One Hears
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Of topsy-turvy time-tables.
That a gay spark likes a good Lodge.
That "Wrap me up in my tarpaulin jacket" is the signature tune of the lorry load.
That " with steps that are mournful and slow" is more applicable to the railway transport of goods.
The hope expressed that our preparations for snow invasion will have the same success as our precautions against being caught napping by the Hun.
That the war is teaching Britain to be self-supporting, and it is to be hoped that, having learnt in such a hard school, she will not forget her lesson.
Of the formation in America of a U.S. Truck Conservation Corps to encourage owners and drivers to maintain their vehicles in efficient condition. The query "will the spring wheel?"
That a quiz has nothing to do with a Quisling.
The question asked : "Is Mr."F. G. Bristow likely to take the name part in.the opera 'Carmen ' ?"
That " Lickey Grange," home of the late Lord Austin, has been purchased by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., for a charitable purpose.
That war conditions make it difficult for municipal transport managers to submit reasonably accurate estimates of revenue from bus services.
A driver saying that he does not want to be a killjoy, but the soldiers who spend their spare time baying shies at bottles in the road are kill-tyres.
That in one Sussex town no glass is left in any ,street lamp within a stone's throw of billets.
That the B.B.C. recently broadcast details of an interesting 12-hours' night journey on a 10-ton transport vehicle, by a *woman who accompanied the driver. -0 That she stressed the great need for more roadside pull-ups Where the needs of long-distance drivers can be catered for. 0 That W. H. Dorman and Co., Ltd., is maintaiaing contact with its overseas representatives and expects to be able to resume normal trading very soon aftei the war.
Of an early Victorian rhyme especially applicable now :— " There's hardly anything so small, So trifling or so mean, • That,we may never want at all For service unforeseen.
And those who venture wilful waste Must woeful want expect to taste."