One Hears—Principally at the Parade on this Occasion.
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" No complaints."
That all slept well on Monday night.
That it's a mercy that Warings were late. That the Boy Scout and his bugle got lost.
That organization without overhaul is disorganization.
That the Globe Polish people should have put up a prize.
That the Commer-Simonis fire engine was busy elsewhere.
That almost all the officials visited the Tate Gallery between times.
That the local early risers thought the paint sprayer was a fire-engine.
That the Gamage miniature car took the fancy of " The Daily Mail."
That timed arrivals is one solution of paradeaesembly congestion.
That the efforts of Mr. lieavan as a number painter are worthy of record.
That it was a difficult job judging the teams first crush of arrivals.
That the tire poster over the river was proudly indicated by Fenner, K.T.
That more than one entrant will have his cards glazed and framed next year.
That Westminster watered the steamers, but that Pluvius looked after the roads.
That the Commercar coffee-stall arrived so late because it took so long to load up.
That a favourite conversational topic with drivers is the new series of "One Day's Work."
That four mounted policemen were at one time pirouetting round one much-puzzled marshal.
That a rubber-tired Foden was chosen for its freedom from vibration by the moving-picture man.
That the skipping competition between drivers and local inhabitants in Ponsonby Terrace was a success.
That a Parade motorvan does not suffer in appearance from the rain as does a horsed van out on the same errand.
That one spectator, seeing the Daimler saloon coming along the ranks, said "'Ere come the judges in that Albion 'earse."
That the daily newspapers which give precedence to the Cart Horse Parade on a Whit-Monday are yearly becoming fewer in number.
That one competent statistician expressed the opinion on Monday afternoon, that the vehicles on parade were the equivalent of at least 2000 horses. That two hours sleep in 48 is not enough. That Monday's weather arrived on Tuesday. That the Parade was round the Census stores. That very few machines were running on benzole.
That Mr. 'W. J. Iden was a keenly interested spectator.
That the subsidy element was remarkably small amongst the 350 vehicles.
That it was the fault of the horses that some of the numbers were poorly marked.
That the large maps hung about the Parade ground were appreciated by many spectators.
That 200 machines arrived at the entrance to theParade Ground between 8.15 and 9.15 a.m.
That there is a growing feeling that the date of Whitsuntide should be later on and fixed.
That when the incoming crowd of machines was thickest, some idiot always stopped his engine.
in the That the Extractor had a hard job to extract his ear from, the buses with which he was surrounded.
That some of the prize-winners were still proudly displaying award cards on their vehicles yesterday.
That if the King's Leyland van had not been in use at Aldershot it would have been a prize-winner last. Monday.
That the Parade film at the Palladium was on before five o'clock on Monday last, and that it was shown again yesterday.
That the interior "fittings" of the new Commercar refreshment van body on parade, showed good taste on someone's part.
That many drivers coming from a distance expressed appreciation at being able to leave their machines after parade, so as to be early at the Palladium.
That the Editor of "The Standard" was well advised in devoting large numbers of his posters on Tuesday morning last wholly to the words "Commercial Motorvan Parade: Full List of Prize-winners."
That amongst the smartest drivers were those of the special General buses, as they all had white cap covers, coats and gloves and sported flowers in their buttonholes, but that the conductors were not in evening dress.
From Tuesday's "Times.'
"Id spite of the unpleasantness of the weather, the Seventh Annual Parade of Commercial Vehicles organized Feeterday by the Commercial Motor Users Association, under the patronage of the King and with the support of the Royal Automobile Club and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, must be pronounced wholly successful."