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20th February 1942
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

The Vanishing Trick nNE of our friends in the

in Road transport industry, whose success .Guise has involved the employment

of a large car and a chauffeur, was, in pre-war days, being driven to his next port of call after a cheerful dinner. The driver was not sure of the route and stopped at an inn to inquire, opening the car door to explain the reason for the halt. While he was away our friend strolled about. The chauffeur left the inn quickly, got into his seat and drove off, leaving his chief without hat, coat or money. The forlorn victim waited for half-an-hour, realized that it was hopeless, and entered the inn. Mine host said: "What is the-number of your car? I will telephone to the police," but, being one of those men who attend mainly to big things, he had no knowledge of this, and heard the innkeeper whisper to his wife: " The man is daft." However, discovering a few coppers, he obtained a bus to an hotel. Meanwhile the chauffeur arrived at the hotel where accommodation had been booked, opened the car door and said'.

"Well, here we are at the 'Bell '." Not receiving a reply, he put his hand in the car, felt the bowler bat and repeated his remark, and was literally astounded when the car was found empty, upon which he reported the remarkable vanishing act to the police.

A small Load for a A STORY, which, he says, Comparatively Big rA can be vouched for by

Vehicle facts, is told by Mr. Norman

J. Bennet, secretary, Devon and Cornwall Area, A.R.O. An Army driver of a 3-tonner was instructed to travel 40 miles for a load. After reporting, he was told to wait. Two hours later he went to make inquiries regarding the load in question, and was informed that it wias now on the seat of his vehicle. -Upon returning, he found a small parcel, which, to his astonishment, contained 12 small bottles of edible paste for the officers' mess. They may not have cost the mess much, but they cost the country quite an amount for fuel.

Anti-freeze Must Have Ministry of Supply's Approval . . .

TH" journal was the first to draw attention to the danger of using unknown anti-freezing' mixtures, regarding the effects

of which there might be grave danger. We pointed out that whilst salt or materials containing it might prevent freezing in certain circumstances, it would probably cause much damage to engines. Now, the Ministry of Supply has issued an Order controlling all such mixtures, which must be approved by the Ministry before being manufactured or offered for sale. Applications in thi respect must be made to the Molasses and Industrial Alcohol Control, Great Burgh, Epsom, Surrey, and should include particulars of the chemical composition of the material and data as to the freezing point according to the strength of the solution. Incidentally, there will be no release of ethylene glycol, glycerine, alcohol or methanol for their manufacture.

Can Our Traffic be A PAPER read before the Eased by Frei ght 1—k London Branch of the

Tunnels ? Industrial Transport Associa tion by Mr. J. A. Dunnage, the general secretary of the Association, draws attention to the interesting system of freight tunnels which has been employed in Central Chicago for over 30 years. They are mostly 40 ft. below the ground, cover every street in the " Loop " district, and are' reached only by lifts. Chicago is a great railway centre, and many of the thousands of consignments moving from one terminal to the other go through these road tunnels. Each day, 300,000 vehicles, of which over 50,000 are lorries, enter and leave the area. • Also, in this square mile, travel nearly .2,000,000 passengers. There are some 62 miles of tunnels and connections, which are horseshoe shaped; 71 ft. high and 6 ft. wide, bored through the blue clay, and faced with 1 ft. of concrete.


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