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Of gas in a. now light.
That C. A. Vandervell comes from Yorkshire.
That the L.G.O. bonnets are being done brown.
That steam wagon arguments always carry weight: That E. L. Cadwallader, of C.A.V.'s, is not only technical but tactful.
That we have dispatched a big gun—to wit, a Cannon—to the U.S.A.
That Mr. Jac Pedersen, of Firestone Tyres, will leave England shortly on a business trip to Spain.
That Mr. Hurt, of the Iluolop Rubber Co., formerly at the Dublin depot, has made rapid advance in that company.
That rumour connects his name with still further promotion.
That Cecil Broadhurst, of C.A.V.'s, could emulate the late Col. Newnham Davis and with ease write "The Motor Gourmet's Guide to London."
That Wednesday next would witness a crush at Pulford Street, Grosvenor Road, but for the fact that Thornyeroft's premises are capacious enough.
That there is some sort of intention to reduce the cost of tractors -by cutting down freight claarges—but it may mean official control of importation.
That gas heating furnaces in motor works are sometimes put to domestic uses.
That we saw a shepherd's pie being quietly heated on a Fletcher-Russell stove at the C.A.V. works.
That some restaurant portions whet the appetite and soil a plate. do no more than That firing overseas will mean still more Cutting down of all ordinary kinds of firing at home.
That labourers who dig potatoes are now paid as nauch per hour as skilled engineers were three years ago.
That one steam lorry per week equals one 12-roomed house per month so far as coal rationing goes.
That it is a good deal easier for some people to get hold of machine tools than for others, and that there must be a reason.
That taxicab-flag-wagging is not a military exercise and that drivers are not called upon to reply with their own on the meters.
That but for lack of transport tons of escess beans. might have been exchanged for tons of excess turnips on allotments throughout the country.
That opinions differ concerning the need, practicability and advisability of equipping commercial vehicles with electric starters, but that the average driver says " Yes " every time.