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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, › MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 1928

AUSTIN "7" owners in India and Borneo, Singapore Venezuela'all with the same story of perfect satisfac- tion. Buying one is convincing and operation of one is less than Rickabe faro. It oost. 10 conta from the Post Office to Supreme Court by ricksha, the AUSTIN "7" cost ons cent,

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(35/40 Miles per Gallon)

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is simply

another term

for

SHELL

The regular use of Shell Motor Spirit and Lubri. cating Oils results in a marked reduction in running costs,

"

THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO, (SOUTH CHINA) LTD. (INCORPORATED IN GREAT BRITAINT

Stuck!

And why? Yes - - stuck. Because this truck was not given the expert care which every hard working machine MUST have, if it is to give maximum service.

Don't wait till YOUR truck breaks down before deciding to come here for really efficient motor service. DECIDĘ NOW.

Nova Scotia, surrounded by leaping ocean tides, has beconio a Mecca for summer tourists, Here mellow sunshine, ozone froni the sea, and balsam. from the pine forests are blended in the soft frosh air.

The Land of Evangeline" with its historic scenery, its excellent roads, its good accommodations, and many interesting sights, one of which is the tides of the Bay of Fundy, is attracting tourists in large numbers.

Nova Scotia roads and connoct- ing links in Canada to United Sta- tes cities, are gravel or macadam.j Whore detours are necessary the detour roads are well-kept.

The distanco from Boston by road, over Maine's fine highways. and through the beautiful valleys of New Brunswick, is only 773 miles.

Many motorists taking steam- ers from Boston and New York. They can have their car trans-! ported with, them, and then all Nova Scotia is a playground which they can explore at will in

Last year motor tourists in 10,000 cars enjoyed the many attractions of Nova Scotia. This year the number may be doubled.. their autos.

This interesting old province There are many comfortable! has nearly 200 miles of splendid hotels, inns, hospitable farm- roads, half of them following the houses, and eighteen, tourist, superb scenery of the historic motor camps whore accommoda- coast.

tion can be found.

MOTOR CAR AS HERO ONE-ARMED MOTORIST,

FAILURE TO STOP AFTER COLLISION,

Joseph Sidney Cheal, postman, of Lakes-road, Keston, was sum. moned at Greenwich' for driving

motor-cur la

negligently

at

FELIX THE CAR,"

InBy Car to India. (Hute chinson: 76. 6d., just published), the spirited account which Major Forbes-Leith has written of his journey from Leeds to Quetta on the North-West Indian Frontier, Brombley-road, Catford, and for there is little doubt that the car failing to stop after an accident. is the hero of the story.

Mr. Sandora prosecuted, and Mr. The gallant major and his two Waddy was counsel for the de- companions had many moving fence. adventures in the 8,500 miles they covered, but the performances of Mr. Sanders said that after a Felix II" as the car was named collision defendant was found to formed the real centre of the have only one arin. He now wore story. It is, in fact, a truly as-u falso left arm, but on his car! tonishing account of what can be he had to take his right hand off accomplished in an ordinary the steering wheel to use the touring car, provided it is a good brake or hooter, and this probably for orratic driving: one,stongly and soundly built; accounted

It was at for "Felix II." was only an ordinary Wolseley touring car of colonial pattern, bought through a dealer in the usual way, and without any special preparation other than the fitting of an extra petrol tank.

which was noticed. least doubtful if a man with one arm should be allowed to drive a car at all.--

The Magistrate: He had only one armi Surely it stands to re- ason that a man with one arm is totally and absolutely unfit to drive a car. Shocking!...

The route taken to Belgrade was an orthodox one, but im- mediately on entering the Bal- Defendant was fined 40s, on kans difficulties commenced. the first summons' and £5 on the The scurs of war were every second, with five guineas costs, whore in evidence in the form of and disqualified from driving for

| damaged roads and broken twelve months.

bridges, and even worse condi-

tions were encountered when

Constantinople had been passed,

and Asia Minor was being nego-is summed up briefly by. Major tiated. Terrific landslides ware Forbes-Leith in his concluding cncountered, and many times the chapter. intrepid party had to take to river beds.

"

"From Italy to North Persia, roads, in the true meaning of the Including the cinema and camp word, were practically non- equipment, the load on the car existent. We had covered, in was 850 lb., exclusivo of the ninety-six running days, a total Major and his two companions, distance of 8,527 miles, 3,000 of whose total weight was 36 stono which were entirely void of any a very heavy burden indeed for kind of road. For 1,500 miles. we a car of 16 h.p.. Precaution was had travelled on waterless desert, taken to dump spare parts at 100 miles on bottomless sand, and Constantinople, Baghdad, and for 249 miles.we had bumped over) Teheran, but the fact that there railway sloopers. Yet our total was no cause to draw upon these bill for spares was £2 17s., and is a striking testimony to the we had only two punctures. soundness of British cars in "As for Folix, dear old friend general and the Wolsely "in and prince of cars, well done! particular.

As I write now, in comfort in The story is told in straight London, with every convenience forward soldierly fashion, relieved that civilisation can give, I would touches of quiet gladly exchange all to hold your humour, and is intensely interest-whoai, and bump again with you ing to any motorist, who has over over hill and plain and rook and adventured, or dreamed of adven-sleeper. Wo asked a lot of you, turing, off the beaten track, The Felix-often too much but you strenuous nature of the Journoy never let us down."

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