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(Mil-C.-saw puzzles concerning part-time workers.
From someone who ought to know, that rationing has only just started!
That we may yet be fighting berserk—especially we have expended our clothing coupons.
That lamp masks must not be cenfused with gas masks, one being a dimmer and the other a silencer.
Appreciated comments as to the trade Press being really a part of the.:industry.which.it is essential to maintain.
That without the trade Press the consumption of paper in sending official notifications and information would become enormous.
Of a new Government clothing factory fronted by heavy iron gates with' briele.pillars set in a thin them hedge with many gaps.
That perhaps they are waiting for more bricks to be thrown at them before they can complete the job.
That our correspondent who said there were 15,000 pre-War members of the Bedford Drivers' Club was a little out in his reckoning—there were nearly 50,000. Of inquiries as to how the " cracking process " can be applied to Germany.
That the old official injunction to " put it on paper" is becoming increasingly difficult.
Of many an official " rubber-neck " who we would joyfully see handed over as "scrap." •
That "The Commercial Motor " never has more than four columns and they are all working for the war effort.
That the Army authorities might usefully Use more four-wheel trailers in connection • with their material transport lorries. 0 That in the case of large convoys, this would bring about a useful reduction in the number of petrolusing engines, also in drivers.
Of the wonderful way in which road transport has been maintained during the recent long spell of snowy, wintry weather.
That any failure of the lights when travelling during the black-out hours may lead to serious accidents both to persons and vehicles.
That racehorses can now be transported only by road.
That is, if sufficient horseboxes and petrol can be obtained.
That many goods now come home from market naked and unashamed.
T-hat, judging by statistics, the greatest of all body suppliers is the blackout.