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Humour in Letters LIUNDREDS of letters daily Received by London I lare received by London Transport . . Transport from men who wish to become drivers or conductors. Some are addressed personally to officials, and one the other day arrived for " Lord Ashfield, Training Superintendent, Chiswick." Another was addressed to "Mr. Bollane, Educational Officer," probably because the address of the training school is Bollo Lane; but perhaps the most amusing perversion was to address a letter to "Blotto Lane." Many of the letters are unconsciously humorous. One writer explained that he "had recently been married but now wished to better himself." Apparently with a view to currying favour, both " Mr." and " Esq." are often used together, sometimes with the addition of a rank such as colonel or commander.
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MUCH has been written recently regarding the country's need for better roads, but Mr. P. Butler, managing director of Bowmaker, Ltd., asks, what about better commercial vehicles. He refers to the old types, of which so many are still in service, often obviously quite unsuited to present-day-traffic conditions. He believes that owners do not stand to gain by running them, because whilst being taxed to the same extent as new machines, they are constantly breaking down, thus delaying deliveries and incurring heavy repair bills. Quite apart from vehicles, even the road licences can now be obtained by hire-purchase, which permits a saving to be effected when compared with the usual quarterly system, whilst payments can be made monthly. . Pay Your Road Tax Monthly and Save
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A Souvenir from Germany at a Critical Period . .
AS an example of how little the crisis in international affairs was appreciated in Germany, there was dispatched to us from Berlin on Tuesday, September 27, a small souvenir of a visit which we paid a few weeks ago to Rothenburg, accompanied by a polite note saying that it was hoped that we would retain the gift as a pleasant reminder of our tour in Germany.
The Man power WE have, on several occa Crisis in Our AgriVV sions, alluded to the danger culture , . . of neglecting our agricultural industry, and have referred to the importance of employing more power-driven appliances which can take the place of a certain number of employees. The vital urgency of this point is emphasized by the news that the number of agricultural workers at June 4 this year was 694,500, a decrease of 48,000 compared with the figure at the same date in 1937. It must be remembered, too, that this decrease does not apply to this year alone, but follows heavy losses in previous years, for in 1921 the total was nearly 1,000,000.
Think Before You A N agricultural reader draws Scrap Old Agriculour attention to the fact tural Tractors ! that many quite good tractors
, which might do service on farms for years are thrown on the scrap-heap, whereas if they were advertised buyers would probably be found for them. Similarly, many lorries which are not roadworthy could still be employed on the land. Incidentally, the writer of this letter says that he has been successful in tendering for six tractors advertised in this journal by the municipal authorities at Leeds, but he could do with more, and thinks that even old models are sometimes worth, perhaps, £30.