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"Down again I " "How's it done?" Of another Ford cut.
"The lower, the more."
Of the kindest cut of all.
Of the lowest record to date.
Of showing a way of giving away.
Of a bit more off and "everything on."
"P.T.O.," as the driver said to the engine.
That more and more of the Ford is being made "over here."
That it is only partly true about those 150 petrolelectric buses. '
Scarce a sound anti feels ne'er a jerk in the new N.S.-type London bus.
That the tumult wilLoarisl_outside of the new bus.
That the 1923 coaching programme of L.G.O.C. is most comprehensive.
Of many complaints of the irregularity of rural bus cervices maintained by small owners.
That one of the troubles of the commercial traveller is the prevention of theft.
That the traveller's brougham cannot always be watched during the lunch hour.
That the quality of the goods carried is. often judged by the appearance of the conveyance.
That H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will make a gracious President of the Institute of Transport.
Many expressions of regret that the projected motor coach demonstration has been dropped.
That the estimate of the cost of holding the coach demonstration was one of the factors which Counted.
That pneumatic tyres have not given satisfaction on London's buses, but that experiments with cushion tyres have been most encouraging.
That the gift of a million and a quarter sterling— the whole of the Road Fund surplus—is a severe tax upon the super-taxed road transport industry.
That the N.S.-type bus chassis moving from Walthamstow to Chiswick have been so well disguised that their advent on London's streets came quite as a surprise to all except the few people in the know.
How doth the little Lrzzie T (Of 20' horses' power) Cost less and less in s, d. As hour succeeds to hour?
Though obviously made to sell," There's little that it lacks ; It does, and bears, its duty well, And pays an awful tax Of a need for faster electrics.
Of a new six-wheeler under test.
Of a London paperehase that leaves a trail of Stars.
That the fan puts in its best work when really tight.
That the Chelsea 19-seater, though new, has a hole in every cushion.
Favourable criticism of our new Ford feature by owners and drivers.
That the Ford "joint" is mostly undercut--eand universal joint at that!
That there will be no alcoholic constituent in the fuel for Oxford's new motor miller.
That coach and bus fares in many districts are down to threefarthings per passenger mile.
That competition in London bus services will be keener with the N.S. type on the streets.
That the average Londoner shows his inquisitiveness by boarding a bus belonging to a new concern, or one of a new type, just " to see what it is like."
That the value of the motor lorry for conveying farm produce to market is being more appreciated.
That a farming contemporary says the motor lorry "is becoming very useful in getting potatoes to London."
That there is much needless cutting of fares by small concerns who do not realize the full extent of their costs.
That there is also much cutting of fares by big concerns who do realize the extent of the small man's costs.
That we may look forward to commodities, from fried fish to light drinks, being brought to our doors by travelling kitchens and soda fountains.
That the questioning of the judging at the 0.M.U.A. Parade is not sportsmanlike, but it is satisfactory to know that the matter was not raised by the competitors.
That 33i per cent, obviously gives no protection whatever ; but what would they do in the States if the boot were bn the other leg ? (and they know something of " boot legging " in America).