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19th June 1936, Page 27
19th June 1936
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Of Mr. Hore-Belisha as Hastings' new Dante.

Of those who think Cockneys are right when they speak of " rileroads."

That London's first coal-distillation plant was , opened last Wednesday at Erith.

Of the Industrial Transport Association being told that it " ought to become the B.M.A. of transport."

That as a refuse collector has been equipped for defence purposes, perhaps platform trucks will be fitted to haul. artillery.

That when " topping-up" has been wanted during the recent Exide Convention at Harrogate, spa waters have not had first claim.

Of a young man from Scotland being disappointed at the T:L.R.T.A. trip west of Brighton, but agreeably impressed by ctownland scenery on the way to Eastbourne.

That towns like Brighton depend largely on public That a prominent Midland transport. man found his nautical language of service when he discovered a kipper wired to the exhaust manifold of his car. That Mr. Duff Cooper almost induced the A.R.0, to join the Army en masse.

. That on second thoughts the members decided to stop to look after their own particular fight.

Of a Leven contractor being charged with 108 offences under the Road and Rail Traffic Act.

That George III was a keen advocate of the underground and would have felt at home in London's tubes.

The chairman of Brighton Corporation Transport Committee, Coun. Eric Simms, stating that road transport will never die and that its operators are " on a really good thing," That its future lies in pleasing the public.

That it is wrong to dub all northern holidays " wakes "; this is an Oldham district speciality ; Bolton uses the term " holiday week "; Batley and Dewsbury "the feast."

Of a singular dearth of 1-tonners on the British market.

That Glasgow Corporation Transport is trying to reach the record figure of £3,000,000 as a year's revenue. B17

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