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That all is not sold that glitters.
That a copy of Magna Carta is returning to England.
Of a suggestion that the Government should read and digest it.
That some important news on wider buses may break soon.
That the shortage of coal, steel, electric power and tyres is still seriously restricting the output of commercial vehicles in France.
Someone saying there's small satisfaction in being able to buy a new vehicle without a permit if you may not be allowed to run it when it is bought That Australia needs 1,500,000 tyres this year.
That the curse of leather tanners is the warble fly. 0 Of high hopes expressed concerning united notions for the united nations.
That the Belgian transport ministry has bought 52 old British buses.
That the oldest of these is a 1928 model.
Of a higher and larger " hire " sign approved for new taxis.
That a narrow oil-sealing ring of carbon should be left when decoking " piston heads.
Of more and more efforts to secure a reduction in the number of road traffic accidents.
That during the war about 5,000 miles of transcontinental roads were built in Australia.
Of the Post Office handling 390,000,000 letters, packets and cards during the Christmas period.
That the industry hopes to produce this year 135,000 goods vehicles and 12,000 for passenger service. -0 That during a strike 1,200 of the 5,000 taxicabs and some buses in Rio de Janeiro were driven by policemen.
That the Sulzer two-stroke-cycle oil engine with horizontally arranged opposed pistons is being used in American vehicles.
That Mr. Aneurin Bevan has upheld the ban on councillors with interests in Co-operative Societies voting on matters concerning Co-operative tenders.