The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20

China is to have
- C-sf automobile show, II Is TO
~, tsd boo shanghai from November
u,.ppber 3, ana from all indi-
.ti.u. t will be one Of the most
.,..t3.rI1r exhibitions Of the KIND
'g,r staged anywhere.
Tb.. show is TO be housed IN spc-
.,ry. .onstructed buildings covering
III, arrps and to give an idea OF the
rserit.ic " the scale on which tho
,-otnot,rs are planning the event it
announced that a special electric
sgbi.ng plant. consisting OF genera
,1rs driven by crude oil engines aud
.,pahie uf lighting an averge Amer
,r,n yi. uf six ar eight thousand
.s7,ir i- 'n he built ON tho grounds.
ilpeo naval scarchlights Will pro-
t,i,, tho event by shooting trcmen-
fous beams into the sky nightly dur
8r the exhibition.
The shanghai show was promoted
.,d is being managed by Arthur
w., "a former American newspaper
ana sdyortisiug man who at one tune
,,t 4ayartIsing manager OF one OF
br bic Michigan motor gar manu-
,rru,u. concerns Arthur West,
rba Inns been I'm China two years.
ier.Ird after observing Chinese
.1orgptpr.zti,s. that an automobile
.bp,v fn hr successful In Shanghai
VouId have Co he spectacular, and
l,r that reason he Is making sure
hat the forthcoming event Will lack
,1tbIrr in that elaborate display
VhIgn appeals 30 strongly to the
oriental mind.
Tea Gardens and Girls.
I'm connection VITA the show there
,ro fo be- elaborate Chinese and
iararps, tea gardens, in which, In
,dd!ton tu tea tables and whole
4rovcs NJ Sing son and 'gcisha'
iris llcrr will be All of the old and
many new circus and vaudeville
.rinlg. \ dance hail covering 10000
uuarr feet Is under construction,
ANA 5u orchestra is on the way 20
shanghai from san Francisco to fur
rlsh music for the Shanghai stoppers
during show week. ParonthetiCaDv u
NAV be- remarked that shanghai is
onc of the greatest dancing cities I'm
'he world with numerous gay cafes
and restaurants that rival those Of
Paris and san FRANCISCO.
The automobiles To he exhibited at
,ba show will come from all the
manufacturing ccnters Of the world.
and somc ot them will outshlne any
hlng ever seen anywhere. The
wealthy Chinese motorist II the most
sniky In the world when II comes
10 elaborate decorations and coach
work for his ears. In Shanghai
herc are Roi.s Royce from England,
peugeots from France, Minervas
from Belgium, Flats from Italy and
packards, Cadillacs and Pierce Ar
L. a Ny l. la
bodies built in the l3 shops in
shanghai that are devoted cXclu-
siyeiy to motor car body building.
ln addition all other makes OF cars
win be seen at the show. some OF
them with fitments and trimmings
that would astonish and bewilder the
average auto show patron of London
or New York
Most Expensive Car
The most expensive automobile IN
The world, special Packard. built to
ihr order OF Chang Tso-lin, one OF
tie military princes Of China, prob
ably win be shown al the Shanghai
exhibition. This car Is said 20 have
cost the Chinese war lord 35, coo gold
dollsrs.
Among other things tho Shang-
hai show will call the attention OF
motor car manufacturers all over
the world 10 the tremendous strides
hat motor vehicles are making I'm
the Far East. In Shanghai, for in
= stance, there are miles Of beautifully
paved streets that are used daily
aud nightly by thousands OF motor
siS native and foreign. The ga
RACES In, Shanghai and other oriental
cities have attained proportions that
would amaze the visitor from the
west, one of the Shanghai motor
ear Establishments represents an in
'estment of more than $4,000, 900
and carries more than 500 men on
|Ns pay roll. These garages are
'mallfactories in fact. for they are
equipped 10 build automobiles as
Wen as sell and repair them The
garage above mentioned has the
agency for l6 American and Euro
pean cars, aud II is closely followed