DuriHg the past seven years accidents have caused the loss of about £2,000,000 worth of British ships of war, including guns and naval ordnance stores. Before the advent', of the modern motor taxi-cab, r a v.es& ... ingenious plan watf" resorted to by the cab v owners in, Berlin to prevent their horses- being overworked. The cabs with even numbers went out at a cei'tain hour on the aven days of the month, and the cabs frith odd numbers • on the odd days. Phis division of labour, Wae fo»ind to work very welL,;> % . , : ,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9521, 20 April 1909, Page 1
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