SEEING THE WORLD BY MOTOR-CAR

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 1

SEEING THE WORLD BY MOTOR-CAR

AUCKLANDERS RETURN

Ten children, supported on their crutches, c»".eered Mr. E. H. Cucksey, ss he came down the gangway of the Manama this In the background a fierce-look-ing bulldog took on a pleased expression as he, too, greeted his master.

Mr. and Mrs. Cucksey and their daughter returned to-day from a world tour, most of which has been done by motor-car. On the run through Canada and the United States Mr. Cucksey thought that he would “put New Zealand on the map.” Above his number plate, which was registered in California, he fixed the words “New Zealand” in fairly large letters. “I didn’t know there was a New Zealand in California,” remarked a wondering resident of the States whom Mr. Cucksey met. The 10 children who were down to meet Mr. Cucksey are inmates of the Auckland Hospital in whom he takes a special interest. During the time he was away on his world tour he had placed his car at their disposal. Altogether Mr. and Mrs. Cucksey motored over 22,000 miles. After the tour through America they took the car to Europe and motored through England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Later a visit was paid to France, Monte Carlo and Nice, and then the party sailed for Yokohama, Tokyo. Hongkong and Shanghai, where they found everything quiet. The final part of the motor tour was from Brisbane to Sydney over roads which Mr. Cucksey describes as “patchy.” “American roads are particularly fine,” said Mr. Cucksey this morning, “and the best traffic control I found was in the United States, where the roads are better posted for motoring tourists.” “in all parts of the world I found, that the increase in motoring necessitates the widening of roads. It was the same in England as in America —wider roads were the order of the day.” Mr. Cucksey was impressed •with the London policemen, whom he describes as wonderful. On the whole of the tour, as soon as he mentioned that he was a tourist, he was treated with the greatest courtesy. London’s enormous traffic is amazingly controlled, though it is slow. On his tour Mr. Cucksey attended several race meetings, and while in Sydney he visited the yearling sales and purchased a promising colt.