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That cocoa follows tea.
That even a worm will turn too often. That boulders are the Bolos of the soil.
That Ford's next job will be standard ships. That the screw will operate up to thirty-two. That paint puts a fresh complexion on things. That a retreat is the M.T.'s hour of greatest trial. Of transport "standing by" .during recent weeks. Little or nothing from the Road Transport Board.
That dead mileage can be performed even on a live axle.
"Yes, your Majesty, we are 'some stunt' on these girls."
That the Board of Trade is interested in concrete roads.
That there should be plenty of tar for road purposes this year. • That transport did wonders liming the German offensive.
That the conveyer of rationed foods has a lot akin to Tantulus.
That a non-harsh interpretation of five-sixths must be six-sixths.
Of many confused notions as to the uses of a mileage guarantee.
That the roads in military districts are gradually becoming the best.
That the price of Ford cars in the 'U.S. has been 'advanced 25 per cent.
That the daily pressman describes a chassis frame as a "skeleton lorry."
That a tipping lorry ought to find especial favour with garage servants.
That the lorry small-package loader knows all about trajectories and ranges.
That we must, without further delay, have an Alcohol Fuel Committee.
That coal-gas for motor transport in Paris made a material advance last week. That the lever principle is not necessarily the appli cation of a little soft soap.
That Tubal. Cain would be mildly surprised at the development of his handiwork.
That from the depths of food shortage we are being "painlessly• extracted by gas."
That the C.M.U.A. subscription, like all other wartime comModities, has gone up.
• • Of many willing to help to form the Central Advisory Committee of the R.T.B.
That the tale of enemy captures may solve the returned-Arthy-lorry problem quite definitely.
That on an average size farm ploughing only takes place on 20 days out of the 365 days in the year.
That a, 917 * * * * 5-ton steam wagon fetched ze2000 last Thursday at a sale at West Thurrock, Essex.
That th U.S. Government has now cut down the production of Pleasure cars in American factories by :50 per cent.
That the Socialist shop steward at the A.E. Co.'s works is rather well-disposed towards kings now that one has shaken his band.
That last week's reference to a Nottingham garage as handy For London-York travellers has whitened the hair of the Ordnance Surveyor.
That good people are behind the developments in coal-gas for the commercial vehicles of Paris, and that the French Government is taking a hand.
That a, rdiator is in use in America, very largely on tractor, which is proof against the effect of frost, the tubes being able to expand under its influence.
That the American Army has now over 10,000 chaintrack tractors in use and that over 2000 " Liberty " trucks are being turned out weekly for army purposes.
That a new model of the Bates Steel Mulehas been introduced in America, which makes the old one a back number. That the new one wont upset, but is not well suited for use on hard roads owing to the nature of the new style chain treads—two of them.
That it is stated by the chairman of the Petroleum Committee of National Defence of the U.S.A. that not only is there now no question of petrol shortage in the States, but that there is a present over-production of 1,000,000 gallons a day, and it is only the shortage of tank steamers that prevents our' having all we require.