The Archive · 1928

GERMAN GIRL'S LONG DISTANCE DRIVE

From Berlin to Peking by Motor Cars, South America Next Poking, Mar. 17.

Fraulein Claerenore Stinnes, the daughter of the late Herr Hugo Stinnes, drove into Peking _yosterday morning from Berlin, She had driven the entire distance in a cylinder Adler sedan-ear accom panied by AM. Soederstroe! Swedish cinema photographer, and four mechanics, who drove Adler lorry.

FraGlein Stinnes left Berlin last passed through the Angora, Syria, Persia, Russia. and Siberia, The party were held up at for two months waiting for the ico on Lake Baikal to thickensto permit them crossing. This hazardous feat was finally accomplished, Frailein Stinnes describing this 40-kilometre ride as the most exciting part of the In Crea the party, which had been warned against' bandits, into a trench cat across their track bby bandits, but escaped and avo other gangs by making detours.

After a stay of five days in the capital, Frailein Stinnes-and her party are leaving for Mukden with the intention of proceeding through then to North ant South rica—Reute

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