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Of a new window which is catching on.
That noisy opinions are not necessarily sound.
That farm tractors now have fewer detractors.
That Halley's latest engine looks a well-designed job.
That Major Gilchrist was congratulated by other designers.
Far too much from many uninteresting speakers at some technical meetings.
That it would be a good thing if speeches at technical meetings could be sub-edited.
—And that an efficient chairman " subs" them on the spot.
Mr. Vane Morland remark that the bus passenger does not notice the compression-ignition engine.
Many men agreeing that the Scottish Show demonstrates the importance of qualityeven at higher initial cost: That nobody has held to this faith so stoutly as the British.
The battery of Tecalemits on the centre crossmember of the Commer Avenger chassis, described as a regular forest.
That the aluminium-finished Daimler chassis was considered to be one of the finest sights of the Show —quite apart from its technical qualifications.
That the sooner Scotland Yard abolishes its regulations for public-service vehicles and sees to the application of a universal M. of T. code the better.
Of very few vehicles without poppies on the eleventh.
That railway station acoustics make the most of even minor noises. Of more commercials in the offing.
Bitter complaints from users about constant changes in chassis design.
That F.W.D. vehicles have always been hardy, but they will soon be Hardy.
That when perfection seems to be reached new ideas still present themselves.
Camouflage conversations about oil engines—but we can still draw our own conclusions.
That an M.T. man of the Great War would feel quite a recruit with to-day's equipment.
That far too many orders are being held up pending the issue of the M. of T. regulations.
That the 7-ft. 0-in, limit is cursed by all bus passengers when portly persons sit side by side.
That the seven-passenger coach with private-car appearance suggests a wide field of usefulness.
That the ground-loading Ramp trailer is one of the most practicable and novel designs of the year.
That 25 T.S. Express 32-seaters have just been ordered by the Scottish General Transport Co., Ltd.
That there are more electric starters in action at 11.2 a.m. on November 11th than at any other one time.
That many a blind corner in wooded country is becoming safer with autumn's thinning of the leaf screen.
Of 17 m.p.g. from an oil engined electric weighing 81 tons.
That Major R. K. Hubbard sails this month for the Argentine.