1926-06-19 — Page 14

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1926.

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The rickeha, that frail two- On arrival at Hankow more wheeled vohielo operated by man difficulties were experienced. power, which has bear the Lack of modern equipment for Chinese method of local trans-"unloading such hulky freight was But there того portation, for centurice, is passing confronted. before the most modern type of coolies, myriads of thom, ready motor car and truck,

on the bank oager to assist in the work..

The roads of China havo little

The boxes were removed from to commend them for use of rub- ber tyred convoyancos, but many the deck. of the junk by use of a of the nat ve population, as well long steal cable and a windlass. as foreign residents, profer" this Back from the river bank, is a newer method of transportation long, broad conerato 'wall for This wall is which enables them to eliminato flood protection. time in a country where Time is about twelve feet high. Another reckoned by dynasties or con- task confronted Mr. Gale and his. iuries.

associates in getting the heavy Even in the newer military boxes up to dry ground. The rogiine of China, which is now boxes were rolled to a pair of battling against the incursion of skids which had been placed on Soviet doctrines, the motor truck the stops of a driveway leading to has become an important link in the top of the wall. Ayoko " the operations. "."

made of bamboo was "strotched around" the box to be raised. To this" yoke "are attached a nun- ber of circular slings made of leather or some heavy cloth These elings are thrown over the right shoulder of onch man ut work and by continual forcing they, manage to take the heavy freight up the required distance. Usually about thirty coolies are employed at this task.

The big factor in bringing about this condition is the use of Dodge Brothers motor care and Graham Brothers trucks, which are now In general use in Hankow and Honan.

Recently a shipment of thirty Dodge Brothers chinssis was made to Gen. Wu Pei Fu, cómmanding the Chinose afiny, at Tientsin, in the Province of Chihli. Gen. Wu is using this fleet for transporting Tho coulie's go-aimur their work |troops and for road building. in a manner which boltes their

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Two other large shipments of stoical nature. A leader is chosen these units were received by the and he directs the work. He the L. E. Gale Company, Dodge

Brothers dealers at Hankow, begins a "song" which is similar Those shipments wore disbursed to the "houve-ho; "heave ho" to other points in the provinces chant of railroad track layers. for rond building and for trans- The boxes are carried by this portation needs.

manual labour to the waiting The shipments comprised two freight cars some distarice down train loads, one load containing the wall of the river banki / 55 Graham Brothers trucks

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destinod for Kaifeng, Honan. The L. E. Gule Company re- The other train load, consisting cently enlarged its show room The newly mainly of Dodge Brothers chassis, and service garage. was. for distribution from the Larrived fleet of Dodge Brothers E Gala Company's headquarters motor cars and Graham Brothers at Hankow.

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