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'Hullo "—from Hull.
Of a little less dearth of railway confidence. Regrets about the long gap before Boxing Day.
That there's still much too much rubber in stock.
That the coach-station problem is no stationary me.
That there can be too great value in a shilling fare.
That the Royal mission. Commission has more than a That in bus, coach and garage work one must let in to let cut.
That both the long view and the short view attract the charabanger.
That the new railway motto is to be in effect: "Sit up and take .notice."
That railway general managers have ordered a general and Particular look round.
That there already are sports-model coaches, but that 1929 will see more of them.
That railways may or may not prove intolerant of competition on their' chosen road routes.
That Sir William Lobjoit was nominated to ,the Royal Commission by the Minister of Agriculture.
That Goodwood is not what it was to some, but is very much more to the motorbus and motor-coach proprietor.
That in business they have to carry on indifferently during August, and that at the seaside they -do it, too, but differently.
That either Buchan's fifth cold period, August 6th to 11th, was 10 days in advance of time or he has a competitor cutting in in front -of the recognized schedule.
Several noisy coastal Patrols.
"Don't be afraid of "Oh, I spent most of your brakes." Brighton Road!" Of fewer miles of empty running.
Of more railway orders in the sanctioning. That more Morris coal may soon be marketed. That a quart of oil may he safer than a pint. That there's good shelter in bus-licensing reform.
That numerous level-crossings are veritable curses.1 That it's now no use denying the door to the railways.
That low temperatures lower bus and coach revenues.
That the smoothest travelling to-day is by the wellloaded motor coach.
That the best way to-" See Britain first" is by all means by motor coach.
That where harvesting is falling behind it's lot want of suitable labour.
That some rain was really needed, but now it's hoped to see it o' nights only.
That America's turn to have the International Road Congress will thoroughly ,cement 1930.
That an interlocking, counting, identifying and recording device is needed for petrol pumps.
That the Ministry of Transport has approved a still better tar specification after much consultation with the British Road Tar Association. .
Of inquiries concerning the possibilities of a roadway tunnel under the Solent and of another from Penarth to Weston-super-Mare under the Bristol Channel.
That Sir Arthur Griffith Boscawen, chairman of the Rcyal Commission, was for many years a member of the Standing Joint Committeeof Mechanical Road Transport Associations.
Of new bus owners pushing along.
That the stiff back does not always pay.