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Of new titanic trailers Of a two-funnelled steamer.
" Sick of Salisbury Cathedral.'' That lots of people are again enjoying hansom rides.
That they're not so busy in horseshoes as they expected to be.
The Flanders guns easily thirty miles north-west of London on a calm night.
That it's to be hoped that we shall not have to rely on Hun taximeters, as hitherto, after the war.
That there are still some steam traction engines about thecountry which are not"doing their bit.
That if potato growing continues on the war scale, there should be no difficulty about cheap home-produced alcohol supplies hereafter.
Of the danger of profiteering by itinerant paper sellers with a few spare copies to sell—so don't chance your luck, but order a regular delivery.
That many steam wagons are forced to burn abominable coal nowadays, and that much of it remains in the eyes of top-deck bus passengers.
That there's more road repairing going on than one would think, but that perhaps it's onlY to explain why the rates are to go up with no street lighting or police to pay for. "Forced to the Front "—a conscript.
"The prince of opportunists "—a conchy.
That the S.M.M. and T. is showing more interest in gas traction.
That Paraffin cannot be ousted for agricultural motor purposes.
That Thornycrofts as well as F.I.A.T.s have got a real live artist at the Front.
Of the recent sale of a second-hand steamer for over £2000, and that it was just in time to avoid the luxury , tax.
That there are 4300 nails, 3300 screws and threefifths 'of a mile of wire in an average-sizediMmodern aeroplane., • That a bus company had 80 gas bags and installations on order when the Lighting, Heating and Power Order came out.
That official Opinion appears to be divided ad to the suitability of olive-green, dreadnought grey and khaki for coach paintwork.
That there's a lot of money to be made at present by anyone who has anything whatever which he is free to sell—only excluding, perhaps, oysters and piano organs.
That, a certain provincial motor-omnibus organization weruld have had to write off a substantial anaeuntbut for those gas permits obtained under section 5 (c) of the L.H. and P. Order.