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Of waste paper, that many still do.
No signs yet of the revival of the steam-driven commercial motor vehicle.
Re hea,vy-vehicle speeds, that the Government is afraid to give us an inch lest we go like 'ell.
That the article by J. Pickles, published on June 5, has done something towards dispelling the idea that components would be easier to get at if the users could get at the designers.
That, nevertheless, they will probably continut to "get at" them as usual.
The song of the would-be (but couldn't-be) passenger:— " Pretty little busybody, busy as can be; You have room for everyone, for everyone but me." Much language profane over waste of methane.
That saucepans of flame-proof glass should free a lot of metal for war needs.
Rumours of the early formation of an independent and authoritative committee to probe the possibilities of methane.
That its members are likely to comprise leading men drawn from big organizations which have been actively associated with the problem from the national angle.
That much of the spadework done by this journal in connection with this alternative fuel looks like bearing fruit.
Of well-earned awards for brave conduct and devotion to duty during enemy attacks on London made to a number of L.P.T.B. employes.
Madcap rumours, but keeps them under one's hat.
• That it isn't only in picture theatres that "talkies" abound.
Of a Staffordshire haulage contractor stated to be unable to read or write.
That some tongue-waggers appear to , think that Britain is going to the tailtwaggers.
That the initials R.E.M.E. will soon become as well known as R.A.O.C. and R.A.S.C.
That the U.S.A. will stop the sale of motor vehicles to those who are proved to have wasted rubber by careless treatment of tyres.