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That the three classical requirements' for .a good after-dinner speaker have not changed with the years.
:Plat give-and-take, as practised by, this GoVernmtmt,• simply means haVing a gift for monopolizing the takings.
That in these days of mechanical efficiency and heat waves the driver is more likely than the engine to get hot..
That an every-man-for.-himself-and-devil-fake-thecountry policy may.leadio every man being his own executioner..
That the new Federal Hercules ail engine of 426-cubic-In. volumetric capacity develops 142 b.h.p. at 2.600 r.p.rn.
That it weighs Only 485 lb more than the corresponding.petrol unit.
That alurniniuni-coated steel is :twice as durable as plain steel for silencers and exhaust pipes.
That business in America is some 10 per cent.. below the post-war peak and is likely to fall lower.
Town drivers Cbmplaining Of being savaged 'hy gnats and horse flieS when making cOuritry deliveries ° . That, res1 of US, the poor little PestS are delighted to add to their meat ration. '
That grid design and careful casting to .eliMinale shrinkage porosity have a great influence on battery life,
. That when the worker feels he is an essential part of an undertaking, he is unlikely to be Britain's un:lertaker.
That the British householder does not care how. complicated his refuse collector may be so long as it is not so dusty.
Of those who query Sir Arthur Street's statement that the N.C.B. "has been given the job.."—they think it has taken it.
That -the nationalization of industry, and other Labour activities, have sent British prices up; but ,British prestige down.
That the Communist 'plan to reduce reran and his standard ofliving to a state of misery does not' appeal to the real Briton's natural (and national) 'pride.
That the thickness of cylinderblock walls is now checked in 10 secs. to an accuracy of 2 per cent. by supei some equipment.
That every " Midland Red " garage has been provided with Veronieter ticket machines, and no punches are now used