One Hears— Mostly about Norwich.
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That Marshall's view is, the more the merrier.
That the Foster brew of tea is fully up to standard.
Of a new jointed wooden tire to pull through boggy and marshy ground.
That the L.G.O.C, financed the Thames steamboats for a time, some forty years ago.
That the Rt. Hon, Louis Botha will visit the show in company with the Hon. W. A. Deane.
From our Calcutta correspondent, that Esdaile (sometimes known as Gentry) is back in London.
That the magnitude of the Coronation Motor Parade has simply " knocked them" in New York.
That Doncaster, a year hence, will see the number of motor exhibitors increased by some at) per cent.
That Mr. Frank Searle has been in Ireland, but that there's little likelihood of " K.P.L.'s " in Dublin.
Of a well-known man, much experienced in the sale of oils and other things, who is open to an appointment.
That "Sub Rosa" is preparing to roast the writer of this journal's leaderette about the need for control of pedestrians.
That several makers who might construct creditable score-sheets from parade results have so far neglected their opportunities, That Clayton and Shuttleworth mean to maintain their recovery, and that they are much more than on the way to several new achievements.
That the proprietors of Nugget specialities do not understand how rubber can polish London streets, and that they are thinking of entering into competition.
That Colonel Crompton is not at all perturbed by the Berkshire-road controversy, and that he goes serenely along with his advocacy of proper methods at all costs.
That several peers are on the point of following the King's example in the matter of motor luggage-vans, hut that they will get rude shocks if they expect delivery by August.
That Sentinel wagons—most excellent and simple of steamers—are not so called merely because they challenge all comers, but also because they go about their work so quietly.
That something like a boom in oil tractors is anticipated, but that the removal of the silencers from any such machines literally discloses the fact that there certainly is a very big boom in them.
That Norwich's great employer, to wit, Mr. Resssll S. Colman, has again proved a tower of strength to the city, and that his entertaining for the Royal Show has been on a lavish scale, and quite in keeping with Coronation-time expectations. That London taxi-drivers will be less cheeky when August comes in.
That the. Yorkshire people have fairly made up their minds to step into the petrol ring.
That two aviators mean to fly over the showyardweather and other circumstances permitting.
That Harry Spurrier thinks the journey from Leyland to Norwich is a beastly cross-country one.
Silence on the tire-bonus question. [This form of expression was derived from an Irishman.—En.] That Sir Thomas Pile was a prominent guest at the recent luncheon offered by Motor Coaches, Ltd., at the Crystal Palace.
That the permanent offices, entrances, pavilions, etc., reflect the Coronation atmosphere, and that some of them are positively resplendent.
That motor-vehicle drivers in London, after safe passage through the barricades for a week or more, are qualified to enter for gymkhana events.
That the only newspaper stand and bookstall in the showyard is copiously decorated with those black and yellow posters of "The Users' Journal!'
That W. H. Willcox now divides his attention fairly equally between traction-engine men, the heavymotor world, petrol-vehicle interests and golf.
That Mr. A. E. West, of the Provincial Cab Co., has a long record of experience in the cab trade behind him, and that he is sweeping clean in promising style.
That, whilst Norwich is rather farther from the sea than is Newcastle-on-Tyne, the coast resorts are distinctly nicer this year than those to which access was gained in Ma.
That there was not much chance of enjoyment of the Coronation bank-holidays for the army of stand attendants and workmen, at Norwich, who were taking part in the game known as "getting ready."
That Scotland Yard began by asserting that the display of Union Jacks upon taxicabs was an advertisement, but that, as it worked round to the King as the offending subject, nothing more was said.
That one day last week a steam wagon full of crowns was seen on its way to Westminster, but that, as there was no trace of them in the Honours List, it is presumed they were used for decoration purposes.
That. the joltings and shakings which one gets at speed on parts of the Great Eastern main line run the consequences of the worst moods of the Witching Waves at Kiralfy's show very close for premier honours.
That not a single Colonial Premier was present at the R.A.C. reception of last Sunday week, which appears to have been limited to Members of the Dominion Parliaments other than Ministers, but that Mr. Cremieu-Javal, the managing director of Spiers and Pond, Ltd., and a man of many Continental decorations, which he did not fail to display, was rumoured—for a time—to be Louis Botha.