One Hears— The following Rumours, of which the Press Bureau
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has no Confirmation, but to the Publication of which, we imagine, it will take no exception.
How to disable a Maxim.
That the Middlesex road rate is lower again.
Of a hospital transport which kills its patients. —0 That Paris is not invulnerable to Zepps. after all. —Kr-- In the W.O. of to-day—set a• civvy to catch a eivvy.
That the Fund had to buy a guitar for a man last week.
That Deal was dealt a bad blow between Folkestone end Dover.
That Bagnall-Wild is now Lieut.-Colonel, RE., and nicre power to him.
That certain purposes at the moment are as empty as sovereign purses.
That submarine mines still continue mysteriously to appear around our coasts.
That when road-surfaces become succulent many " trucks " become truculent.
That in cities where animals drop dead from heat the motor is the best scavenger.
That there is a demand for a legal book including up-to-date settled cases in motoring.
That a De _Dion Bouton lorry is doing good service v. ith a home section of the M.T.
That the real overload of overloading falls on the maintenance and depreciation accounts.
Of an elephant doina duty as the power-unit of a nix-ton lorry in Sheffield—and on munition work, too.
That several new makes of three-tonners, of homo manufacture, heralded a full year ago, are at last being delivered.
That seats ought to be provided for women condictors.
Of the poor sea-going qualities of a much-vaunted passenger boat.
That sportsmen in the Royal Flying Corps are less ready to shoot birds than they were.
A lurid Press accompaniment, from the nonwhistling public, to the taxi high-blow.
That unless the water-content of coke is kept lower and more uniform users will become non-contents.
That some starring was done with a carelessness that baffles description and approaches the criminal.
Of the transport, to France, of a complete railway, of British manufacture, and utilizing own rolling stock.
That Manchester's first lady taxi-driver may or may not be regarded as a licensing example for London.
Among other libels, that whilst bread is the staff of life, the life of some on the General Staff is one long loaf.
That another effort at tilling the land in Brighton is being made in the shape of return motorbus fares from Hove.
That Aberdare is about to extend its motorbus services, but that petrol is to be given a chance against electricity this time.
That, lorry-cost to an owner for his own work is too often used as a false basis of argument in contentions with contractors.
That there are few men left who were out of employment in August, 19lt, who aren't now in some way or other working "at the expense of the Government."