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6th January 1920
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Keywords : British Leyland

Of stripping coal at skinning grove.

That 0'20 will be a Leap Year in the dark.

That the travelling public has to stand a lot these days.

" What's become of London's vast new tram scl wines 7 " Of the purchase of a huge batcli.of M.T. in France by a British firm.

That Honburs were easy in the case of the motor industry on New Year's Day.

That hotel. accommodation -at Darlington for next June is now no longer bookable. • Of coal taken from Derbyshire to edidiff and that Newcastle surely had the prior claim.

That proceedings are being taken .against a Parmouth mine which is suspected of hoarding gold.

That orders from Persia and Arabia are to be had; but are by no means financially. reassuring.

That the latest riddle Why is a fire engine? And; if so, weigh not. Because the heavier the slower."

That the six-cyinidered propositions foreshadowed. in these. columns early last' year will materialize at Glasgow.

That the question of the moment is whether the dimmed headlight should be damned or d--d headlight dimmed.

Queries as to the■need for such appointments as Road Transport Adviser to Food Ministry areas at this stage of the game.

That the Ministry of Munitions takes as long to make up its mind about Income Tax as it does about any other financial matter.

_Among the po.st-holiday comments :L--" King's Crerse! King'e.Crorse l" as a moan from the bus conductor, and "So's everybody else!" at the weary retort from inside. That hard 'WM* I—I about Of few concrete can bring baronies.

the moulders' strike: examples of good roads, That Harvey Frost is better than no tread.

Of huge new building schemes Leyland. under way at That "Juggernaut juggins " is the new name for the road hog.

. That nineteen hundred and twenty Is the year of -peace and-plenty.

That road-makers are getting the wind up; and even bridges are trembling.

That the Leyland Works ball takes place oh the fifth Friday in January: . Of ikoefully small outputs iii several instances on account of castings shortage.

That many manufacturers have ordered large quantities of castings from Belgium, and may continue to do so.

That he who says that the engine starter will not be practically universal on commercial vehicles is a poor prophet.

That the S.M.M. and T. is re-forming its: Coinmercial Vehicle Section, separate from electric-and steam vehicle interests.

That Mr. G. H. Scott,of New Zealand, addresses our readers in an early issue on the "Wake Up! England " slogan.

That the War Department is still pressing makers for certain sizes of tyres which other departments are selling by auction.

That Mr. S. P. Edge and Mr. Albert Brown have been the recipients of presentations in recognition of their S.M.M. and T. labours: That it has been easier for the new comer to haulage to seek other hauls than to try to pass quickly up the line to the dock gates.


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