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Of a newspaper leader "Brakes on Housing." Of a comment on this. Where is the friction?"
That road transport is hurrying coal supplies to many factories.
That fear of ridicule is tantamount to an admission that it is deserved Of the welcome appearance of smart and up-todate commercial vehicles.
That, however, many old ones are still making long-life records. That good transport now here soon may be no where. 0 That by nationalization transport will be robbed of its soul.
Of good sales of British 4and 5-ton trucks in Venezuela. 0 The query: "Why. should purchase tax be payable on a taxicab?"
That John Bull is becoming increasingly resentful at being bullied.
That we may be forced to import castings in considerable numbers That in the past year A.A. patrols rendered firstaid on 5,000 occasions.
Appreciation of Charnwood service in providing record sheets and books.
That the Post Office would like front-door letter boxes to measure 8 ins. by 1:1 ins That a London Transport driver has built his own house, costing £550, in about a year , Of large contracts for road-transport vehicles arranged recently by the L.M.S. Railway.
Of the conversion of a railway track in the Belgian Congo into a motor road for tractor-trailers —" Nationalization of the mines—increased local shortage." " Nationalization of transport—What? "
Of a Halifax paper, in referring to the award of the O.B.E. to Mr. G. F. Craven, stated that he is an expert on the " compressed-ignition " engine.
Of people wondering if such an engine would have any fiat spots That the sound business backing Edinburgh buses is a far cry from the noise business that used to accompany the running of her old cable trains.
That Mr. R. E. Britton, chairman, Yorkshire (Hull) Area, RI-LA., recently made the presentation of safedriving awards to members of the L.N.E.R. transport staff—a good example of road-rail co-operation.