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Of cantilevers for coaches.
, Lest we forget-35 per cent. I That they ought to call it Shell s. d.
An awful lot about Merseyside ferry congestion.
That efficiency and economy are blood relations.
If you make a good Tyre you need not put Sidon.
That petrol cans might well be painted a dun brown. That glass gearbox covers are not standard fittings.
Too much clap-trap from those who don't ken the job.
That steamer designers are looking up—aboet time, too That, funnely enough, poor spirit will stand a good strain.
That " Stone-Cracker John" has sat dawn quite long enough.
Of electric estimates worked out with a bias —but not by us.
That some coaches at the Show show design that's only so-so.
That the Show is having a "good press" in the double sense.
Also that there are some very cosy cabs to be seen.
From a correspondent that the best aesign for that new L.C.C. tram is to cut it out complete.
That designers this year have devoted much thought to the prettiness of their radiators.
.0f a certain director-engineer, who, being a keen golf player, always " schemes out" high to keep clear of bunkers.
That astronomers, learning of the appearance of a new Star, were quite annoyed to find it to be a commercial vehicle.
That there is no truth in the rumour that the unexpected reduction in the price of petrol was made to annoy retailers.
Or to demonstrate the versatility of the petrol companies.
Or to discourage the fuel alternative enthusiasts.
That appearance—which at one time did not count for much in the heavy vehicle business—must now be carefully considered.
That the British Berna, with piieurnatics at one side and solids at the other, is not intended to be run in this condition.
That efforts to speed-up London's traffic will be of little value, unless some method of side-tracking horse traffic is adopted. "Do go down the mine, daddie,."
Year in, year out: Shell in, shell out.
That it's no use crying over spilt petrol.
That milk floats are useless in carburetters.
That the char-iibance helps the politician.
That spilling in filling wastes many a shilling.
There are too many platforms without wheels.
Of Nottingham's tram tragedy—or is it a farce I That alllive folk are "going West "—to Olympia.
That the char-a-banes that never tires often needs new tyres.
Of loads of Socialists travelling to meetings by motor coach.
That if they go on raising the price, we shan't he able to raise it.
That we divided the sheep from the goats, but both had a good show.
The trouble is that many a one considers he is a "law unto himself."
That an underpla,ced worm may at the same time be in a " top-hole " place.
Of new fields of motor coach activity now that winter is approaching.
That the peteal industry is a great concern, and is causing us great concern.
That two of tile best" selling points" are a straightforward chassis and a straightforward salesman.
That some large motor coach fleet owners will do well to study the first principles of railway organization before next season.
A suggestion that the Crammer Car char-laba-ncs, with its seats in pairs, will be in great dexnand amongst courting couples.
That the conference on fuels is certain, at any rate, to produce a certain amount of gas ; this has nothing to do, however, with our continuous advocacy of gas as an alternative fuel.
That, even though it may not be the means of effecting an immediate relief of the petrol situation, it undoubtedly will be a means of "letting off steam."
Very little about auxiliary springing devices for passenger-carrying vehicles. The light car types used to sell well on the mug market—but perhaps mugs do not buy motor coaches !
That Our chief tyre manufacturers have not been caught napping over the air filled tyre Ater all—perhaps they have been, thinking, whilst other folk have been talking. Not a. bad plan, either, because what is propaganda for the goose is ditto for the gander, and be-gets it free of charge!