What 1908 Has Done.
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The closing year has been noteworthy in many respects,. both political and social, but we are not concerned with any
334 general review. We might write at length on the supposed, enormities of the present Government, the Near or Far Eastern questions, the remarkable advance in the construction of tar-steeped roads, the practical disappearance of the 335 London hansom cab, the unexpected acceptance of the practice that ladies should ride astride in the Park, or the vogue which has—so far as the Metropolis goes—suddenly favoured Professor Metchnikoff's lactobaciltine ferment for the maintenance of healthy digestive and intestinal condi-. tions in busy people. Fortunately, both for ourselves andour readers, this journal's consideration of the contributions of the year tgo8 to the scheme of general advancement islimited to the world of commercial motoring.