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That road transport is not so easily paralysed as rail transport—except by bureaucracy.
That A.R.F. vehicles from far-distant places were much in evidence at seaside resorts during Easter.
That only politeness could make na assume that they were there because of the possibility of coastal raids.
That buses are much in demand in some safe areas for conveying office staffs between their billets and temporary offices.
That agricultural tractors may now be driven on the highway from one farm to another by persons of 17 years Of age and over.
That staffs at 'petrol stations have queer experiences these days,as insistent and persistent drivers try all the arts of cajolery to obtain petrol when they have neither a bawbee nor a coupon, That trade circles are squaring up to the situation.
That nowadays it seems to take more than two to make a fight.
Of a jam factory that developed its power from producer gas made from plum stones.
Of a maintenance engineer saying that the best way to ensure long life for a component is to keep a spare in stock.
How a bullock, which broke loose during an A.R.P. exercise, threatened to wreck an ambulance and create real casualties for the stretcher parties.
Of railway-compartment overcrowding at Easter on a scale that coach and bus proprietors would not be permitted to indulge in.
That this does not seem to be a square deal, especially as thousands of people would have preferred road travel.
Of hot potting at hot-pot functions.
Of warriors abroad and worriers at home. 0 Far more now about useful gases than the poison variety.
It predicted that there will be more oil-engined cars after the war.
That " Sunlight " operated by gas appears to be something of a contradiction.
That in selecting a chassis the name may well be considered as an itnportant part of the pay-load.
That within two months Russia will train some 500,000 women as drivers for tractors and motor vehicles.