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Of disc wheels on London's buses.
Of a revival of the hooded omnibus suggestion.
That it will be a char-it-banes Derby this year.
That few new coaches made their debut at Easter.
That the discussion on the Railway Bill was thin.
Again, of suggested unified control for London's tratac. • That H.M. the King has been selling a lot of his horses.
More of the likelihood 61 bus competition in London.
That our parking plans for visiting coaches are catching on.
That the betting is all in favour of the all-weather bus to beat the char--banes.
That the 1.922 coaching programmes of London proprietors are most comprehensive,
That amongst the millers two bags make a sack.
That our editorial representative who visited the millers received quite a lot of chaff.
That trade is getting better and better in every way all the time—except for strikes and lock-outs.
That the railways are reputed to be preparedeto buy 5,000 new machines during the next five years.
Of an interesting record attempt that was to be made by a leading manufacturer at Easter—more anon
That some flour has got as far as being self-raising. but that it cannot yet be trusted to deliver itself to the baker.
That the recent reference to a farmer's body mounted on a Ford one-tonner had no reference to his obsequies.
That suppliers of raw material have everything to lose by aggravating the vehicle manufacturer in his present mood to-day.
That all the blizzards have been in the South this winter, and that, in future, the North may claim to be a winter health resort.
That there is a C.M.IT.A. parade rule barring trailers, on account of their unhandinese, but that the Scammell and the Carrimere were at Lincoln's Inn 'Fields—not being trailers within the meaning of the Act.
Of growing indignation at the barring of the Dublin Show—and in Belfast too, and of the conviction that the decision was unstatesmanlike and shortsighted.
That, whatever the S.M.M. and T: thinks about it, no manufacturer or agent can force a customer to Promise never to exhibit his vehicle, which he has bought and paid for, at a Bond-barred Show—the user will always do what he likes with his own—and that the case is entirely different from, that of the car owner who never *ants to exhibit. Of a bully bullion van.
And of •a bully beef lorry.
Little of the budding steamers.
Of tyres that get flats on rounds.
That Mr. W. Cartwright is well named.
Of one Monday that,did not look black. • Of. Bournemouth's plated motor Coaches.
Of a large order for reconstructed Leylands.
That cab fares may be lowered in London.
That the cabbies are only asking for a fair faro.
That a cab on the road is worth two in the garage.
That a worn solid tyre.is simply a block of flats.
That. the penny-a-mile loss can make the pounds look foolish.
Of many corners wisely cat in connection with road improvements.
And of some bed corners DOW happily turned in the motor trade.
That there is no Berna fire-engine—though it would be appropriate.
That there is no tyre-counting competition at Parades—for very good reasons.
That pneumatics for the medium-sized coaches are making slow but sure progress.
Of saloon arm-chair buses in competitive service on a prOvincial route in Lancashire.
That this is the real beginning of the coaching s2aeon, in spite of rumours to the contrary.
That the design of the new undertype steam wagon is receiving quite a lot of favourable criticism.
And that it appears . to be a remarkably well furnished garrett.
Of further additions to the Shell-Mex fleet and that soon it will be on the three-power standard.
That there is a lot of information in the table accompanying our digest of the new motoring laws.
That there is no truth in the rumour that oil, tyres, and beer are to he sold at kerbside kiosks—because some of the kerb must be reserved for pedestrians.