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That the profiteers—
That Paris Show again. stands are to be standardized
That the flooring of railway carriages is .a new Ferodo activity.
That almost everyone seems to have supplied something for the R.34.
That there certainly will be no shortage of chars--bancs next Whitsuntide.
That the subsidy-model design, for certain purposes is faulty as to its gearbox-ratios.
That the A.E.C. has decided not to put it all on to the back springs in future—and perhaps it is as well.
That the Near East is not a particularly attractive market for Our industry at present—nor will it be for some years yet.
That Fords are now being converted to carry 25 cwt., and that, presumably, the converters will not 1` carry on," say, up to 4 tons.
That there have been far too many commercial aircraft crashes for comfort the last week or two—or for profit either for that matter!
From The Times that De Prelle de la Nieppe, the former Burgomaster of Manage, Hainault, who was removed from office for having, had relations with the enemy during the German occupation, has committed
suicide. • That the police trod genteelly on Walthamstow.
That it was not thought the taxicabby could be any ruder.
That brigades are asking for starting sets on fireengines.
That Frood's Ferodo-lined Rolls is some essay in shoekless braking.
That it is not the Rolls bonnet that is attractive— merely the initials on it.
That the second-hand barometer will fall now there is a cyclone advancing over the Atlantic.
That, if post-war fast drivink.and open exhausting are not stopped soon, some people are going to get into trouble.
That it seems a long while ago since those 1907 R.A.C. Trials; quite a lot of the observers of those days are now in very important positions in the industry.
That the L.C.C. is still itching to get its fingers on the L.G.O.C. fleet, but that it would be an awkward experiment for Atibrff Llewellyn, who long ago decided to put them all in a museum.
That the General driver will not/suffer from cold feet. even if the exhaust is at the rear of the chassis— as the Evening Standard puts it—the exhaust valves, ports and pipes, one supposes, are not similarly disposed.