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01 important dates in Tunisia.
Concerning glass in tyres, that we may soon see tyres in glass.
That in times like these no "dog" can afford to be "too'old to learn new trick:" That we are still expected to pull up our socks, despite the restriction on their length.
That last Friday Lord Leathers and Sir Cyril 1-iurcom6 lunched with leaders of the Waldorf Group.
That they were not observed at thd luncheon given, two days before, by the clearing houses.
That by saving those trams at Southampton, Jesse Clark has jiad 50 saving certificates added to his savings by the Corporation.
That the "Surrey Advertiser," in reporting the winning, by the Dennis male voice choir, of the first award at the Aldershot Festival of Music and Art, said that the adjudicator, Miss Merrit, " complicated " them. That the Sphinx can still afford to smile.
Of the youthful swimmer who rejoiced at the thought of so many new "pools."
That 90 per cent. of battery material has to be imported, so sell any battery which you will not require during the war.
Someone complaining that goods sent by rail and post seem to pass through inquisitive hands and suffer damage, pack we ever so wiselSr.
For the defence, that War-time string and paper In transit turn to vapour.
That in a small advertisement referring to hearses, which appeared recently in "The Motor," there was a promise of immediate delivery of "Phantoms."
That not all drivers of military motor vehicles have yet been taught, or have learned, that driving " on the brakes " is a serious cause of premature tyre wear.
0( the compulsion ofâpropulsicfn.
Of Essex land girls working as lorrydrivers' mates.
That road transport must run on despite the run on rubber.
"Oh for the wings of a dove. Oh for the sole of a tyre.'' That Britain, like Britons, can weather almost any weather.
That war-time shortages are literally putting horse-power in the cart.
Of a movement to bring about a commercial motor bnilding industry in Spain.