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That oil is not well.
That the lid is off the railway case.
Of a petrol-electric six-wheeler at Cologne.
From America, that one swallow does not slake a drummer. 0 That rubber deposition may mean greatly increased tyre mileage.
Of municipalities contemplating discarding all horse vehicles for motors.
That when it's raining cats and dogs it's usually harder to hail taxicabs.
Of too much contempt for danger amongst motorcyclists and their pinion riders.
That pluck and luck rarely make so perfect a marriage as they did in Capt. Lindbergh's case.
That everyone interested or engaged in transport will be glad of an opportunity to express their pleasure and to extend their congratulations to the intrepid American airman, face to face.
That a regular Atlantic air service has suddenly come nearer by many years.
Of a meeting which terminated " amid " votes of thanks to the speakers by other speakers.
Of much success with the new Kegresse positively driven steel track band with rubber tread pieces.
That the only person who seems at all happy or contented about the Road Fund raid is Winston himself.
That most of the chassis at the Cologne Show were described by The Commercial Motor last November.
That, in a public-service vehicle, it is especially important that beauty should not be merely "skin" deep.
That the L.G.O.C. has now announced its Intention to develop the use of the six-wheeled bus in the metropolis.
That the pleasures of riding outside some country buses are mitigated by the slippery hardness of the seats.
That there are opportunities, in every locality with a few thousands population, for the activities of a luxury coach.
That such enterprise offers the greatest scope for the one-man business.
That it takes a combination of brain, brawn, goodwill and mutual co-operation to make a modern transport company go well. 0 Of demands for extra copies of the joint paper read at the recent Birmingham Congress by Messrs. Shrapnell-Smith and Robinson.
That the Metropolitan police constable is becoming the handyman of public service with his encyclopedic knowledge and his a5ility to render first-aid. —" Oh, it's sure to rain at Whitsun."
Of no coach yet named "The Magic Carpet."
Of the drought caught bending—and breaking.
Of the aspirations and inspirations of spring.
That parks are usually the places where you can't park.
Of several new omnibus companies starting in Limerick. 0 That road widening does not always tend to road beautifying.
Of sliding doors being considered more in bus-body construction.
That refuse is too often inadvertently redistributed after collection.
That if taximeters were legible fewer complaints would be lodgeable. 0 That the song of the open road is—" Wrap me up in my tar-spraying jacket."
Of many who will enjoy being at loggerheads with their friends this summer.
" Enniskerry first and last." (The hors d'ceuvre and the sweet of Irish scenery.) That beauty-seekers have to depend on the distant view on the road between Brighton and Pyecombe.
Of a fleet of over 50 travellers' saloons attached to the selling organization for a single proprietary article.
That even the most active of the opponents of the six-wheeler come round to it in time and start building it. 0 And some of them have the good grace to admit that The C.M. was right from the very start.
That.the Wicklow Hills from end to end right along the coastline are among the attractions of Dublin bus travel.
That.the Royal Air Force display at Hendon will be more spectacular than ever, with its great air attack on London.
That prevention of a coach accident is worth more than an inquiry after the event, but inquiries may lead to their prevention in future.
That the cyclist who rides through Brighton at the neat side • of •a motorvan, with one elbow on the cab window and one foot on the step so that he can chat with the driver, will one day soon get what he asks for.