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21st April 1944, Page 17
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Children's Practical WHEN driving on a concrete Joke Which Might " road one frosty morning Cause Accidents . we saw a cyclist ahead take violent avoiding action and proceed for some distance on the off side of the centre line. On reaching the spot we almost followed suit, but a row of grinning children made us realize in time that the broken " glass " they had "planted " was only ice.

Will Vehicle Import THE SA.M.T. is perturbed Duties Ever be Reregarding the question as to imposed whether or not import duties will be reimposed upon vehicles, parts, tyres and accessories brought into this country after the war. These duties were suspended in 1941 and temporarily replaced bya strict control of imports, the Treasury stating at the time that this control would not be relaxed or removed unless and until a suitable duty was reimposed to protect British manufacturers. In reply to a recent query, the Treasury stated that the assurance then given still holds good and that the removal of the duties was merely a war-time convenience and nothing to do with tariff policy. The action taken then was entirely without prejudice to post-war policy on such duties applicable to motor vehicles. It still remains to be seen, of course, whether the terms of the Atlantic Charter, or any modification of them, will affect the position.

Address Your Parcels HE railways and the Post Clearly, Omitting I Office are beseeching Non-essentlaR . people, by poster or otherwise, to label and address all parcels clearly. Something more than that seems necessary, however, unless the following incident be so rare as to be unique. The story goes that a certain lorry driver spent hours travelling the streets of a town in the Eastern Area, asking for the whereabouts of a certain Joseph Neal. Eventually it was discovered that the name was that of a vessel in which his consignment had reached this country. The name of the consignee was clearly indicated on the package, being that of a well-known haulage contractor and warehouseman in the town. It so happened, however, that the first name caught the eye of the driver, hence his fruitless search.

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