The Archive · 1923

The First Motor from Peking to Jehol

Peking, Oct. 22.

Captain Roque, French Military Attache, and Mr. Nicolai of the Societe Miétallurgique last week drove the first motor car, a Citroen Caterpillar, to Jehol and back, overcoming the difficulties presented by rivers and other natural obstacles. Captain Roque and Mr. Necolai consider that it would be possible, if a few improvements were made of the existing track, to make the trip in forty-eight hours.—Reuter. who in July completed the wireless station at Kashgar for the Chinese Government under the contract entered into between the Marconi Company and the Chinese Government several years ago, and afterwards proceeded overland to now 1fached, Peking. and second stations_w at Urga and Urumchi respectively. & Dockray has been away from Peking on this work practically two years.

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