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Of horses from the same stable with different markngs.
That the technical observations of the modern routh astonish many an old-timer.
From its erstwhile operator, Mr. J. B. Osier, that he "Grandma Leyland" of the Golden Jubilee slumber road test was actually a 1906 model and had un 450,000 miles.
That if hauliers get more together they'll get more
to gather.
That chain stores give useful service, but chain strikes chain industry.
Of someone suggesting a Maas attack on the crossSevern transport problem.
The query: " Which would cost more, a bridge or a tunnel? "
That those who want to drive on better roads must join in the drive for them.
That April 19 was Primrose Day, but few expected it to provide a primrose path for the taxpayer.
That we live in an age of constant dictionary additions and the need for encyclopxdic knowledge.
That the regulations for an Italian coach rally refer to a special "price of honour "—other " prices " include a lady's gold cigarette case.
That most of the "prices are stated to be "friendly advances" by particular people.
That coach passengers, having had comfortable seats all the way, arrive at their destinations happy, rested and ready for further enjoyment.
That rail passengers may arrive with most of their zest evaporated after a journey as a corridor sardine.
That Scottish chicken farmers may get some of Glasgow's 300 scrapped trams now that the housing problems of human beings are less acute.