London, Nov. 17, Every journey is an adventure, said Sir Bue Teichman, Counsellor to the British Embassy in Peiping, in a Jecture before the Royal Geographic Society on his recent trip by motor-lorry through Inner: Mongolia and Sinkiang. In the Gobi desert, he said, travelling condi tions were almost unbelievable. Ten miles an hour wae a satisfactory average speed, while often only 9 few miles were covered ina whole doy, Besides a liberal supply of spare parts, it was necessary io carry spades. picks, a wooden plank, mats, a towing hawser, and special Jacks: 'The loaded lorry only could average four or five miles to a gallon petrol, because of the perpetual use low gear. The 2580 miles from 'Suiyuan "to Kashgar took 38 dayx, but Sir Erie said he cheved that, onl accomplished' in a mont with proper organization, the Journey by motor-lorries. compared with four to six months with camels oF carts.
The best motor-road from Peiping to Sinkiang is now unavailable, on account of the action of the Soviet in closing the Outer mongolian fron-
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