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Of technical Presstige.
Of " The Inspector" as a signalman.
Of petrol engines running on oil gas.
The versatile R.T.N. on making paste.
That worms are coming to the surface.
Of Midland "Red' bus routes ever extenclmg.
That unstable weather brings in. stable coaches.
Of economic sections through prevailing "beam ends."
That the licensing of the convertible is controvertible.
That the fanner has not yet realized the usefulness of a trailer.
Of an increasing tendency to segregate skilled labour in motor factories.
That a load indicator is badly needed and that here is a chance for inventors.
That one electric to be shown at Olympia will make visitors crane their necks.
That farming seems to be a, favourite pursuit for the man who tires of the motor industry.
But that few people make such a success of it as S. F. Edge.
That the official end of the war was not greeted with half as much joy as Charlie Chaplin.
That of two new types of electric vehicles one is in service and the other on the way.
That the coach driver's opinion of his passengers is often worse than his demeanour indicates.
That street watering by motor vehicle is more popular than stock watering by motor companies.
Anent rowdy coaching parties, that it is generally the " full " vessels that make the most noise.
That the recent downpours of rain have converted many of our highways into " Lakeland roads."
That India is a trying place for motor vehicles, and that some vehicles have very trying times before they get there.
Of a suggestion that musical boxes should be fitted to motor coaches. But what is wrong with the ordinary gearbox I That chassis makers, at least. can realize the value of relativity of time and movement—providing it be in terms of "delivery, cheek by jowl." That:— A hit and miss muff fit, makes it a tough fit.
Of drivers with ideas.
That some of the letters in our coach competition make interesting reading.
That little bus boom is undoubtedly here.
Of the "cherry hang" for the "beanfeast.'
That Manchester taxi-cabbies refuse to be badgered.
That to fulminate does not necessarily imply the "acid test" of labour oratory.
That a gramophone en a motor coach might induce the rowdy element to accompany it "on the voice."
That the last state of that coach would be worse than the first.
From fl. critic, that it is a long way round from the engines to the rear axle on a Roadrail tractor.
Rut it's a very short way from the controller to the road wheels on a trolley-bus.
That the crimping of spark-plugs does not come under the dictates of the Hairdressers' Union.
That nearly everything from safety razors to money is made not a hundred miles from Reading. What an estate!
That when driving off the ferry after an evening at the Kaa-eino, it is just as well to make sure that the ferry is hitched up before letting in the clutch.
Of a dental clinic in the Ford factory for the benefit of the employees. Ford owners, however, whose teeth come loose, have to employ their own dentist.
That, when you come to think of it, there is a lot of " car " about the motor : —Carbon, carburetter, carlonrine, cardan, cargo, carbide, carpentry, carpets —and carnage.