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15th May 1942
15th May 1942
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HORATIO HERBERT KITCHENER anya----

Earl of KHARTUM K ITCHENER was born in Ireland and entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, at the age of 18. When he was...

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Wanted A Simple Rates Schedule

T HE essence of road transport, the characteristic which confers upon it that pre-eminence over other forms of transport which...

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Passing Comments

American Railways A N interesting comment on will be Hit by Tyre r". the rubber shortage from Shortage the American Director of...

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One Hears

Spare he brake and save the rubber." Suggestions for amalgamating the R.A.C. with the That the U.S.A. has " frozen " 200,000...

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News of the Week ,

GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF PRODUCER GAS A N important point about the latest type of Government emergency producer is that it is...

Notes on the Government Road Haulage Scheme

PROGRESS—By the end of this week the Government Scheme will have been in operation for exactly three months. It is therefore...

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PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR TYRE ECONOMY

QEEKING information on the 1.-.)measures taken to economize in tyres and to control stocks held by operators, Mr. Parker...

To All Operators of Producer-gas Vehicles

W ITI-1 the object of assisting the producer-gas movement and thus benefiting the Nation by reducing the demands of essential...

13,000,000 Animals Transported by Road

O VER 13,000,000 head of livestock in one section of the country alone had been carried to slaughter houses by road-transport...

The Board of Trade and War Damage

A CTING through the Insurance and Companies Department, the Board of Trade is responsible for three wardamage insurance...

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PNEUMATIC TYRE RESTRICTIONS ON FARM EQUIPMENT

T FIR best methods of using the small quantity of new rubber tyres that can be provided for farmers have been examined by the...

Lectures on Parts Salvage and Repair

T HE Ministry of War Transport is to be congratulated upon the steps it is taking to extend the practice of reclaiming and...

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FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH CERTIFICATES OF NEED

O PERATORS are warned that when applying for spare parts on the appropriate Certificate of Need, only one form may be...

Operators Can Now Convert to Producer Gas with Confidence

Ward and Morison in Excellent I. of F. Paper Summarize Mass of Valuable Producergas Knowledge. Water Filtration Strongly...

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The Women's Technical Service Register

T "" calling-up " of young men with technical qualifications and the continued expansion of the engineering industry to meet...

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• An All-hydraulic Power-servo Brake

O N the trolleybuses in service in this country, the two most widely employed systems of braking are lhose relying for their...

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Eliminating the Need for the Classification of Goods

L AST week I showed, in this feature, that it is possible to reduce to five the number of classes in a schedule of merchandise...

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LANCASHIRE HAULIER PROV )ES "TAILOR-MADE" SERVICE

L IKE many another young man who had been in the Services during the 1914-18 war, Mr. J. W. Morris looked forward to taking up...

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Salvaging Blitzed Van Bodies

O NE aspect of enemy bombing raids on this country, which is of direct interest to commercial,vehide operators, is that which...

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Labour and Production—the Cost

Comments on Topical Problems in the Seventh and Eighth Reports of the Select Committee on National Expenditure T HE Select...

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The Producer-gas Sidecar Outfit Is a Proposition

A SSIJMING that the ./ - 1. loss of power resulting from the conversion of a petrol vehicle to producer gas be a constant...

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Progress in Pneumatic Suspension

A SUSPENSION system, if soft enough to give smooth riding, may sometimes tend to be laterally unstable,. and usually a...