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Little news of big prteus.
Of a spring connecting rod.
A lot which one cannot say.
Of wheel-pullers and leg-pullers.
That co-efficiency will pull through.
Of cheap-fare excursions once more.
Of Show activity in certain quarters.
Of petrol companies with watered stock.
That cleanliness is next to maintenance.
That " Vim " did not make the chassis of that name.
That to overwork a ball bearing is to-stop its sideplay.
It is as well to remember that " For Registration " is local idiom.
That the use of automatic running recorders is on the increase.
And that such instruments may save their cost in a short time.
Of pleasing and well-patronized " Mystery Trips" by Midland Red saloon buses..
Little of the general trade revival promised after the settlement of the coal strike.
That certain new models are held up until the stocks of the old types have been sold.
That with its 1,000 tons press the Feted° factory can squeeze quite a lot-of life into its products.
That radiator tube -blocks are much better in copper, being armoured against alkaline corrosion.
That the success of four-wheel braking in the Grand Prix may exert its influence on the design of brakes for commercial vehicles.
—0 That the makers of a well-known French lorry, who have hitherto utilized chain final drive exclusively, are about to produce a worm-driven vehicle. Of a lot.of slipperiness in the oil market.
That markets are made, though goods are borne.
Fall in—oil : fall out---ainong the oil companies (I ).
That country parcels delivery schemes by motorbus are catching on.
That the railway conipanies soon woke up when Government control was removed.
Of saloon buses which have been known, on occasion, to justify that description.
Of provincial bus traffic on the increase, and of impending orders as a direct consequence.
That it is permissible to employ tenders in conjunction with coach services, but not bar-tenders.
Of many coach drivers with a far-away look in their eyes. They are. thinking out subtle suggestions for our coach competition.
That just as two famous admirals disagreed on the relative importance of paintwork and gunnery, so "The Inspector" disagrees with the idea that mud contributes to the efficiency of mechanism.
That "The Inspector" expresses admiration of the wonderful cleanliness of some units of the Army, but disparages the standard of cleanliness of the vehicles belonging to certain Government departments.