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SPARKS FROM THE PLUGS
AUSTIN SEVEN ON
BUSH ROADS.
FINE PERFORMANCE IN
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even inous learance under the sump and sight andor the silenoor, and battery box, on either side of the ohassis, and a Bres speed ratio in the vicinity of 1 to 1.
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There was no mechanical trouble except for two broken springs, dus, freely admit, so my attempting
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en the bup back I will only Bay it was absolutoly splendid. I have Falways had the greatest admiration for the Austin Seven, but having
now been "how it handled on the bush ronda I would be prepared to back it to go where any other car can go.
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was just feeling, foiently home to meditate treading on tho gas when Paulino, who has a giantuo for devilish suggestion, and t would be great fun if all the child ran transferred to the caravan, and Meeting With a. Ford.
completed the rest of the journey On the way south at the Dawsontheroin, enjoying lovely games of River, we encountered two men playing at houses, and so on. 1 with Model T Ford, generally stopped the one and Pauline, Helen conceded to be one of the best cars Janet and Bob transferred to the in sand and mud that over went van. Having parentally warned to drig too fast over bad roads,into the bush, busy cutting serab Holen, as the oldest, to see thist The road was so bad in places that along the banks to make a crossing the door was kept looked, and that thoibration broke the windscrew over the bad of the river. We got wintlows, I returned to the Book- the little ones did not lean out of the and shook all the paint off the tair through without difficulty as the pit of the A. O, and we proveeded. of the body.
Confidence continued to grow, and worst part was downhill as far as we were concerted, but the two men
ore 1png we were bowhng along said that the grade "made the cross-
at a good spoed, except on the down slopes, when they would truck. Yet on the way back the work conditions, and of Australiaezen of the sports type, would have Continued on next Column
Some time ago your wore, kind enough to publish' some remarks of mina regarding the suitability of British cars for overseas conditions. writes & Queensland correspondent to the four. Al the time I said that the main factor operating against the British product was its
1a particular, are, favouring the. manufacturer in the Old Country, And I firmly believe that if he takes ful advantage of this fact he will reap an enormous benefit when oon- ditipus improve, as they surely
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E maintain that the British car is just as suitable for conditions: out here as any other, and in proof of this I have recently completed
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appeared much impressed by my superb handling of the equipage.
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Suddenly a Bentley drew up on my of side and steadied his paco to match mine. I was mildly in
rigued, as I remembered that he had passed in the opposite direction ten minuten before.
He shouted something-doubtless a kindly ex- pression of cavy and admiration. could not hear what he said-my
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ROSE ELLIS STORY OF AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
London, April 4-The Chancellor Witness: She told me that of the Diocese of Norwich (Mr.journalist had told her to make a Keppel North, visited on affidavit and to say it was not true. Saturday afternoon; a cottage in a Mr. Davidson said it was a good narrow London street to continue idea. She said she would do that, the taking of evidence in the unse Chancellor: Was there anything ainst the lector of Stiffkey,
more!
The visit was made because ill- nosi provento! Mts. Lake, the wit ness, concerned, from attending be lore the Consistory Court at Church. House, Westminster.
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Witness: Ho (Mr Davidson hold her that a lady would take her down to make an affidavit.
When the witness was asked to Mrs. Lake disclose the name of the lady be
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Mr. Lavy suggested that the sum of money expected from Mr. Gor
been replied Mr Woodford don was £800 I might have
thought it was £8,000
expected from Mr Gordon 11. Mr. Lovy That money waa
thought in was coming out of this t money from Mr. Gordon. To was to pus her into business, Mr. Gorden was in some way responsible to Mr. Davidson for this money, and as Boon as it was paid it was to devoted to Mrs. Malone."
Mrs. Woodford said, that Mr.
Mr. Levy Try to forget what you have read in the newspapers
high, price. To m, mind, this in ear in this way, but my Contentioning isossible for their car withoutyaw rather, powerfully. I noticed was in bed, and a doctor was proshid his would prefer to write it Davidson told her that Mrs. still true, but the present sounemies that any mediam-powered car
with satisfaction that the populace sent to determine whether she was down. Ho handed to the Chan Malone's marriage was highmous,
capable of standing the strain, ...".
cellor what he had written/- Mrs. Lakos axamination and
but she could not remember him cross-examination lasted for an hour about paying the solicitor He children.
Mr. Oliver Was anything said having said, that the officer had foun and a quarter. Her home is in Pro(Mr. Davideon) said the lady would videnos place, Shepherd's Bush, and long, before the Chancellor 'and' counser arrived the narrow street reserve his crous-examination,
Mr. Lovy was given permission to in the last few days when I ask you was filled with hundreds of curious"
whether you ever had any reasoni "I wish to make an application. whatever. to suspect that the rela onlookers,
which is similar to Reinforcements of police had to against me, which I resented," Mr. Miss Ellis wore anything but. one madotions between Mr. Davidson and. be called to clear a way for Mr.Levy said, "I ask that this wit proper I never thought anything
Soon afterwards Mr. Roland tween now and the next time ho
noss should in, no circumstances bo. But that he was a gentleman. liver, .C, and Mr. Walter continues his evidence be approach- Monkton, K.0 (two of the counseled by Mr. Searle or anyone on he for the Bishop of Norwich) arrived half of Mr. Scurlo. I know it is and they were followed by Mr. not necessary to say that so far Ryder Richardson, who was to quesa counsel or the solicitors in Your children are being sick!tion Mra, Lake on behalf of the structing Mr. Oliver are concerned, I dismounted in a hurry. Pau rector. line, Janet and Bob wers spread out
but frankly I do apprehend Mr. on the floor and, on the Rottnes, all
Searle." of them with countenances of rather a greyish green. Helen was rather proud that she had discovered the
brip that approximates to the conditions found on bush roads aNY- where in Australia.
This was a trip from Townsville to Brisbudo, via Charters, Towers, Clermont, Emerald, Duaringa, Gaylah, Nanango, and Ipswich, and back. As a glance at the map will show, this embraces a fair stretch of Queensland, the distancŁ "each way being about 1,000 miles.. of which all but 100 miles is unmade bash road.
The journey down was made on a 18-litre" Bugatti, and the retârn on a fabric saloon Austin Seven, That the Bugate is not a Bribisl For I know, but this one possessed' several fentures which, according to the protagonists of the American "cp, make bush, driving almost in- possible. To wis, a four-foot track.
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A.C. was olderly, and the Bentley had a raucous exhaust. So 1 just nodded in a beaming, gratified sort of way. He shouted again, I nodded again. He suddenly looked rather peeved, accelerated ahead of me, drow the Bentley across the bows of the AC gavo the stop signal, and pulled up so that I had to stop, too. Leaning back he hissed:
tilt up wash-basin Before her own catastrophs really culminated. The children were retransferred to the A.O. and Bribed to comparative silence at a confectioner'
Since then, we have had many jolly caravan holidayay, byt never ogulo have the offspring, travelledt in the van-The Autocar.
North's cur.
Midnight Qall at Her Lodgings.
London café des waitress gave ovi- Another girl who served in dence regarding Mr. Davidson's conversations with her. This was Mrs. Kathleen Edith Grant, aged» 23, who said that she was married? twelve months ago. Her maiden name was Pritchardi.
A quarter of an hour later Mr. Davidson pushed his way through the crowd unrecognised until he had reached the door of the cot-Chancellor warned the witncas not mother lived at Stiffkoy She: har
Mr.. Oliver said he would certain ly give such an undertaking. The
Mrs. Grant stated that her
tage. Then a rush was made to to discuss the case with anyone at self, while staying at Stiffkoy, went wards the house, but policemen fall until he had completed his evito church with her sister, who was pushed the people back.
it
Proposal to Make an Aidavit.
At the public session in the morn- ing evidence was given by a young motor-driver concerning bia know
dence."
in the choir. Mr. Davidson shook.
Story of an Unhappy Marriage. hands with her and asked who she
Further statements regarding
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In 1830 she was working a Rose Ellie were made by Mrs. Ada ........ Evelyn Woodford. pary, owner of strees, and she lived in Providence waitress at Lyons, in Oxford-
Sevan romped through the sand at ledge of Miss Rose Ellis. It has a block of flats in Compton-strcetplace,. Shepherd's bush..
the same crossing without any assistance Except for the fact that my wife walked acroin↑ "
We were on a pleasure trip and not breaking records, so we did not push the car, yet on our longest day's run it covered 200 miles in 14 hours running time. When one considers that there had been up 4 inches of rain on this same road ten dage before the perform
ance is not at all bad;
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runs like this cars have to be reliable, as parts of the road are very lonely. For example, in the 200 miles between Clermont and Charters Towers there are no towns and no means of obtaining petro}-{ except from station homesteads, and they are anything up to Afty miles apart. On this section we saw one vehicle, a motor jorry, and that was about fifty miles out of Charters Towers."
been stated that Miss Ellis is the She said that. Mr. Davidson in 192 person coneêrned in the first agreed to take one of her fata on to Stiffkey," said Mrs. Grant. "IS
"In August I went for a holiday charge, which alleges that Mr three months tenancy at. 22 10s had been.back from my holiday just Davidson had, between 10 and 'week. He said the fint would be over a week when Mr. Davidson 1031, been guilty of immoral consecupied by his ward, Mrs. Malone came in the restaurant for the first duct" with her. On Fridny Mr. one of the names by which Ross time. He became a customer. He Dashwood (of the Arm of solicitors Ellis is stated to have been know asked the superintendent for Misa. acting for the Bishop of Norwich Mrs. Woodford nid that Mr. Pritchard. After this first visit he was "cross-examined goncerning an Davidson told her that Mrs. Malone came once or twice a week and sat affidavit stated to have been made whs the ward of Mr. Gordon and at my table." by Miss Ellis making complaints of Mrs. Malone's husband had the methods pursued by inquiry been an officer in the whr agents in securing information;} Davidson said that as a certain age
The motor driver, whose name and Mrs. Malone would
come into address wore not disclosed; stated £5,000 that Miss Ellis had been living with him since Christmas." They had o bed-sitting-room and Mr. Davidson came to see them:
In January Mr. Davidson was
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Mr. Davidson was repeatedly visiting the Ans. He came in on one occasiop about twelve o'clock at night.
Asked about Mrs. Malone's may.
out to be a married many or some
Mr. Oliver How did he behave ---Vory'nizo.
What did he talk about t-About Stiffkey on the first occasion. Ha said that be had seen my mother, He asked me if I would go to m thestre with him or see him out- side. He asked me this two or three times, but I did not accept... Chancellor: You did not care to
excited," He talked to Miss Elisringe Mrs. Woodford said: "Be go to theatres --At that time. I had concerning & statement she had had been very badly need. She had my own boy, and what time I had made to Mr. Searle (one of the in- married an officer and he turned off I spent with him. quiry agents).
Mr. Olivers Did you tell him you, "He asked what she had done thing like that. She land annken had your own boy --I don't think it for and why," said the witness eyes as though she had had trout I mentioned that to Mr. Davidson. On the trip south we did not "He was a bit excitable. He said ble. She did not look a fresh young koop any record of expenses, but he would fall under a train, and girl by any means," coming back, we kept a careful | Rose said, 'Don't do anything silly check, and our total expenditure like that. It is not worth it. E for the seven days was 28 14. Od. asked Rose what she had said. Sho We paid up to 39. A gallon for told him that she had made a state petrol, the average price being ment of thirteen pages... (about 28 8d.
I hope that should you be good The witness was further question- enough to publish this letter it willed by Mr. Oliver about what took". do something towards dispelling the place at this interview, but the foolish idea that British cars aro
Talk of Suicide,
Visit at Midnight,
With reference to a visit of Mr.
Grant said that it was in 1930, just Davidson to Providence-place, Mra. before she wont for her holidays.
Mr. Oliver: You say he came. to 'your lodgings." What time was it ?.
At twelve o'clock at night."
Mrs. Graut said that she had re-.
Mr. Monekton: Did you ever have ovension to make any com plaint to Mr. Davidson about being in the flat 1-1, told him that the oltar-woman bad, said that he was there early one morning and I ask-
was there about 8.30. He told me that he was there to get warm boom on the ground floor, with a
fora
"My room was a bed-sitting cause he was suffering from a very window to the front. I was just
room bad boil, and in our place he could win
nusuitable overseas. In conclusion. motor-driver said he did not taked, hin why that was. I said he turned only five or ten minutes be
1 would like to say that, except as
very satisfied user, I have no in-
I have mentioned...
much notice."
Mr. Oliver pressed his torast whatever in either of the cars and Mr. Lovy complained that the questions, questioning was becoming cross examination,
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cannot go on for minute after minute pressing and pressing the witness to say what the witneUR IA obviously unwilling to say.'
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Chancellor: If you say unwilling that is rather dangerous for your
Mr. Lavy Unwilling to say what is quite untrue. This wilmonary of viously perfectly fair, and tre being pressed and preased almost,
all 3 heard him of the door. I had
get hot water from the kitchen for sving to get undressed. First of the bail. He told me he had been been told previously by the land there attending to this boil all
lady (Mrs. Loke) that he had call night.
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Chancellor': What I want to get. at is whether he had been there for a few minutes, an hour, or the night, or what He did not a he had been there all night, was a gentiman who, when he wa in our district scarcely
ever slept.
as severly as he could by the most He was always on the alert, expers cross-examiner,Replying to further questions,
Mr. Woodfordstátada", I can't. Woman's Hams Written Down.","
kway), and I don't remember that he
I went upstairs and told
downsta landlady. She came with mo after I had opened the door Good
to Mr. Davidson. He said. evening and said he had brought me a message from my mother i
in Stinkay that my mother was a Pecting me down for my holidays. I told him I already knew. That was the only message from my bothar S
ther
Mr. Oliver What else was dissid that he had been there all Oliver Whabry
Hong Kong Daily Press, used bosides what she had said night. I make no aspersion against thing he said 1-He
and why she said it -
Davidson, Until Hre, Malone out and have a quale o Chancellor "That, is a perfecily plain question Answer
got hysterical and he thought she d
I him get o