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Of bridges aught bending.
That the e osing of Waterloo Bridge wag not too soon, but mu h too sudden.
Of a new fl -Id for road-sweepers.
That, unfoi tunately, traffic streams do not find their own lev L Calls for mud splashguards, but of no factory devices. really satis That these high winds come as a blow to many an orchard's hoes.
That, despite deductions to be drawn from its latest aetivi ies, the L.G.O.C. is not making vanh to -sell.
That the -type van is such a sturdy job that a ready sale or it to handle one-toil loads could be secured.
That if tr ins ran on the public highways their contributions o thepublic casualty lists would be higher.
That the British Goodrich Co. have bought a factory in Lan ashire and will employ several thousand workers.
That a S otsman, getting his first broadside view of a Scan:Mien, appropriately remarked: " Weel I Weel! Weel! "
From Col. Crompton that electrically propelled -vehicles will eventually oust those driven by steam and petrel.
That builders of the last-mentioned typesare not yet unduly .worried about the matter. • That the, independent bus owners of London could, keep a small works going, with overhauls if they would all pull together and pool their work.
That Col, Frank Searle, formerly of the L.G.O.C., the Daimler Motor Co. and the -Daimler.. Airways, Ltd., is noW solely occupied in connection with the Imperial Airway scheme.
That the Ford Co. is up in arms against the present incidence 'of the h.p. tax on owners of cars of its make, seeing that it works out atapproximately 30s. per average h.p., in fact, developed and used on the road.
That this compares with only 13s. 4d. (or less) per average h.p.. developed arid used in thousands of other cars.
That the attention of the Chancellor 'of The•Exchequer has. been drawn to UPS systematic
evasion of the h.p. tax.
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That Mr. G. A. Green, chief of the Chicago omnibus services, who was a -recent visitor to this country; was Surprised to discover that his record in bus body building in 11 days is beaten by the L.G.O.C., whiefi in five days assembles them on a moving platfdrin and completely paints them.
• Of too many That Easter weather did go Wester. That bad driving is not on the decrease.
That modern highways are already motorways.
That ,quarterly licences promise to become more popular.
That Col. Crompton will be 80 on the last day of this month.
That hada loafer is not better than no loafer from the traffic manager's point of view.
That they're more alive. in the City of Westminster than mOst people think is the case.
That the Bristol Conference (29th-31st inst.) of the Institute of 'Transport will be well attended.
That only by means' of more lightneis in heavy motors will their owners enjoy lower taxation.
That there's-only one other who knows what Sir Henry MaYbury knows he knows and intends to do.
That the spread-over Of passengers in a bus service is vastly harder to arrange than the spread-over of the .staff.
That October next, will disclose the seriousness in extent of motor licensing advances, retirements and surrenders.
Of a £2,500 beauty-spot picture ballot prize competition, supported by the Great Western Railway, in respect of points on the system.
That the happiest men associated with the private 'motor trade just at present are those who've already got themselves or their money out °Lit.
That by reducing the frequency of recurrence of tyre renewals, improved road' surfaces have given the tyre induitry yet another problem to face.
That no country is so 'happily placed as Britain, except the U.S.A., where the Knots now,come,from, as-regards its petrol supplies, distribution, and prices.
That two hundred new members have recently been .enrolled in the Preston area of the C.M.U.A., whose office in the proud city is at 29a, Winkley Square.
That the Government is unprepared to call pny 'tangible halt in the march of direct Motor taxation until a yield of a round twenty millionsa year is reached, as it may be in 1927-1928.