One Hears—
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That rubber prospects are bouncing up.
That Cook's have restarted their London sightseeing tours by coach.
That, even in these hard-boiled times, there is room for, and appreciation of, a band of Fairey's.
That motor tyres up to an overall diameter of 62 ins, and designed to catty a load of seven tons are being manufactured in Australia.
That, thanks to R.A.F. needs during the war, we are now fairly weatherwise, and sometimes knoW whether the weather will be fair or otherwise. That roads for loads should be free of abodes.
That brakes are lucky—they can have shoes without coupons.
That overseas visitors must be shown what they want to see, with a tactful admixture of what we want to show them.
In short, that they must be attracted not repelled.
Of someone wondering if it be just a coincidence that with little Army traffic on the road there is also less broken glass.
That in the future delivery by air may facilitate the overseas demand for replacement parts for British commercial motor vehicles.
That posters showing road-transport's contribution to the country, both in revenue and service, might enlighten "the man in the street."
That without it he would be the man "in the cart," and he ought to know it.
That railway lines "have fallen in pleasant places" and _spoilt much rural beauty in the process, whereas roads can merge with the scenery.
Of a driver's nightmare that his "atomic energy" tarry engine backfired -and blew everything off the road for many miles, demolishing several villages.
That he awakened to find things nearly but not quite as had as this.
Queries as to what the new Government's attitude will be to the young ex-Service man who had no business before the war but now wants to start one: • That thepresent policy concerning them seems to an 1/tibias:eel onlooker -to encourage, if notensure, unemployinent and.the'dole: