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The sound of the tractor in every, country lane, That you may buy as much coal and coke as you like—if you can get it. • Of a surprising number of coaches still going about their ordinary job of work.
Of bookings on long-distance coach services that have to be made a fortnight ahead.
That members of the Forces prefer road travel when going on and returning from leave.
That better attention should be given to obscuring place names and telephone numbers on road vehicles.
The cheering information that only about 8 per cent. of the incendiary bombs dropped are effective— even in a built-up area.
That these can be speedily dealt with by the initiated and that more plain citizens are qualifying daily to be included in this category.
That private houses are combining to form firefighting parties and there is no reason why adjacent business premises should not follow suit. Of mobile lofts for pigeons used for war duties.
That the manufacture of history is unrestricted and is, in fact, being speeded up.
That London London bus services will not stop when an airraid warning is sounded.
That they will continue until there is air activity in their " immediate vicinity "—whatever that may mean.
That those who have always been antagonistic to the Channel Tunnel scheme are now in a position to say " Yah " Of an Increasing demand for crush barriers at bus stations to overcome the confusion created by reduced services. • Of an ambulance officer who insists that his drivers shall take turns at riding as patierits at practices while one of their number is at the wheel.
That those who include sacks of wood shavings in their " waste paper " gifts are not really popular with the local authorities That these have, however, been used in creating fires for anti-incendiary-bomb practices.
That one of the best slogans is " keep calm."
Of municipalities turning to the purchase of used buses.
That many workers are getting a kick out of " Go To It."
It said, that pooling transport may give rise to poaching.
Of lack of uniformity in air-raid , instructions for road traffic.
That as a unit of transport value, the id. is assuming greater importance.
That many more tractors could be used for operations other than ploughing and cultivating.