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That Maybury will now stay. Of steam waiting to be let off.
That more than whips can crack. That no bus can get to Ilecklebirnie.
Of motoring history re-heating itself.
Of a week of fine weather somewhere.
That the wrong bus often goes to market.
—0 That it's worth taking care of the scarce.
That -he who fights must risk being downed.
Of few commercial motors too old at seven. Of artificial cheeriness amongst horse owners.
That few in the industry are where they were.
That an angry driver makes an uneasy gearbox.
That many heavy traffic men are in Switzerland.
Of transport men who say not what they know.
That pro-motorbus votes are not yet ascertained.
That all committees want, and some deserve, time.
That some regulations are made too fast whilst others are re-made too slow.
That there are more than. 50,000 drops in a gallon of petrol, but under five in the price.
That designers who think they can rest on their laurels may soon find themselves on thorns.
That only in some instances did the year 1925 start with more undisclosed reserves than did 1924.
That even an abridgment of the bridge proposals before the L.C.C. is a very lengthy document.
That the concession of half the former extra for quarterly licences has been not ungratefully received.
That it's harder for an Englishman to got an old belief out of his head than for a German to get a new one in.
That there must be some compulsory limit for most men to the amount of voluntary work they can nowadays afford to do or can physically bear.
That Mr. Sidney Gareke's idea of subsidies for other pleasure resorts hit already—and to be re-hit —by Wembley deserves to be taken up in Parliament.
That with slack from which to make coke well below the ten shillings per ton postulated by Sir Hugh Bell some three years ago, steelmakers should soon be on the make again.
That not even the hoped-for blessing of the London Traffic Committee will be able to maintain in existence all the newly-weds in the great Metropolitan motorbus community. New year—old weather.
Of those who detest any test.
That not all jets are streamers Of the prevalence of cross-words, Of more cross words over the cross-traffic puzzles. Of big repairs causing loss of hairs.
That it costs a lot to cut costs a Tot.
That not all holes are made intentionally, That a final choice may follow the final word That a truck-tractor might be called a truetor.
That few main roads are good walking-places.
That the Commer "2G." isn't short fat 2 h.p.
That not every repeat order is at repeat price. Of strokes that don't matter and others that do.
That few engineers don't know what Don does.
That it's easier to go over the mark than up to it.
That it's time the better times came into the open.
That not everybody can exchange time for money.
Of fire-fighters who are probably going to Ryde on a new engine.
Of those who think the better rendering would be" Nihü sine Lahore."
Of thousands to be run through by Renfrew in carrying out her street improvements scheme; .
That, on the whole, the weather's holiday " humour " was of the nature of a, knockabout turn.
That, by taking thought, you cannot add an inch to your stature ; but you may add an L. to your S.D.
That the wise driver keeps his own sound " spare " petrol tin and fills it up when necessary at a guaranteed pump.
That even seas and rivers have been doing their bit in the anti-tramways campaign by trying to wreck and 'block the tracks during holiday. storms