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Of the " dryest " show on record.
• 0 Of an interesting double cone clutch.
Nothing to the discredit of the disc harrow.
That the day of the two-gallon tin is passing.
That self-starters have not yet got off the mark.
How many municipalities have taken the electric tip 1 That a carclan joint must be, at least, as tough as leather.
That the new bus stops will give the old ladies even more exercise.
That Nottingham has traffic problems, and is busy in knotting 'em.
That, at any rate, bevel gears work much better after plane dealing.
That makers' instruction books are seldom revolutionary as few are read.
Bleats about. grey skies, and fears that the sun has been eatenby its own spot.
That residual gases in combustion chambers are very undesirable stay-at-homes.
That moulders are not necessarily art collectors because they register all their prints.
Tho wish that the motor thief would think some other objeots more worthy of his steal.
Of an engineer-politician who contends that the differential gear is an ideal form of "P.R.."
That a Ford one-ton van has been added to the transport establishment of a high personage.
That, in agrimotor tests the setting of the plough is DO whit less important than the setting of the trials.
That those steel ball advertisements are remarkable reflections of accurate workmanship and good finish.
Of a crank, when asked by the accelerator as to its torque (ing) point, retorting-7e" You are asking for revolution."
That it should be made a penal offence to alter or erase a chassis number or for a person to be in possession of a vehicle so treated.
That, for lack of other accommodation, the Coventry L.A..E. Grads were in the police court for a recent lecture ; the magistrate, however, -was quite "cut of court" at the time. Of Glasgow tractors emulating Tanks.
That overalls and overhauls go together.
That packing for export is a highly skilled job.
That the thing to do nowadays is to Be nevolent.
That the sign of The Times is its freight exchange.
That the "C.M." is a journal that needs no trimming.
That the latest forms of clutches are the result of a slip.
That both machines and man suffer from over or under lubrication.
That, for a long time, the term "Swiss Castings" has been a "swizzle."
Of fewer bevel gears and fewer propeller shafts in the new Austin 112-tonner.
That it has been laid down that trailers are not permissible with scooters.
That the Vulcan lorry, coming from the Bean family is, naturally, a good runner.
That Coventry bitterly wishes it could turn out as good footballers as it can lorries.
Of Bradford manufacturers who are not wasting any more money on railway "jam."
That, hi spite of Government neglect, the British tractor industry is still pulling along.
That still more light is necessary on the matter of vehicle lighting, owing to glaring errors That Henry Ford contemplates handing over the Ford business to the workers eventually.
That the overhead valve was a favourite device with the earlier commercial-vehicle designers.
That, according to one authority on finance, Ferodo, Ltd., has been formed to acquire a new metal.
That the 831.M. and T. takes a, big batch of new members to its bosom at every meeting of the council.
From the Midlands, of an inestimable instance of trade-co-operation from down Caledonian Road (Lon don) way.
That "the Extractor "is not what one might call a regular contributor, but one presumes he is a con stant reader.
A lot about new oil finds, but nothing of gushers which cease to -gush, and that the only wells which will never dry up are the H. G. Wells.