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Still of the _issue of a bewildering number and variety of official regulations.
That it -is becoming a serious task for transport managers to interpret and co-ordinate them all. .
That as the democracies encourage a. free Press. there'll always be an inkland and inkland shall be free.
That "The Mikado" -is one of the most popular of plays and the Maudslay Mikado is. living up to that performance.
That dairy products arebeing profitably and regularly hauled 1,500 miles in 50 hours from New York State to Florida, using refrigerating vehicles.
That the.chief dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning are that the gas is odourless, and that one of the earliest warnings of its presence is loss of power in the limbs. That after the war we'll have to do a lot of settling up before we can begin settling down.
That nearly 2,000,000 h.p., have been added to our power-farming capacity in two years.
that to secure best results, tractor drivets must pay careful attention to the setting and adjustment of the ploughs: That operators who cannot find facilities for regrinding crankshafts should notify the Repairs Adviser to the Ministry of War Transport.
That much paper could be saved if people would tuck in the flap of an envelope instead of sticking it, but, of course they must pay letter postage.
That -rubber should prove -useful for springing, as it can store up to 14,000 ft.-lb. per.cubie in., whilst the equivalent capacity of spring steel is-about 95 ft.-lb.
That some people make war an excuse for moral, mental and physical slackness.
That, fortunately, the opportunities of slacking are steadily declining:
That many who are now paying income tax for the first time . are alreedy grousing as to the manner born.
That the number Of dtalers in used coihmercial vehicles in 'this country seems to be . rapidly . increasing From the B.B.C. that the first under-water tunnel was built in Babylon about 2,000 a.c., and the second—the Thames—not until