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The following Rumours, of which the Press Bureau has no Confirmation, out to the Publication of which, we imagine, it will take no exception.
"Stamp! Stamp!! Stamp !II" Of more seizures at Llandudno.
Of private-owner deliveries going on.
Of more steam-wagon impressment's.
Of a paucity of railway-cartage strength.
That there are differences as to duff, locks.
That there are no horses in the A.S.C., Of the effacement of the civilian and his needs.
Of increased use of cyclecars for lightest deliveries.
That only steamers are to be used for Base work in future.
That tram and bus conductors are kinder to each other now.
That the W.D. should have no claim on agents' own discounts.
Of the exhumation, for further service, of many a lorry corpse.
That there will be no change in motor taxation in the next Budget.
Of the forced stoppage of work on many more nonGovernment jobs.
That the steel-casting difficulty has pressed other wheels into service.
That a 15-minute wait for a 20 bus is not an infrequent happening.
That motor haulage at Swansea has taught horsecontractors a lesson.
That L.G.O.C. aid on the A.S.C., M.T., driver-training side was most timely.
That "The Daily Graphic 't regards the A.S.C., MT., as the most interesting branch of the Army.
That certain increases of central-station charges for battery charges are not permanent, but due to coal effects.
That suggestions for summer "extras" for the A.S.C., M.T., men in France, Belgium and Turkey are still wanted.
That the Road Board is getting plenty of labour for camp roads at qd. per hour, plus free hutting, blankets, rugs and railway fares.
That, as an instance of the value of the C.C. "Want Cards," a case is cited of one being the only item to be purloined from a mixed-parcel gift to the Front.
That the private car of the broken-down real-estate agent, now called the Jitney in some Canadian cities, will prove to be the herald of the independent motorbus.
A22 Moans from the new assemblers.
From Mr. George M. Booth (on page 28).
That the taxi has already been able to " Kill that fly."
That 33 American "truck " types are now in this country.
That "tires that don't wear out" stated the case perfectly.
That no L.C.C. tramcar driver has an uninterrupted view.
That we're getting a lot of components made in America, too.
That steam has now taken a high place in the Comforts Fund lists.
Of stamping on stompers whose stamps have nonGovernment dies.
Of a demand for stub axles for 11111111MININIEME cars at the Front.
That backers of stay-at-home tramcars are imprudently assertive just now.
Only W.D. Subsidy models are now loaded to the makers' catalogued capacity.
With surprise, that 'the 'tires that disintegrate quickest are 1111•••1111111111MMIC ' That a large moulding-ma• chine press is doing yeo man service replacing solid tires. • . 0 Of further recourse tothe parcelcar and the small van—sometimes plus an -auto-trailer.
That the next list of donors to the Campaign Com forts Fund will be published next week. • That an average of more than 500 shillings per weekdaY is still the record of the Fund. • That youngsters earning up to £7 a week in the Midland's still refuse to work on Mondays.
That a tramway block at Brentford is now called a "check in the Narrows" by all smart people.
That the B-types are quite all right when carrying 30-cwt. loads on war-damaged roads in France.
That Eve,tonners in civilian life become threetonners on active service and other sizes pro rata.
—0 That a London traction engine has a huge iron cross attached to its funnel, and the label "For Kultur."
That people forget that our small frontage in France takes no account of our six other fronts in different parts of the world.
That, When a buyeilhas an expert opinion or report on a particular chassis or type, it is up to him to see that the vendor delivers the right chassis or model.