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Of Derby and Joel. Of the trickle alliance.
Of plentiful planning of parades.
That Blackpool should appeal to minors.
Of disastrous conditions and poor prospects in Brazil.
That there will be some good Sobs koing in Russia fairly soon.
Of collective publicity display by the &KM. and T. at Derby.
That there will shortly be bigbusiness to be done with Russia.
That orders are likely to be distributed fairly evenly.'
That the British motor industry does not really think Imperially.
That, until it does so, it will continue to see stars— and stripes.
Of "-The Sphere of the Light Electric" and of the bulb of the electric light.
That the gentleman with the six-wheel-bus proposal has gone back to the States.
That Stoke-on-Trent authorities are going to have an " official" splash with guards.
Of " Boilerine in the Air," when we had thought that it was meant to be put into the water.
. That the only way for a maker to deliver a ehassis legally is to send by rail, as the law now stands.
That Show-organizing agricultural societies all seem to be ignorant of the S.IVI,M, and T. bond provisions.
That hundreds of their friends motored to Azerley to -congratulate Colenel and Mrs. Crompton on their golden wedding day.
That the railways are pretty cocksure of getting their increased road-operating powers and are already laying plans to that end.
That cricketers are not the only people who are " barracked " these days. Some M.T. people also know the meaning of the word.
That the judging of German criminals should not have been entrusted to a nation whose knowledge of crime is limited to the committing thereof.
A rumour that Sir Percival Perry is contemplating another seven figure deal—not motors this time.
That he is one of the biggest thinking men in the industry to-day. But that he does not "make thoughts his aim." (See Kipling.) That the cost of living may be going down, but that many of us are " going up." That 0 " Things like this you know must be Alter a, famous victory." "Slip on Skipon."
Of a coal settlement by coalition.
Of a nigger in the Registration laws.
Of spare parts in cold storage at Deptford.
Of a trading company with a pay-roll of £100,000 a month.
That " home-pig " will soon be as scarce as pork in Palestine.
That some owner-drivers are really over-drivers, but that it doesn't pay.
That you can take a Nap on a normal air pressure pneumatic-tyred truck.
That the char-k-banes driver is rapidly gaining a reputation for courtesy.
Considered opinions that brake-balancing gear is a costly and quite unnecessary provision.
That delivery by sidecar -should be the tradesman's S.P.Q.R.—Srnall Parcels, Quick Returns.
Re our trippers' ideal coach, that draughts are already supplied free of charge on many makes.
That a .caller on asking :—" Is your manager in, Boy ? " was answered, "No, but the receiVer is, sir."
That the very name of the projected site for this year's tractor trials seems to Spell sure awarding of bouquets.
That most American lorries are Protected from the effects of collision by buffer bars, but that the effects of some Anuericam bars bring other buffers into collision.