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19th May 1925, Page 3
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Unlikely forecasts about the unliked.

Of standing as the enemy of bus comfort.

"A secret well kept brings a wealth of content."

Of "the faster the fewer" as a motor-coach maxim. 0 Of "the more the merrier" as a payer of dividends.

suspected. __ That railway influences exist N where least "Down with the load line. and down with the _hedgerows." — Of Mr. 0. C. Power as-both a bow-wow and pow-wow winner. , That being British too often still means paying through the nose.

Of a "flutter in the dovecot" of the railways' propaganda branch.

That C.M.U.A. new membership this year keeps well ahead of that for 1924.

That the effects of solid bumpers are better than those of liquid ones in traffic.

That out-of-date Acts cannot be applied to modern passenger travel conditions.

It rumoured that some taxicab owner-drivers are in favour of a reduction of fares.

Of contemplated interim dividends by some leading provincial motorbus companies.

That sales of petrol for lighting sets provided a. new record during the past seven months.

That 456 million gallons is an expert's estimate of the quantity of petrol used in this country last year.

That in changing to fast coaches from slow coaches we have changed from high coaches to low coaches.

That the decreasing number of white horses is causing uneasiness amongst makers of violins, violas and 'cellos.

That they can build trailers in Liverpool in competition with any other city, but not work them so readily there.

That one. result of the report on public-service vehicles is expected to be the lying down together of the municipal-tramcar lion and the motorbuscompany lamb. Too many loose steering rods.

That progress has only one speed.

That cut begets cut in lightening.

Of the Nesta cushion as a nest o' comfort.

Wooden wheels protesting against overloading.

That novice drivers keep up insurance premiums.

That the genus " tar-sprayer " is now in full song.

That a half-track lorry is nevertheless a twotracker.

a Of rain, roads alliance. and rates as the new triple Proofs that Nuneaton obviously remains undigested.

That pneumatic-tyred chars-A-bancs take some catching.

That although a ChlISSIS may be low, it is often nice to know.

That some chassis makers are getting down to it as regards the loading line.

Of novel traffic schemes that are hopelessly impracticable.

That some radiators are homesick ; they weep all the time they're out.

That the drier spell looks like reviving that old U.D.O. favourite—tarrer boom day.

That creeper-tracks are creeping into favour, but prejudice makes it only a creep.

That wet week-ends cause long faces • both for the fare payer and the fare receiver.

Of a driver, whose vehicle has no cab, who spells " hail " in a manner different from the dictionary.

Of a hint that borough authorities should give greater encouragement and facilities for carrying out practical tests with rubber roads.

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