MOTORING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15825, 23 January 1915, Page 4

MOTORING.

NOTES AND COMMENTS/ fil A Party of Auckland motorics— f, Mrs. J vVilson, o! Ldenaale, ana vp". •'I?; Mrs. Lake and two daughters e'-'ri.a* 6 * ?■ Wednesday, a".t: a tour round SI Island, during which tne party Wj- | trying experiences. Leaving AudrtT-j ll December 21 in two Ford care. flT®® *•" taken was via Lichfield, Tauso T 6 r ° i W •* lover Tiuok.ir*. altitude ' 2700 ft,. 'to *?*?» I thence to Wellington ever th* '■£. Mountains. The party arrived , 10W ton on Christmas Lr<-, and alter a^rt s *? about ten days sn the En:r:r* City J* 7 was made for heme v. t.'.e \*~l * «*#. . Gorge and over -..-.e Paekasariki road up tne West C ,a = t was found i H* good, and the ~cr,c.;s seascape -.-ie*. $ Kapiti Isinnd in the r.ac <• ground nti from the summit ot -.xj- Pa-kairig*§i| was much ~e l( . n , -S| mrrston Norm. « Rr.?ar.u: and Xew 1 mouth were passed cn *.n? run up tf« ■ ** tne U?t-r.an-.<" _: ; .a -e K.sc on p?™ ' ■ Xr "" T V "*"jj-g; MoK.au. tne r:~er iT.r.g enssed bv thence ov.-r Mour.: and acroj^ Tatimatani.v.re. v .1.1.1 j ;r..y Passable ir.otor m dry seasons c- L.- ... was *».#. at 6.30 P.m. and tr,,, -md-i a rery^S fill but most str,n, -. 3 ..y, run miles from .New r.yr- ... ja.rajjJ Te Ktiiti Auckland •■ .a r.anuitoiL ij? Pietea a -in?: inter"- n;: ■: v.r tnpl ?J£ tracks through Tirr.r. : .. n'sft Country ;>.r ; v,-. t-- - £ .• , the g roads- wjth tre fice-- : • -he pj"g tween Auckland and it-.- . - were order. Mr W:!«rr.> •-*' '■ - '-»d itefi ; no troubles—not c-cn a • t:re—beia^l penenccd England has already or ; ..too znoiorji ■- engaged in the mechanic; transport cahgJrJ m Belgium ana France.

I It -should be difficult \r> •*r -e =timai* 41 * : part automobile? are l>i> .r.r r. the gT«,y? i of a!: war. that ;.5 «t pre,»r.t ic opet^ | A bare list r.i tr.e virion » ".-'pes of — > I vehicles that are being fitr .nved. aaj a: ua " T *' a L ;f " ! rar.re to tb"v arc heme a p.ied. not;id til# column., and it is «ife «... - - that tie J? alliens or. —hic h. w . riar* w. ! }, e csjriei :n the future will he Ft.:, further lafiJ? altered a« a , r - su -, : v « «M-erieace &2t being rained in the ar:-; struggle *£12 oar enemies. it was. c: ' - _rse. ~ realised that motor veh .; W would distf 501 '"irse.-* in the maintenanr° rf P3D he front, but perhaps one- rf the aSv?< nent? which vas net quit f, ««ai» i» «£

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