24 AUGUST 1944, Page 4

Having commented on the frequent misuse of the 0 "

shambles " I may admit that its application to some of the 5C in Normandy in the past week cannot be cavilled at. On the hand, the junior Minister who referred a few days ago to holocaust on the roads" would have been all right if it had Normandy that he had in mind. Unfortunately his theme casualties on British roads. Cars that knock people down become either " flairters" or "smokers." JANT3