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That spring service goes on all the year.
That scientific loading may -turn pennies into pounds. , That too much handling gives ,too niuch scope for pilfering.
That, in short, many hands Make light packages. .
That heaven does not help those who are too lazy to help themselves. 0 That some, although by no means all, apathy is attributable to war fatigue.
That petroleumreserves are nearly exhausted, dwindling, ample; and Will last the lifetime of this generation. Now we knoW I.
Ihat the railway is, at best, but a part way: , That we must all get steam up whilst not becoming steamed up. -0 • .
That wider vision wouldgive us wider buses and
wider roads.
And bas done for some time, of revolutionary ideas in battery construction.
That the ' thread" of a spider's web has a tensile strength of 15 tons per sq.-in..
Of a flying " lorry " to be capable of carrying a ton of freight at 110-115 m.p.h.
Of few. engineers who realize the practicability for some purposes of V to flat belt drives.
Congratulations to Mr. Horace Wyatt, Editor of ".The Road Way," on his safe return from Jersey.
That he certainly does not appear to have been starved.
That some parliamentary candidates make promises whenthey Stand, but break them-when they
sit.
That much vibration of buildings can be eliminated by using " floating "s suspension for machines in them.
That a visit to Holidays-at-Home fairs is an eyeopener as to what -becomes of many old coaches and lorries. . .
That the fair people have also brought into • se many up-to-date trailer g for the transport of fairground equipment.
01 a North British reader asking, after seeing our • ‘ " specialized fleet !' photographs, " Whaur's your railway the noo? "