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Of the coach as the people's land yacht.
That some motor accidents occur due to a bee getting into the car.
That others are the result of a little honey getting too close to ihe driver.
That this year's weather has given the tractor (not to mention its operator) scarcely time to take breath between hay and corn harvests.
That it isn't only corn that is Garnered nowadays.
That Mr. J. Kewley, of Shell, will, as President Inst. P.T., have a very representative list of guests at the annual dinner on October 9th.
That it has taken about 20 years for bus proprietors to appreciate the certain influence of excess carrying capacity upon net revenue, whereas they might have learnt this lesson long ago from owners of ferry steamers.
Motor mowers on more and more lawns.
That dust is too expensive—in engine wear.
Of the coach squeeze getting farther advanced.
That more man-power per ton moved will always be employed by road than by rail.
Of noisy motor vehicles I Still in use in country districts that would not be tolerated in any town.
Of a Danish comment to the effect that "England's traffic purgatory" is a guarantee of the quality of its buses. Of several good new makers in the making.
That travel by road alone discloses its volume.
That good body contours are always appreciated.
That the bus world will not escape further changes.
That the nation will have to cut its operating costs as it cannot increase-its rates.
That the mobile police are making themselves thoroughly unpopular with the gipsy population of England.
Of passengers in country buses asking why the rearmost seat, which is the most susceptible to road shocks, invariably has the minimum of padding.
That a quick but costly way to raise steam is to use in the firebox several firebricks steeped for an hour in methylated spirit. Paraffin used in the same way is cheaper but smokier.
That liquid assets make liquidation unlikely.
That pneumatics will not fatten indefinitely.
That it's not far to zero for not a few share prices.
Of too many risks still taken by drivers at corners, cross-roads and road junctions.
Of many complaints about the lack of transport for business folk from Essex to London.
That, whatever the Commissioners may say, the railways can never provide all that is required.