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10th November 1925
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Of possible shows at Wembley.

That fine lines often make fine fares.

That the Bristol radiators are too retiring.

Of a glut in after-dinner speeches just now.

That tyre hopes and prospects are mostly in air.

That one will not hear the new C.A.V. starter gear.

That much interest was shown in the two-storey Guy.

That the modern bus chassis has many ups but more downs.

That the careless overtaker makes trade for the undertaker.

That English trade suffers from too much dump and too little " gump."

Of a magnet-equipped lorry picking up loose bits of cars in the U.S.A. 0 That the biggest thing in the Show was the Report Number of The C.M. 0 That many country carters still regard the white lines as mere road decorations.

That zoology, literature and geography all play a part in model designation.

That ownership made too easy frequently makes competition on the road too hard.

That the entry of the Karrier six-wheeler into Olympia was most impressive.

That in many motor coaches lengthy journeys are uncomfortable for lengthy legs.

That beer may be carried in tilted vans, but it is more often seen in tilted glasses.

That the platform lorry is the best for mineral waters, but the load itself should not be flat.

Of a lady who could not understand how one could fit a saloon body on a Thornycroft Hathi.

That the steam wagon which ran into a Glasgow barber's shop beat the barber at speedy close shaves.

That the steam given off from new bread is not sufficient to provide motive power for its own conveyance.

That we all want lorries we can depend on, but laundries must have lorries they can safely put their shirts on.

A timely reminder from Mr. A. M. Samuel, Conservative M.P. for Farnham, that "Goods do not sell themselves."

That a festive gentleman clutched the sofa on one of the stands and inquired whether this was the new sixwheeler.

That an optimistic Londoner was found standing under an opened umbrella gazing at the covered topdeck buses and, thinking of the joys of 193—. That many speed trucks can.

Of American eyes on Cuban asphalt. That a little end can make a big noise.

Out-of-pocket trams and out-of-reserve buses. That it is not all hot air about motorbus heating.

That a cow on the road is the next thing to beef. That there's nothing like buses to get you to houses.

Of "clean and clean again" as the body painter's motto.

That over-confidences are sometimes in evidence at conferences.

Of some who think that audible warning does not matter two boots.

That Shrapnell was the only explosive at Olympia on November 5th.

That the railways are at the back of the efforts to rob the Road Fund.

That a railway man by any other name is just as much a railway man.

That ia hornet's nest is as nothing to what Mr. Churchill has disturbed.

That whilst there is a united front about raiding the Road Fund the officers of some motoring organizations are very reserved as to their real intentions.

That wise bus-owners, whenever they can, put a large slice of net profits to general reserve.

Of no trader who wants to be wholly in the hands of the four non-competing railway groups.

That unemployment remains-higher than it would be if there were nowadays any normal canvassing for traffic by railway companies.

That there are interested people who are stupidly refraining from taking any hand in fighting diversion from the Road Fund to non-road purposes.

That the only chance for power alcohol commercially still is as an anti-detonator for bad petrol, but that a common solvent other than benzoic has yet to be found to render it miscible. 0 • That, whereas motorbuses were in the ascendant numerically at Olympia, other types of road motors will lead at the Agricultural Hall (19th to 26th inst.), and that Warwick Wright's exhibit of a Fageol will stand out as the only public service passenger vehicle to catch the eye of many thousands of municipal representatives.

HERE'S ONE

When Jones came in perspiring from the garage, auntie was propounding a riddle. "Men take me ashore, but I am better at the bottom of the sea. I am grey when my body is made, but you will see red at my death. Beware of my fierce clutch ! Of my own accord I will not move forward—" "Here, stow it, auntie ! " growled Jones. "I'm not in a mood for jokes about Henry!"

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Organisations: Road Fund
Locations: Bristol, Glasgow

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