One Hears— From Mr. John E. Thornyeroft (under date the
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24th February):—" Allow me to _congratulate you on your last Overseas edition, which is, in our opinion, very much ahead of anything else that has been done by you or any other paper."
That all pavements creep under traffic. That to keep on keeping on spells success.
That good management is still the mother of good luck.
That the contents of the " C.M." win emphatic recognition.
That the supremacy of British commercial motors will not be sacrificed.
The periodical re-discovery of " the new transverse inside seating for motorbuses."
That progressive steps are being taken—in America —in the matter of pneumatic-rim standardization.
That the smithy-equipment branch of the Alldays Engineering undertaking is particularly busy just now.
That. the Institute of British Carriage Manufacturers is showing an increasing measure of interest in van-body details.
That Polack tires are making tremendous strides in Ulster under the management of their resident agent, Mr. Harry Whitehead.
That "Don't buy a taxicab until you have seen Robert W. Bell, Ltd., 175, Great Portland Street, W.," has caught on finely.
That it was force of circumstances more than anything else which brought so many London passengercarrying interests together.
That Manchester terminal delays are so great that the railway companies are simply deluged with complaints from both consignors and consignees.
That the minimum total of cash prizes to be paid out at the Parade on Whit-Monday will be 1300, and that it may prove to be fully £100 in excess of this.
That the Cheshire County Council will probably not be sorry that it accepted the help of the Roads Improvement Association on the occasion of its third application to the Road Board for help in the contemplated IVIiddlewich improvement. That it is dust which creates irreconcilables.
Of sonic old horses almost intelligent enough "to put on their own harness." .
That several makers will be ready next year to follow the example of Dennis Bros. (1913), Ltd.
That certain factory managers are considering the possibility of introducing " Ozonair " for speeding-up purposes.
That the cleaner state of the roads this winter, compared with a year ago, has reduced accidents very markedly.
That a horsed fire-engine at full gallop ceases to be attractive when the speed result is eclipsed by any baker's inotonan.
That the checker at Charrington's brewery gate is so conscientious that he pinches every barrel to see that it's not a rubber one.
That a driver who has been in danger of "the sack" from a big firm for some while because of his slowness on lils rounds was caught in a police trap last week.
That a County Court judge in Kent recently stated that, if motorvans would only keep to the modest pace of the local railways, things would be much better.
That some steam-wagon owners consider that the industry requires a 15-ton gross weight for wagon and trailer, and an increased speed limit for steeltired wagons.
That the L.C.C. numbering system is a halfhearted business, and that one would have expected electrical engineers to have provided for illumination at. night time.
Of a division of opinion as to whether the recent falling off in London street fatalities is due to greater care on the part of motorbus drivers, or to the absence of so many taxi-drivers.
That the Marienfelde (Berlin) works will manufacture agrimotors under a Swiss licence, and that a, special building, having an area well in d...cess of 5000 sq. yds., will be required.