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"Mileages up, overheads down."
From topical talk that fewer walk.
That he wrecks much who reeks little.
That songs go up when petrol comes down.
That the coming of more light will be welcome.
Of the long bus well filled as another country owner's ideal.
That catering for motor-coach parties must remain full of crests and troughs.
That February saw more than the usual number of end-winter motorbus transfers.
That licence fees will simply pour in on and after Friday next, the 25th instant.
That "recharging stock" from cracking plants is proving a drug in the oil market.
That the early bird nowadays is the man who places orders for rigid-frame six-wheelers.
That it costs f2,700,000 a year "to feed, clean and maintain" the fleet of L.G.O. buses.
Of elbow-grease almost running dry and causing squeaking over Easter preparations.
That any discussion as to where petrol beats steam, or vice versa, gives rise to some heat.
That they're a happy family in Covent Garden and largely helped by mechanical transport.
That the Birkenhead Iamb is not yet lying down in the new Mersey Tunnel with the Liverpool lion.
That the railways now believe they lose rather than they gain by entering upon any Press controversies.
From those who did not know before this winter that snow has no terrors for rigid-frame six-wheelers.
Of another Czecho-Slovakian engineering concern taking up the construction of motor trucks and tractors.
That in less than five years from now the general sense of the community will be found definitely averse to the tramcar.
That a writer, discussing the question, "Who are the best drivers?" considers that the real gentleman of the road is the heavy lorry driver.
That the relatively slow growth in the annual totals of registered hackney motors indicates a serious weeding-out process by the survival only of the fittest.
That the chairman of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., Ltd., is the authority for the statement that the public are preferring motor tour$ on land to round-theIsland steamer trips.
That whilst rigid-frame six-wheelers allow only half the usual shake-up to be given to their loads over bumpy roads, they a-re certainly giving a total shakeup to the whole motor industry. That careful driving pays all days and ways. Brake squeaks as an accompaniment to narrow ones.
That Winston's fleet of headgear does not yet include a beret.
Of the coal-men of Kent to equal in time the other men of Kent.
That most road users would like to take level out of level croFsing.
"On with the connections" or "Look to the links" In the bus-services chain.
Of the difficulty of finding a parking place for a big commercial in Birmingham.
That a number of taxi motor boats has lately been put in service in Amsterdam.
That it is stated "fares" can be conveyed more quickly by water than by taxicabs on land.
That a dog run over on a rough road stands a chance of getting off owing to wheel bounce.
That a new alphabet will soon be needed for London's registration letters for vehicles.
That the Chancellor of the Exchequer intends to keep April double-one as All Fools' day.
The despondent ones asking "Will summer time over come?" The optimist replying "Ay, Willett?"
That some authorities when asked "What is the strength of the British Army?" reply "Petrol."
That the difference between a pound of feathers and a pound of lead is a pretty big one to the haulier.
That the most idealistic of manufacturers is often forced by circumstances to be a raw materialist.
That considerable attention is being paid in Poland to the question of home-produced alcohol as a motor fuel.
Re "Ribs that help to eliminate noise," the ungallant remark that women cannot be included in that category.
Of someone having the bright anti-dazzle idea" Why not abolish all car lights and illuminate the roads instead?"
Several reasons why not.
That the tradesman who finds it isn't worth while to keep a van of his own may provide business that is well worth while to hauliers.