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Of unnecessary rural bus competition. R.T.N..telling how the ampere. may hamper.
Of a suggestion . of two taximeters for London cabs.
• • But that;. if their readings varied, there might be trouble between hirer and cabby.
Many favourable comments on our " 1923 Outlook" Number.
• That 6-ur ", 1923 Outlook" Number was hailed as a..
fine production.. ; , " That the " ff123 Outlook '? is not nearly so blue as one might think. • " Beaver " as a cry against some of the latest splashguard devices.
That decentralized control is one reaSon for the success.. of the LA.E.• • That the I.A.E. dinner was; a record one, 185 members and guests attending.
Of provincial proposals for rush-hour use of passenger trai?.:ers behind buses.
That a strong point should be made for "dead .man control " on all electric vehicles.
That .quite a number of people were taken in by the " wireless " demonstration at the I.A.E. dinner, That much interest was taken in the new Flamephone, which was also shown in active operation at the I.A.E. dinner.
That most people still "Keep to the Right" in spite of the injunction to change their pedestrian habits of a lifetime.
That Mr. G. W. Watson, past president of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, made a capital speech at the annual dinner.
That many small buses are being licensed in provincial areas which appear to be frankly unsuitable for public passenger service.
That. so frequent are Bond infringements that the S.M.M. and T. uses form fetters to) notify delinquents that they are to be held responsible.
Of a small boy's anti-splash suggestion" Couldn't you use the exhaust soniehow and make it blow the mud the other way? " Some exhaust.
That Mr. a. W. Watson, M.I.M.E., M.I.A.E., considers that the study of impact on the road must go band in hand with the study of automobile design.
That electric tramway overhead networks seriously interfere with nearby 'broadcasting operations—and that this is another argument employed by the bus advocates. Of praises for Major Charle,s Wheeler of the Post Office.
That Mr. Percy Frost-Smith is DOW getting his ninth chassis through the works.
Of optimists who hold that the-General Election.
must bring general perfection. . Of mixed feelings17 steam —c•-•,----.y wagon owners. about the new proposals for taxation.
People wondering what shattered, the. tree and wrecked the landscape in the Republic ad.
That the new Hanford electric vehicle is built on petrol-vehicle lines and is exceptionally strong.
That there were 8,757 details of 417 vehicles in the chassis speeifications published in the " 1923 Outlook" Number.
And that, if manufacturers will give us full details, we can easily bring the number to a round 9,000.
That Mr. J. M. Strachan is seeking re-election as a. boiough Councillor for the: Royal Borough of Ken.
Sington. • .
That there were several hundred entrants for the Leyland photographic competition for September quarter.
That Mr. Gosselin's visitor successfully lifted Viney's Cup for the Preston Parade, in advance of the judging.
That the class of traffic passing along Main roads should be borne in mind when erecting new houses adjacent thereto.
OF a 4-ton petrol vehicle which is carrying road material at less cost than can be achieved by the steam wagons previously employed. .
That the latest splashguard trials have proved that there is still considerable scope for the displayof inventive genius in the matter of protective devices.
Of the cheery sportsman who bought an obsolete make and, when asked what he'd do for spare parts, said he'd be quite all right, as be had several spare tyres!
Of remarkably good results from a new T-headed engine for heavy chassis and that .a pencil can be balanced on the cylinders while it is running at 1,400 r.p.M.