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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

SEVERE TEST - OF

CAR

were nearly submerged, but the Marquettes pushed on through. Detours were numerous. At fra- quent intervals the party passed other cars along the one hundred and fifty mile drive stranded in the swirling muddy waters of the jover-flowing Guadalupa River.

The qualities claimed for the road had been unused for a week, boards; for tiles the hub caps new Marquette, built by Bulck and whon T. M. Scott, Bufek dealer at General Motors, have been proved Victoria, Texas, arrived oy train in true in many parts of the country San Antonio with a member of his during the past few weeks--but it sales staff, to make delivery of two remained for two Texans lo de new Marquettes. monstrate that the Marquette is Mr. Scott was advised not to not only fast and powerful but attempt the trip through the flood- that it also has the qualities of ed area, but the cars were needed an amphibian.

in Victoria, and," discounting the

A South Texas flood recently fears of other motorists, ne piloted covered the reads out of San, the cars out on the flood drenched Antonio to Victoria under water ronds,

of varying depth, and highway "At times the water was so deep travel was paralyzed. In fact, the that it washed through the floor

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