One Hears— Thai, the Daintier Co. counts itself lucky to have caught the King's eye at Norwich.
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That a certain special train to and from Norwich on Thursday last was practically empty.
That the C.M.U.A. Committee will meet to-morrow (Friday), at 3 p.m., and not on the 12th inst.
That the " K.P.L." will sprout somewhere else than where it was planted—and in another genus.
That the first Thames mail vans are already in Lon-don service; and that No. 1 is very smart looking.
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That Mr. Turner Smith of Stoewer's is making holiday with Mr. Emil Stoewer on the Prince Henry Tour.
That the finish and general appearance of Robey's tractor were subjects of general comment amongst visitors to the implement section.
That Messrs. Saunderson and Gifkins have increased the productive capacity of their works by 300 per cent., during the past 12 months.
That quite a lot of people are adopting the lessons of London's motorbus evolution, and that "B-type chassis" are on the stocks in several works.
That a big order from London carriers is going to Switzerland, and that the reason for this discrimination against home manufacturers is not apparent to everybody.
That traction-engine men are desirous to keep on good terms with their less-offensive brothers of the heavy-motor world, but that the former continue to effect the, greater distortion.
That a certain French firm is sore over the purchase of English tractors for the Gemier national travelling theatre, and that it takes pleasure in dubbing them the "stone-breaking machines." That one of the least-frequented spots in London is the new Elephant subway.
That one of the big oil-tractor builders is using a four-cylinder vertical Gardner engine.
That Aveling and Porter steam wagons have gone to the front with a rush since the last Royal.
That the cognoscenti were the men who rented Norfolk wherries for last week's Royal, and that it came out jolly cheap into the bargain.
That many visitors to the show were puzzled to know which was the front and which the back of Barford and Perkins's new light motor roller.
That the tube managements hope to get rid of foul air in some of the underground dips before the said stagnant lengths get rid of more custom.
That quite a number of commercial-motor owners have become river men this week, and have been seen paddling or poling at Henley, but that none can mill the record of 50 years attendance put up by Mr. Iltid Witherington of Sonning.
That the " Ideal " agricultural motor only failed to secure the R.A.S.E. silver medal as a new implement by reason of its being unfinished before the opening of the show, and that the judges, after four visits to the stand offered to re-judge the machine if the company could complete it within 24 hours, but that this loss did not adversely affect sales.
That London motorcab proprietors, by their amazing indifference and laxity about the legal enforcement of extras registration, which a few test cases and exemplary punishments would secure, are really looking on while many of the men become driver-owners and " super-taximen " out of the plunder on which a succession of them will naturally continue to thrive until somebody concerned firmly checks these thieving propensities, and does it pretty rudely too.