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Of the tractor-bus.
That, as might be expected, it hails from America.
Of high rates and pirates.
Of pneu ideas in Army transport.
Of refusal to license "toast-racks."
That trolley-buses are a current topic.
That the jitney has arrived in London.
And that where thou goest thither shall I follow.
Of six-wheeleis and the judgment of Paris.
That "no Show "will Mean a slump in new designs. Why should corporations bar private enterprise ?
Of a portable and perambulating timber-sawing plant.
That " monopoly " and " properly " are mutually exclusive.
That National Benzole mixture deserves to' be better known.
Of the Manchester Challenge Cup for the Manchester Parade.
That the name, in the United States for a reckless driver is " flivverboob."
That it's a mercy there's no heavy Show this year —while Olympia is being overhauled.
That throughout the country there are great patches where certain models predominate.
That the all-metal char-a-bancs shown at Oympia nearly two years ago made very little impression.
Of projected considerable extensions of the railbus idea and that other railways than the N.E.R. are developing it.
That owners very strongly resent any manufacturers having financial or any other association with operating concerns.
That holiday coaching accidents have once again directed attention to the need for a third brake and the fitting of a sprag.
Sussex dwellers longing for some enterprising bus company to bridge the hiatus between the Southdown and Surrey traction routes.
That although there were not a few offences against the spirit of the Bond at Cambridge, the S.M.M.T. thinks there were few offences against the letter.
That if the Olympia extensions are not completed in time—and they do not look like it at the moment —there is going to be an almighty curtailment of space all round.
That the Safety First Council was caught napping when it published a poster for coach drivers, and depicted a coach in which one of the passengers was sitting at die right of the driver—a position which is not permitted. Of slippery pumps.
Of foresight and hindsight. Of the rule of the pavement.
That the Ford sweeps the roads. v Of the long pull and short measure.
Do not speak to the man at the wheel.
That the F.W.D. make excellent tractors.
Of a new 30-cwt. with a sensational new engine.
Or rather senses the lull before the Brighton storm.
Of clearing-houses and of houses that can't be cleared.
That fare-cutting will result in free rides in some aistricts soon.
That the motorbus station should help to ease traffic congestion.
Of a single-deck bus carrying 121 passengers--not all inside, some were on top.
That the one-man-operated bus is receiving more attention from municipal undertakings.
That the B.P. e....an—thanks, no doubt, to having the best of spirits—seems to be putting on weight.
That the Trojan engine capacity puts it a few c.c. outside the light car class—which is rather a pity.
That the pirate is appearing again in London— although he is .a perfectly respectable person nowadays., --And that, of course, he has every right to appear, although lots of people have almost forgotten the fact.
That the Government strongly disapproves of anything that would encourage the disappearance of the non-raalway haulier.
That there were remarkably few casualties to charshbanes, considering the passenger mileage during the August holiday period.
Of a 14-seater pneumatic-tyred char-h-bancs which overtook a light car that was clocking nearly 60 on a northern highway early the other morning.
That the all-weather tripper's vehicle has not yet arrived and that there is a lot of money to be made by the first patentee Of such a coachwork development.