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"It is a long time since John Sebastien Cabot set out from Bristol on his famous voyage to America; but soon a direct fineal descendant of his Francis Philip Cabot-will follow his ancestor's traditions by blazing a trail across the wildest parts of Africa," says the S. Wales Echo.
He also will start from Bristol., With a "crew" of about ten per- Hous, including two ladies, Mr. Cabot hopes to take three specially- qu}pped and British-built cars across the perilous wastes of the Sahara, through Central Africa. to the Island of Madagascar, and to return via the Nile.
The whole journey will be about -7,500 miles.
Express.
When the Blue Train from the Riviera, one of the most famous of Continental expresses, rocently, drew up dead on time at Calais, a British motor car, all plastered in mud, was parked alongside the platform.
Two young Britons, unshaven, with red-rimmed eyes and almost as dirty as the car, stood by and greet- ed the train with cheers. They had raced this world-famous express right from St. Raphael on the Mediterranean, and they had won by twenty minutes.
The heroes of this episode were Mr. D. Noble and Mr. F. Bennett, who had been paying a visit to the Riviera.
For twenty hours on and through all the night and half the day, these Blue After shipping across the Straits two adventurers raced the of Gibraltar, a line will be struck Train in their gallant little ear, from
750 sen across
miles of as directly as possible for Lake sea to Chad. There is no regular road, and France. dried river beds will act as such in They were at times slightly ahead this adventurous drive' across the of the express on schedule and well Sahara.
behind it at others.
Tractor Wheels.
From the lake the cars, which will be fitted with interchangeabic trac- tor wheels for difficult districts, will be driven in a south-easterly direc- tion to Lake Victoria Nyanza, and from there the long journey south will be undertaken to Lourence Marques.
across to
Hore the cars will
be shipped the East Tamative on Coast of Madagascar. The island will be explored by means of a jour- ney south, and a return trip to Matunja, then back to the mainland, by boat to Mombasa. across to to the Mediter- Leader in exports; furnishing a Nairobi and back
of the Nile and necessity to business and social re- ranean, by way lationship: saver of time; multi-Khartoum.. plier of ability and opportunity; The last stage of the journey will destroyer of distance and obstacles be made along the Mediterranean coast from Cairo to Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Oron and Tangiers.
the automobile. places at the command of everyone in America a continental expanse of scenery, en- joyment and education.
The automobile offers an expres- sion of freedom which is in other way possible.
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The trip will constitute about the severest test a motor-car engine could have and it is interesting to note that an all-British make of car is to be used. It will be an ordinary standard model, with a body special-
(By W. J. MeAneeny, President, Hudson, Motor-car Company.) The annual automobile shows displaying complete lines and re- markable advances in design and construction are usually the open-ployed in the industry supporting ly built for tropical climate, and, of
ing guns of prosperity's new year. They will be so again this year,
These 1830 shows will de- monstrate again that the automo- tive industry is not only the leader of American prosperity from the standpoint of dollar value but is also a leader in development to meet the demands of the people.
This year's displays are brought together by a group of manufac- turers who employ in their plants and directly allied lines 4,500,000 people, whose invested capital is i $4,000,000,000, who are among the largest, usera of steel, coal, glass, lumber, aluminium, leather, paint,! copper and textiles.
With eight million people em-
upon a
Waterfall "Talkie."
at least one third of the popula- course, special wheels for surmount tion of the country, we can relying the rigours of the track.
public interest which justifies our great national show For the first time sound apparatus and necessitates the quick reaction for making a "talkie" film will be to the public demand.
taken into the wilds of Africa, and These automobile shows outdo opportunities will abound for taking any previous automotive exhibi-talkies" of wild beasts and native tions, quality and style going hand dances and for the first time in in hand-and dollar value greater history a record will be made of the than ever before..
noise of the falls at Victoria Nyanza.
WHAT CYCLING HAS DONE.
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Sir Harold Bowden did well in his "talk" from Savoy HIN night before Easter to draw atten- Billions of Dollars Involved. Thus it is apparent that billions tien to the debt the nation owes uf dollars are involved in this to cycling. For nearly a hundred amazing industry, and not a per- years prior to the introduction of he pointed out, son in the country is not affected the bicycle,
of by it, for it has increased the busi- greater and greater masses ness horizon ten-fold and multi-humanity had been exchanging the plied the earning capacity of each until the wages paid in the United States are the envy of the world. Approximately 15,000,000 are directly dependent upon the auto motive industry-and they are the highest paid group of that size in the world. There are 25,000,000 cars und trucks running in the United States to-day. The value of motor vehicles produced in the course of the year approximates $4,000,000,000 and the parts, acces- sories and supplies for motor vehicles already on the road total in excess of $6,500,000,000, .
More than $925,000,000 were paid in taxes by the motor vehicle in 1029. Twenty-seven States have manufacturing er assembly plants. There were 7,500 auto mobile retail plants constructed Inst year in 37 States.
Develops Other Industries. The great petroleum and rubber industries have developed largely to serve the automotive industry. The industry is the greatest cus- tomer of the country's railroads, the annual automobile freight ex- ceeding 3,500,000 carlonda. Tho merchandising and maintaining of automobiles employs 3,000,000 per- 2018.
I cite these figures merely to show the size of this amazing giant among industries, and to give some idea of the huge resources in mil- lions and manpower that have been concentrated upon producing the Cars that will be on view, at these annual showa,
Out with the old-on with the new is, and for years has been, the record of automobile development: Money is provided for expansion to replace old machinery, forre search, in abundance and willingly that the utmost value may be givan the motoris for him money. And this year the manufacturera have excelled themselves,
"Greatest Shows on Earth.” s More new cars, more new modela than have ever been introduced at one time will be seen. I can, and
will, borrow a phi circus men and say, idence that this year shows are
natural life of the country for the crowded and artificial existence of I the towns. Millions of people had never seen a cow grazing on green pastures, never seen wild flowers growing, never gazed from the top over a sleepy valley, of a hill
a lazy stream drift never seen under grey stone bridges-hardly ever seen a blue sky. Minds were warped by bricks and mortar, stunted and enfeebled for want of sun and air. The coming of the bicycle changed all this. It was the First Great Emanelpator. The modern love for the countryside had all sprung from the roaming habits of the early cyclists. They taught a new gospel, yet as old as the hills, that God gave the coun- try and man made the towns. And now that we all rush to the coun- try at every opportunity remember that it was the bicycle which first created the desire.
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Wireless will be carried for recep- tion purposes, so that a check can be kept on weather conditions ahead on the route, but so far nothing has been arranged for transmitting pur.
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Train While the lordly Blue roared along on its metals, secure from trouble, the two travellers in their motor car were handicapped by, fog, level-crossings, and deep water-courses. in addition to the normal obstacles on the great high- way.
The Blue Train left St. Raphael at 6.30 p.m. The motor car, a two- litre six Rover, was set in motion at the same time.
Between St. Raphael and Brignoles, where road and rail run parallel, there was an actual neck- and-neck race between the car and the train.
The road was straight and clear, und the travellers had the satisfac- tion of seeing their modest vehicle take the lead-but their luck was out.
A level crossing was ahead, and the gates were closed to let the Blue Train pass. It faded into the landscape, and was seen no more until it arrived twenty minutes after the car at Calais.
Between Macon and Avallon, just before dawn, the task seemed hope- less. Wisps of mist kept floating across the road, obstructing the driver's vision, and the speed drop- ped to twenty-eight miles an hour-- the lowest recorded. The average was thirty- speed during the run eight miles an hour.
When dawn broke a puff of wind suddenly dispersed the fog, and the dead way lay clear ahead. A straight tree-lined road stretched as far as the eye could see.
The fuel consumption was slightly better than 21 miles per gallon. The fastest run in the hour was 48 miles and the slowest 28 miles. During the last 150 miles the car made up 20 minutes, over the kilo. metre-a-minute schedule set by the car drivers. The total distance
achievement was of considerable 6-WHEELED CHASSIS. covered was 800 miles and the
merit.
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Good Order for Canada.
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"The first two of a batch sixteen Crossley light six-wheeled chassis-nine of which are for the Canadian Government and seven for the British War Office- were severely 'put' through their paces recently on a stretch of moorland bordering on Cheshire and Derby- shire," says Motor Transport.
Subsequently two Britons, Mr. E. P. J. Eugster and Mr. Douglas Watson, with one companion,, have, with a British car, beaten still further the Blue Train in its run from the south of France to Calais.
They left St. Raphael in an Alvis car at the same time as the train,
6.30 p.m., and arrived at Calais at 12.15 p.m. The Blue Train was not due until 3.25 p.m.
straight-sided Dunlops, with cross- barred type treads suitable for nego- tiating rain-sodden, boggy moor-
The chassis were the 20-30 cwt. light rigid six-wheelers (B.G.V. type 3, series 2) with the normal construction and semi- bogle forward control. These machines land.
On the testing ground the chassis, have a four-cylinder engine (89 x
detachable head, which were each weighted to full 149 m.m.) with three-bearing crankshaft, and dry-load, performed excellently, climbing sump lubrication. The R.A.C. rat- and descending hill-sides of steeper! ing is 19.6 h.p. A four-speed gear, gradient than 1 in 2, crossing box ia used in conjunction with an ditches, and getting easily out of auxiliary gear box. In these six- deep holes. The tracks were not wheeled chassis a mechanical-type used. On the way out to the testing pump is incorporated. The tyres-ground one chassis attained a speed twins at the rear are 32 x 4% of 43 m.p.h.
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