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new ventures, and of returning supporters.
Of , boom in orders for War-Oflice towing hooks.
Of good-looking openings for heavy transport at Si riga pore.
That he date for the San Francisco Exhibition 1915 not 1913.
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That the newest Lynton wheel has come to run away from all its predecessors.
That 93 million miles of running experience is indeed something to talk about.
That there's a three-wheeler which can't be made to skid even on plain-tread tires.
That a motor ambulance is to be adopted by the Bromley and Beckenham Joint Hospital Board.
That there is something in the wind which indicates a fusion of motorbus interests in the Malay States.
That the railway-strike mania has extended to Argentina, and that the usual motor benefit will folio v, That Mr. McCall, K.C., congratulated Mr. Justice Sctutton in court the other day on his being a shareholder in the L.G.O.C.
That proposals are afoot to establish motor receiving depots on the Trafford Park estate Manchester, but that some experts think it will not pay.
That it is a good tip for users of solid-rubber tires to provide themselves with a resiliometer, and that a reliable one may be purchased for a few shillings.
That. an order for 100 petrol motorbuses has been placed with an English maker by a London suburban tramway undertaking, which rather suggests " going to pot."
That Mr. W. Joynson-Hicks, M.P., and his partners have been nearly exhausted by the piles of agreements thrust upon them over L.G.O.C. and Underground negotiations.
That one well-known chief engineer allows his children only to play with mechanical toys, and that the favourite of a wonderful collection is a large model of a steam wagon.
That one London user has shown his belief in the soundness of the Auto-Carrier construction by replacing the two front pneumatic-tired wire wheels hr cast-steel wheels and solid tires.
That " The Power Wagon," the sponsor of the new
American " (Motor Wagon Users Association) is of the opinion that " what they can do in Great Britain, we can do here just as well, if not better."
That, recently, when a shrill single whistle was blown for a, taxicab near the Oxford Circus rank, an old horse in a growler, which happened to be the first on the rank, woke up so suddenly that it fell down where it had been standing. That some joninals like to run agony columns.
That one vehicle exhibited at Glasgow has an overtug of nearly nine feet.
That 130 buses recently covered n4,000 miles on London services with only nine involuntary stops.
Of a clever mechanical arrangement which absolutely prevents the rolling of four-wheel rail coaches and tramcars.
That the Chartered Company of Rhodesia has not at the moment. decided to recover its lost place by buying motorbuses.
That the weli-chosen display of gaily-coloured stand drapery at the Scottish Show reminds one of a gathering of clans.
That the electrical Press is furious about the R.I.A. memorial, but that the impartial engineering Press has given enormous prominence to it.
That the usual tire censuses were taken by makers at the Glasgow Show, and that the result was held to be proof of the Continental grade mark.
That one of Capt. Scott's Wolseley sledges fell through the ice, and that the trail rope was about 500 fathoms too short to allow it be hauled up again.
That the R.A.C. opened its official post office on the premises a little more than a fortnight ago, and that this is an added facility for the C.M.U.A. staff.
That Mr. W. I. Johnston, the Mortlake D.E. of the L.G.O.C., has been seriously ill with gastritis, and that he is now ordered two months' rest in the country.
That, following the selection of " Majestic " and " Olympic " as dominating words in titles of projected motorbus companies, a wag suggests the use by others of " The Titanic Miracle."
That the recent snowfall in the Berlin district proied anything but a blessing to the works at Marienfelde, the snow blocking up the shaft built to carry off the exhaust from the extensive suctiongas plant and nearly causing the death of three workmen, besides obliging the Gesellschaft. to close down for a day.