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That lubricating oils with much wax soon cause engine power to wane.
That uneven cylinder cooling is a hidden source of much engine trouble.
That National fan belting appears to be endless In service as well as in construction.
That publicity bodies owe much to the ease of working and light weight of aluminium.
That the petrol companies are planning their country-wide-distribution schemes for oil fuel.
That when they are ready we shall know something more about the probable price of Diesel oil marketed in this manner.
That the revenue authorities are already con, sidering what they can do in the matter.
That some country garage proprietors still seem hazy about the price of petrol in a sealed tin.
That for this week and next Glasgow will be the Mecca for every Scot—even those in Edinburgh.
That to have looked more effective the Short bridge could well have been drawn a trifle thicker.
That already thoughts are being turned to the haggis—and particularly its accompaniment—at the Scottish Show dinner, That a city driver, who suddenly pops out of his off-side door, lives to do it again sitnply because Providence looks after fools.
That the pit is being rapidly superseded by the rampway or lift.
Of ingenuity to find favourable definitions of the contract carriage.
Of a continued rush for roadservice licences for passenger vehicles. That our .suggestion for roads above the railways is again "in the air."
That we must have good men in the posts ,of Area Commissioners.
Of apprehension that, for the terms offered, we can hardly expect to get good enough men.
Fears expressed that road-transport control will become too bureaucratic.
The answer that, it must either do that or become chaotic.
That, as in all undertakings, it depends upon the personalities of the men in charge.
That April 1st will be All-fools'-day for some London coach-service licensees.
That deliveries of chassis for next season will be easier to obtain than deliveries of bodies.
That a cyclist can "hold the road" quite as effectually as a heavy vehicle and does it more often.
Of a layman saying that before studying our Equipment Issue he did not realize what "equip 'z meant.
That the latest Schrader (service) tyre-pressure gauge is so strong that it could be used as a means for defence. 0 Of someone saying that if politicians could be supplied with all-weather heads they would not lose them so often.
That many of the British delegates to the Road Congress were amazed at the developments occurring in inter-state transport by road.
That the road-service licence will be the key to next year's operations.
That, although well worth visiting, the Olympia Motor Show has not been so interesting as was last year's Commercial Motor Exhibition.