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That things will go on as they are. That somewhere a load is crawling. Of No-McKennaland or Anymansland That no hill-crests to-day make crestfallen drivers.
That every penny found for roads can be well spent.
That it may not be amiss t-o amass petrol this week.
That to be on the rocks threatens many old crocks, That happy are the companies with liquid reserves.
That it's often worth risking the sun's coming out.
That they're getting on with their job at most works.
That motorized London's roar does not equal that of yore.
That the C.M.U.A. may open a Coming-of-age Fund.
That Americans now own many plantations in Malaya.
That •bridge habits in London can be only tardily improved.
That steam regards electricity on the road with benignity.
Of more lawn-tennis players than golfers by motorbus.
That more rows are hatching about new straightline roads.
That the Taxation Committee may produce another vicious circle.
• That there's dignity about the lines of some,but not all, motor coaches.
That before the London Traffic Bill becomes an Act, tramcars will be put into it.
That mere eye-wash can neither make nor unmake for long in competitive road transport.
Of proposals to use wax quarried from natural deposits for the matrix in road foundations.
Of noteworthy advance preparations for the C.M.U.A. coming-of-age on November 5th next.
That an impulse has been given to that impulse
starter as a fuel saver as well as g strength and
temper economizer, — From almost anywhere " Tram, tram, tram—a tramway stoppage.
Tram, tram, tram—here come some,naore.
Such a rolling-stock display Is impressive, I daresay, But, when one's in a hurry, it's a bore." A great tramway rail.
That the tramway " role " would he more pleasing.
A lot that one has to reject, • 0 No tales of a cabby nowadays.
Of flaming June quenched and rekindled.
Of roads apparently attacked by rodents.
Of fish by trailer from trawler to retailer.
That the best slogan is the one with the best slog.
Much admiration of the Chesterfield firm's unusual box van.
Of our oft-defeated but by no means defunct Government.
That the modern steam wagon is a sprinter as well as a weight lifter.
That the young lady of Niger will soon be able to go for a ride on a Citroen.
That she will be quite safe inside that.
Of milk in glass-lined tank motors, that one good churn deserves another.
That " Safety first-, safety last and safety in between" would be the. best motto for coach owners.
Of competition appearing between motor-served beauty spots for preferential services to certain of them.
Somebody asking if the C.M.U.A. means to celebrate its coming of age with a display of .backfire works.
That motorbuses and coaches can now "take the high read . . by the bonnie, bonnie banks o' ,Loch Lomond."
That Mr. Snowden will receive a shock when he is called upon 'far " drawback " on foreign cars and ihassis re-exported to await the repeal of the McKenna duties.
That a very substantial lose of revenue to the State and saving of duty to importers will result from the simple expedient of transferring unsold foreign cars to French ports and returning them duty free en August 1st.