TO SETTLE A BET
OVERLAND MOTOR TRIP
LAHORE TO LON.UOX
LONDON, 17th May
Two British motorists, J. Bromage and S. T. Sfcubbs, -civil engineers at Lahore, arrived in London, by motor from India to settle a bet for half-a----crow-n which was made in a friendly argument at the Lahore Club. They travelled in an ■ Armstrong-Siddeley) which had already a mileage of 54,000. Practically the only trouble en routo consisted of two punctures. The journey occupied 73 days, 'the average daily mileage being 141. They won. the halfcrown bet, but the trip cost £400.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 19 May 1930, Page 11
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93TO SETTLE A BET Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 19 May 1930, Page 11
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