italy, had the back of a new costume rubbed through in one day, owing to friction against the cushions caused by road bumps.
The cryptic remark that many Chancellors of the Exchequer give with one hand and take away with the other, but there's nothing like that about Winston Churchill.
That the "Freedom from Accidents" competition of the National Safety First Association is proving a valuable influence among drivers who cherish the diploma given for a 12-months' freedom from mishap and the silver 'medal after five consecutive years of driving without blameworthy accident.