THE POPE’S CAR
FIRST TO OWzN ONE. ROME, August 19. Pius XI. is the Erm Pope to own a motor-car. This is the gift of Milan Roman Catholics to their former archbishop. It is the latest 50-h.p. Bianchi model of standard type, with the usual electric fittings. Over its mauve coat, the Pontifical arms appear in enamel on. each door. When it was delivered the Pope seemed delighted. Fie is reported to 'have said that now he owned a motor-car he would not take enough exercise, a drive replacing Ills daily walk in the Vatican gardens. This drive—about 3 miles—consists of a double tour round the gardens. People wonder whether the gift is not a hint to the Pontiff to break his voluntary imprisonment and leave the Vatican to go motoring.
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Southland Times, Issue 19659, 9 October 1922, Page 2
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131THE POPE’S CAR Southland Times, Issue 19659, 9 October 1922, Page 2
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