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That the C.M.U.A. radiator cap illustrated in this issue is not at all a bad job.
That in four year's tune all London fire-brigade horses will have disappeared.
The question asked, Who is buying London Generals? and the interrogative answer, Who isn't'?
That the several Bi i tisk makei s of motor iii e-engines will soon reap the reward of their enterprise.
That rubber-tired steam wagons will get preferential treatment when axle-weight taxation comes along
From Mr. Fooks-Bale that we qualified for a " John Bull " biscuit in lines Z6-5S, column 2, page 122 of our last issue.
That the public trials of the gyroscopic non-skid device were not convincing to many of the heavy motorists who ■%itnessed them.
That there will be keen competition in the " team " section on the 5th June, but that the Eastern Motor Wagon Co. does not intend to part easily.
That there' is a village of sonic pretensions not far from Manchester, where all the inhabitants wear clothes made of one pattern of Barris tweed.
That a prominent engineer, after viewing recent tests of a non-skid device, left muttering, " Well, the only non-skid I've any faith in, is a good driver."
Of something uncommonly like a coming boom in heavy-motor companies, and that the only uncertainty is, which of the first two certainties will be floated before the other.
That one member of a small party which was to inspect the palatial new Continental premises in Brompton Road spent an hour disconsolately waiting outside on the pavement.
That more than a few people who ask for notices at the hands of THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR would like to dictate as to the phrasing, but that its views are known to be outspoken. singly edited, and independent, for which reasons they arc widely respected.
That it is quite on the cards that the great parade will after all be held at Earl's Court, and that, as enclosed ground with suitable amusements and accommation are the only desiderata, there should be several other alternatives in London should the questions of an agreement and terms prove awkward in any one ease. That motor fire-engines can be turned out for duty far too quickly for the men.
That " The Olobz " also thought the wheel-base of that gyroscopic car was 10 in.
That a certain correspondent has been " confined to his office with a heavy audit."
That more B-type motorbuses with chain-drive gearboxes will gradually replace the earlier L.G.O.C. rolling-stock.
Of further official and semi-official steps to require the fitting of solid-rubber tires to commercial-motor vehicles for heavy loads.
That the Rt. Hon. Louis Botha firmly intends to take up the matter of -motor transport when he is in this country a few weeks hence, and to do so where Mr. Deane left off.
That the G.W.Ry. Co. is not a bit perturbed about threatened competition on certain sections of its motorbus routes, and that informed opinion favours the victory of the company in the long run.
That amongst the newest London posters, one of the most striking is entitled " the General way to the Scala Cinematograph Theatre," and that it might have been better named " All Services lead to the Scala."
That glass side-lights in motor bonnets may become popular, and that, whilst permitting a view of the engine without the necessity to handle anything, they incidentally certainly do impart smartness of appearance and finish.
That the highway authorities in Birmingham use far too much grit on greasy days, that what they use is as sharp as knives and that a brand-new pneumatic showed 17 bad gashes after travelling 41 miles over main streets treated in this way.
That there has just been almost-simultaneous publication of articles from the pen of our Editor in " The Tailor and Cutter,' the " Drapers' Record," and the " Laundry Journal," and that there are more equally-useful ones " on the stocks."
That it has been noticed by readers that the following projects were never included in our weekly " Coming Events " List : the reorganization of the Road Traction Engineers ; the formation of a new Petrol Tax Defence Alliance ; the organization of a new manufacturers and users co-operative league ; the trials of spring wheels ; and the Coronation review of manufacturers' samples.