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Of Messrs. Brabazon and Birtchnell—haulage contractors.
That, at the' moment, it is not known how limited they will be.
That, according to the Minister of Transport, the Civil Service has a very effective system of braking.
That this is not measurable by a Tapley or any -other form of meter, but is none the less powerful in too many instances.
flopes expressed that there'll be a remedy for the lack of transport now that we really have a Minister at the back of transport.
That some garage mechanics in the U.S.A. are equipped with steel helmets to prevent injury while working under commercial vehicles. That the increasing call on road transport means that " commerce shall motor" more than ever Of pessimists who mistake the rattle of old vehicles for the death-rattle of the commercial motor industry.
That it is up to the Ministry of Transport to see that their gloomy prognostications do not come true.
That some errand boys promoted from bicycle to delivery van become speed fiends instead of loiterers.
Of the London correspondent of a Spanish paper remarking that the gigantic red multi-wheeled buses of London are as slow and as complicated as the British Empire.
That with the way men of the Empire axe speeding Wags up the implied impoliteness may in • truth be a compliment to these vehicles.
• That the return to steam is a solid proposition: That a thaw may upset trat4ort more than a frost.
Of rail transport referred to as the " stand-and-don't -deliver " system.
Of " staggered " pa' days to help transport by prevent , ing week-end shopping -rushes.
Of quite a number of haulage contractors converting their businesses into jointstock companies.