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That Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd now has less enthusiasm for old tipping vehicles.
Rumours that he has cancelled an order for an antique-type cabriolet.
That in forging by the Impactor method, the dies meet the blank in "mid-air," the whole energy being absorbed without rebound, none escaping to an anvil, foundation or frame.
That the latest " spherical " roller bearing produced by S.K.F. of America, is claimed to have a load capacity 50 per cent. higher and give about three times the life of those of normal design.
That in these products the twin sets of rollers are barrel-shaped, the inner and outer races being curved accordingly, which also permits greater side thrust. That old cities, like old people, are often incurably inelastic.
That the only obvious solution to the trafficcongestion problem seems to be to rebuild London somewhere else.
From Mr. S. W. Nelson, M.Inst.T., chairman of the Western Area Licensing Authorities, that the public should have facilities for coach travel if they prefer this to using trains.
That the winner of the Queen's Prize at Bislcy this year, Mr. George Twine, a director of Auto Tyre Services, Ltd., is one of the few marksmen who have won the Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals representing all three stages in the Queen's Prize.
That they may soon be Renold Chains Ltd_ That bad roads wear out vehicles and fray tempers.
That a bad-tempered driver can become a bad driver and cause accidents.
That a crack detector should be quite useful in a mental home.
That dery droppings on some roads are causing difficult cleansing problems.
That they can be a cause of skidding if not removed.
That one of the problems of refuse collection is the " has-bin."