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Of Peeps and Jeeps for keeps.
Of road tests that are still taking place..
A reminder that the plumber has, in many cases, been called up so cannot be called out.
That the output of farming machinery in the United States has been cut to one-fifth of. the normal.
That this means a marked reduction in the quantity of such equipment that will reach this cpuntry.
Of some who came to "The C.M." Get-together Luncheon as a duty and found it to be a pleasure.
Congratulations on it literally by. the hundred.
That the driver's " talk " stole much of the. thunder..
Of requests that this new idea in functions should become an "in between " commercial-vehicle
" show" without the vehicles.
That the other transport journals have recognized its good points and great co-operative yalue. Of steady progress with methane.
That dandelions make the caoutchouc..
That synthetic is more likely to come from bull than cows—unless a set o' lean ones.
That commercial motors have wings and may be fliers, but that operators are not necessarily angels— good or fallen.
" That the Australian Transport Commission is taking steps to secure the elimination of railway level crossings on the roads throughout the Commonwealth.
That where elimination is not practicable, such crossings are to be provided with automatic warning signals.
Of someone asking 'how, as old tyres must be sur rendered to obtain new, one can carry on when the worn ones are being retreaded.
That cheap_ ridicule said in prose or in verse, While transport problems get worse and wcrrse, Is hardly considered a very good sign That the officials concerned are on the right line.
That Wet nights make bui passengers . ieflect.
That the war may change ideas on depreciation.
That the hum of the tyres must be in a lower pitch.
That, notwithstanding this, they must not go flat.
That "missed the bus" now has a wider meaning.
Of good wages being offered for many more bus conductresses.
Of inquiries for new bodywork for over-10-year-old commercial chassis.