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One
Hears— Of a boom in business in snowploughs Of interest in the bulk transport of grain in tankers.
Of a bus being produced in court" by the defence.
That trams built by Brush in 1880 are still running in a west-country town.
That unless the production of buses can be speeded up, these trams may still be in use in 1980.
Of curved windscreens being advocated because of the wider angle of vision afforded.
That the Socialist Government has literally fulfilled its electoral promise to put the Nation on its feet.
That the question of legal action to test the validity of the abolition of the basic petrol ration is being considered,' That alleged breach of contract by the Government may arise.
That the Motor and Cycle Trades' Benevolent Fund has •far too few members—under 13,000—in proportion to the eligible workers employed.
That much of Britain's future prosperity will depend on the far-sighted type of manufactura who sees and seizes overseas opportimities in due. season. Of extraordinary apathy since the Transport Act was passed That the ostrich is very vulnerable to flank attack That Dunlops led the Paris Show with a tyre percentage of 47.16.
That there is already a noticeable increase in the length of bus queues.
That the Westminster Bridge of 1750 was built on money obtained by a public lottery.
That the reorganization of snow-clearing methods and equipment may result in a mild winter.
That a brake drum should be like a stonewalling cricketer—have a high resistance to scoring.
That " Motor Commerce," in a leading article, describes the abolition of the basic petrol ration as the Government's "biggest psychological blunder."
That tears shed by a man who found several gallons of petrol "gone with the wind" as the result of leaking containers, were not entirely due to the fumes rising from his garage flobr.
That, in ,any ca.se, he should not have stored it there, as he was committing an offence against the Petroleum Regulations.