LONG TRIP BY CAR.
FROM CHINA TO ENGLAND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CALCUTTA. May 1. 1 A trip by car from China to England iis being undertaken by a British electrical engineer, Mr. Gilbert H. Jolly, formerly of Shanghai. Starting on February 7 from Kwong Chowng, lie travelled, via Indo-China. to the north of Cambodia and then came to Angkor Watt, noted for its temple ruins. - He proceeded south through Pnom'penh 'along the coast to Siam, experiencing a I little difficulty near Bangkok, where, owing to the non-existence of roads, he tried to cross paddy fields, but had to . return. He then attempted to traverse the 1 Southern Shan States, where a?ain he experienced difficulty owing to bad t roads, but at last managed to pet on 5 to the road in Burma at Mandalay. At Rangoon he booked his car by steamer f to Calcutta, whence he travelled to Quetta via Benares. Delhi. Lahore and llLoralai. The car has on it* i- ! words '"Good Luck ' ' n {characters.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 126, 31 May 1939, Page 9
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