Having met with insurmountable obstacles in the way of unbridged rivers, the Itala car, belonging to Prince Borghese, was compelled return temporarily to Misovsk. The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent, who is travelling in the car, in a telegram dated Misovsk 29th ult., states:—It is impossible to describe the astonishment of the rade, primitive inhabitants of the taiga, awakened by the passage of the automobile. They stood amazed, let their tools fall from their hands, and made no effort to restrain the flight of their frightened horses. While we were passing through win all, miserable village, there was a diverting epinde, We saw the habitants rushing madly towards the wood shout the while, Save yourselves!
a me hus escaped troy the railway!" They hind token us for a winged lace Ncconding to telegrams which L have received from Kiachta, some of the richest tea merchants there, in_ view of cour successful crossing of Mongolia awd the Gobi desert, intend to form a xyuslicate for esta transport service between They will use a special type will try to bring nek the trade which hus now been arian rail-
Personally, I believe that the quite feasible, provides a road, which would be easy of construction between Unga and Kinch the Chinese Government has it will be and once more take to the grassy path, We go about half a mile, and come upon a river three or four metres deep, traversed by an old wooden bridge saute fifteen metres long. The forepart y halfway bridge, when suddenly there is terrifying crash, The floor of the way beneath the weight of rt of the car, whi raising on high the fore wheels, and then falls into the water beneath in the midst of " rain of beams.
I, says the correspondent, was pinned down by the baggage and fallen beams, and the reservoirs of the motor opened and inundated me with a stream of tepid oil. I heard a shout from the Prince, and saw his legs, also dripping oil, kicking actively above my head, He was squeezed between a beam and the motor, and was trying to free himself, which he succeeded doing after' great efforts, A few moments later all three were on our feet. The machine was rescued its position apparently none the and the motorists returned to but not for very long, as a guard ran up to announce the approach ofa t Tu trying to get off the the wheels of the motor stue We heard the ramble of and saw the smoke among the trees, watched the train emerge, and approach rapidly. At the last moment we snevceded in raising the motor and pushing lines, In the ov new for boat station, and decided to embark on of the ferry-boats. At 10 o'clock ter Irkutsk and have " hearty The automobile does net st repair. After 1,500 miles of the most impossible adventures, mountain ascents, sand stoning, it keep in the best cond for some superficial damage.
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