One Hears
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Of nightingales singing.
That a "bottle jack" on a whisky tanker is not an aspersion on the driver.
That some South Wales miners now want bus tickets delivered to the collieries.
That they will soon be demanding lifts to the upper deck.
Of bus operators and Licensing Authorities tossing for ha'pennies.
That if bus companies are compelled to provide shelters, the stakes will be doubled.
For Britain they are all for the bold front of the bulldog breed—but not for Britain's buses.
, That roads covered with wet mud can quickly obliterate number plates and befriend thieves.
Of a taxi driver who "listens. in" telling his fare that he thought we were "in for some wintry precipitation."
Also of a bus conductor urging passengers to "hold taight."
That too much of the upwages or down tools spirit would mean higher production costs and lower overseas trade. Of last week's described as a spirited issue.
That Servicemen returning to camp by rail are afraid of oversleeping.
" A double-deck bus service for Jamaica? Well, it seems like a safe BET."
That life in Britain may not be just one sweet song, but life in Russia seems to be more like one sweat.
That Colchester does not want long-distance coaches.
That the latest figure for world tin production in 1951 is 165,000 tons.
That 2,000 gallons of whisky per load will need adequate guarding from the modern highwayman.
That Cinderella's " wonderful " glass coach wilt seem quite commonplace to children of the future.
Of the completion of financial arrangements for the erection of a modern oil refinery at Kamloops, Vancouver.
That it will cost $3m. and will have a capacity of 2,500 barrels daily.
Of those who feel that the 1947 Act has had more than a fair trial and has been an unfair trial to road transport.