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Of waits for loads.
Of tricking and tracking.
Of R.T.N. as a judge on circuit.
Of the partitioning of the ways.
That you can't have it "all your own way."
Of the Sentinel "taking the biscuit."
Of the Ford in Inany guises and disguises.
That the "travelling publicity van" idea is working well: That an open road and no favour is the only fair principle. 0 Of efforts—municipal and otherwise—to quash competition.
That light railways are being authorized and projected in many districts.
That the white plague merican haulier is— as of the as in this country—rate cutting. That the white plague merican haulier is—
That in the light of experience many cyclists are becoming strong advocates of rear lamps.
That the new honeycombed radiators will, it is presumed, be of the -" B " type and run sweetly.
That the public drinking fountains for thirsty steamers are now being erected by Our Dumb Friends' League. 0 That a now battery-driven tractor-lorry for parcel work, now running in ,London, is interesting, even if it is purely experimental.
• That there are good grounds for anticipating 1311CCNis for such a vehicle for this work.
That some of the metropolitan borough councils are keeping their eyes on the abuse of the roads resulting from the omnibus war.
That the routes for summer motor coaches are paved with good intentions, but let us hope, not with the proverbial result. Of " reds " with the "'blues."
Of a new mobile battery crane.
That you can't—in any sense—get away from the Ford. 0 That sometimes you can't even get away with it.
A query as to the possibility of utilizing wireless sparking plugs.
Of boxers turned actors and, transport workers entering the ring.
That much greater use could be made of steamrt wagons for advertising purposes. 0 , That the " Recorder " is not a mere detective instrument, but a judge giving" time" to defaulters.
That in parcelcars, and even in buses, the nearer the driver is placed to the front the fewer the " biffs."
Of a proposition for a. petrol-electric tractor-lorry, the rear wheels of which, as well as the central wheels, are drivers. 0 %at & lower-powered motor for driving the rear wheels would be desirable.
That a reduction of railway rates is to be discussed by the general managers, owing to signs of disgust on the part of the general public.