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That, some ancient chariots had rear-view mirrors of polished metal.
Views expressed that local authorities are ofteil " not interested " in the needs of those who have elected them.
That, even if " frozen " for the duration, they need not 'become icebergs.
That traders could make road-transport history by constant public expression of their preference for it and their reasons.
That our industry might take tips from the organization of the beehive in other matters as well as killing off the drones.
That a sting in season can do a lot of good by discouraging unwarranted interference, and may even cure swollen " joints."
That the plastic Vinol, salvaged from Ford safetyglass waste, is being compressed into most satisfactory mallet heads to replace raw hide.
Someone asking why the proprietors of food shops should have more favourable consideration than the man who carries the food to their shop doors. Traders hoping that those who carry by road will carry the clay.
That they will undoubtedly carry on " The Day."
That frosts have provided a disastrous solution to many a fruit-grower's haulage problem.
That worn files can be' resharpened up to 15 times' by high-pressure sand-blasting at various angles.
Re road transport's value that it is like precious -metals because it bears the haul mark and the carrots That the general public hardly realizes how far it is dependent on motor vehicles for its regular meat and other food supplies.
Of talks as to what effect the development of wai machines will have on post-war cOmmcrcial-motor design and construction.
That officialdom, being unable to see beyond its own nose, still looks on road transport as .merely
an adjunct to the railways. • That, if yau want to know the truth about the relative values of road and rail transport, ask the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
That Hyglo is a crack detective, but not the hero of a thriller.
That the liquid-fuel needs of this war are 80 times greater than those for 1914-18.
That the steam .
wagon's virtues, although concrete, are written in water.
That America is saving 20 per cent. of tungsten by reducing ignition-point discs to a thickness of .03 in.