'Shanghai Chinese Boys' Long Bicycle Journey "Three students of the Shanghai College Middle School during the Easter holidays rode all the. way {to Hangchow on their bicycles, feat it is believed has never been done before. They are Huang Dien-sum, Djang Chao-tsiang, and [Huang Ditming. Two others were be in the party, and started got only a took the train, The three took knapsacks con! ing food and blankets, with drinking flasks, special passports and re-Jcommendations from the authorities, Jand started off at 5.30 on Tuesday morning, riding along the railway. They were held up by rain and muddy and only reached Sungiang by: the evening, and could not go.any farther. For a part of the way they had to carry their bicycles on their shoulders. The next morning the weather was better and the roads were dry, and they covered 60 miles, reaching Wangtien.
On Thursday they started at Jock and rode more carefully because they were afraid their Dieyeles might be broken on the stones and spoil the whole trip. [For three days they rode without proper meals or sleep, but fought ahead with all their strength, They reached Hangchow at 4.30 p.m, jon the third day.
They travelled 115 miles and passed over 176 bridges, five of them being very long ones, They brought, back with them photographs taken fon the trip, signatures and other proofs from station-masters along ithe way to show they had success: fully accomplished this arduous tri rhe
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