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, That the United Nations are Hitlees dustbin. putting the lid on in hot weather, in Of excessive heat, especially some c.v. drivers' cabs.
That London Transport employees have contributed £28,000 to the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund.
That large synthetic tyres give reasonably satisfactory service if the carcasses be made of high-tensile rayon.
Of a milk-transport crisis in many States of -the U.S.A. through the increasing shortage of sound road' vehicles.
Of a Commes lorry in the Leicester area which, since 1933, has covered no fewer than 420,000 trouble-free miles.
Of trials in the North Midlands of a bus adapted -to operate on a liquified gas mixture containing a high proportion of methane.
That traffic has been forced off the road and hustled on to the rails.
Of the introduction of plastic bearings for use in place of ball bearings.
Of a Cummins claim that 90 per cent. of American heavy-duty long-distance oilers have engines of that make.
Concerning the I.R.T.E., the fact that on the organizing committee no men are " yes-men," is an omen for good.
Of someone saying that the new body seems already to be endowed with a soul.
That a large proportion of the American military motor lorries now in this country is equipped with two-wheeled trailers.
That rail transport facilities are now strained to the uttermost and have, in fact, little room for anything more—except improvement.
That London Transport is putting into service • further utility buses. Min 7 That there will
CAFE then be more polished seat sand not only on the busesi
From Sir Roy Fedden, that the piston engine may hold the field for aircraft for at least 10 years.