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That not all " intruders " are sowelcome as R.A.F. types.
That the total National Debt now stands, at £17,700,000,000.
Of L.P.T.B. experiments with pneumatic bus tyres without inner tubes. ,) That some rates operate against hauliers and some hauliers operate against the rates.
That one of the Russian front-line papers, "Annihilate the Enemy," is printed in a bus.
That all .contemplated U.S.A. rubber plants will be in operation in 1944 and will produce 750,000 tons of synthetic per annum.
That Jensen and Nicholson, Ltd., whilst retaining this registered title, will in future trade under the name of "The Robbialao Company." That Italy is now being hit in the tummy as well as the foot.
Of a resurrection in Parliament of the Channel Tunnel idea.
That after the war there may be a new conception of maintenance. 0 That the Church is now chasing parishioners—at least ielien they are in the Services.
That the British deficiency of rubber for 1943 is estimated in the U.S.A. at over 40,000 tons.
That Buna develops or retains more heat than natural rubber and, consequently, tyre fabric for heavy duty may have to be of rayon.
That Russia has developed a method of tapping dandelion and other rubber-producing plants which permit latex collection about nine times a year.
That the Neate brake is neater than ever.
That 20,000 Jeeps are in use in Russia. 0 Of 1923 Thornycroft buses still in service in Cairo. .
Of large quantities of empty bottles carried by road.
* That Nylon cord permits thinner tyre casings and saves rubber.
Of a new U.S.A. 2i-ton sixwheeled lorry designed for use on land or water.
Of the appearance on the roads of more new types of military motor vehicle.