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Hears—
That the new £5 notes are to be thinner.
That both the present " fivers " and the £1 notes already appear remarkably thin to most people.
Of increasing losses of goods in rail transit.
Of comparatively few claims against road hauliers.
Of a woman reader who asked a chemist for the latest dipstick.
From Australia: bon't learn highway safety rules by accident.
That so far nationalization appears to lead to paying more and getting less.
That the R.T.E. may proceed little-by-little, but must not be called small fry.
" As ye sow, so shall ye reap "—and those who deserve a repeat order reap it.
Of few good reasons why important road repairs should not be done more often at night.
That a night shift in time would save nine traffic blocks the next day and add its mite to speeding up production. That the running of relief buses on some country routes seems to be overdone.
That American aid and co-operation will help us to pull up-our socks and our stocks.
That when prices go up it's scarcely cauie for comment; if they were to go down it would be news.
That the "progress" of nationalization might be described as "one speed forward and three reverse."
That the Briton's alleged freedom is being blown sky-high by many politicians who profess to believe in it.
From Sir Charles Bartlett: "We have become too worried about protecting capital instead of adventuring with it."
From the "Coaching Journal ": "That flock-rayon sprayed on coach ceilings stops; by absorption, water dripping resulting from condeniation " Shall we have State-registered drivers as well as nurses, and, if so, will no one except an S.R.D. be allowed to use the description "driver "?
From the British poad Federation that the roadaccident rate varies by over 60 per cent., according to whether street lighting be adequate or not.