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That it is D.MufT. now.
"What about Commerplane ' ? " Too little about brains nowadays.
That omnibus queues are not a succes.
That it is almost National Remnant Sale Day. "Who is going to market the Derbyshire oils I" Of a wild Whitsuntide works scramble for chars-kbanes.
That few Royal Show negotiations will be conducted in Welele That St. Denis is Patron Saint of France and Dennis of Guildford.
That, thanks to Escott, Brixton is sending lorries to Rumania.
That Thornycroft's are going ahead with their Manchester depot.
That Coen says "Don't scrap a disabled crankcase. Give us the job."
That the new Robey wagon is made to go together like a Mecca-no toy.
That the Surplus Stores Disposal Board is busy at the moment as the great authority on non-standard sizes.
That the Government does some silly things, but that it is not fool enough to get rid of its best machines first.
That at some seaside resorts at Whitsun you had to ask your neighbour to move up a bit if you wanted a seat on the'beach.
That very few agents indeed know anything at all about steam wagons, but that they soon can if they will set their minds to it.
That the real work of the week with some commences on Saturday morning, according to those others who don't play golf.
That selling lorries is entirely a different thing from what it was, and -that the public no longer needs the same sort of horseless education.
That if slums are to be pulled down their places should be taken by factories and not by dwellinghouses—the proper place fOr houses is in the country. That, after the lorry-bus, we shall have the lireouplough—perhaps.
That there is many a, good laugh to be had at the Agriculturel Hall.
Of interesting and surprising electric vehicle changes and developments.
That, in spite of its name, Twinko is real good stuff —and should always be on hand.
How Liverpool waitresses—following the tide— went out and would wait for no man.
That in towns that have " growed," like Topsy, the road systems are naturally topsy-turvy.
That the wee-tiler has been doing its best to illustrate the disadvantages of a dry country.
-0 Of a proposed two years' •suspenison of the 10-in. axle clearance order for London taxicabs.
That Clayton and Shuttleworths are specializing on railway rolling stock, amongst other things.
That, in present-day coal, the steam wagon driver often counts 20 stones to the hundredweight.
That, luckily, the knut salesman is not attracted by the utilitarian nature of commercial-vehicle sales.
That -the Americans are to be severely-7.3enalized at the coming October Show for their tariff methods.
That it-is the Chambers of Commerce which should help salve the return load and dock delay problems.
That quite a lot of people are out to supersede the petrol engine, but that there is still a lot to be done.
That the conference for "Co-partnership in Industry " might lay stress on the need for ,co-industry in partnership.
That Mr. Kennedy Jones wanted to know why Lancashire can get A.E.C.s in. 14 days, while London cannot get them in 14 weeks.
That what Lancashire gets to-day, London looks like getting to-morrow—or the next day—or That a taxi-plane stand in Piccadilly would ,give ample ground for complaint and none for wheel traffic.
That the L.G.0.0. and the A.E.C. quite expect to find something in the way of a final drive that is more effective than the worm and wheel.