Sir Hugo Gates driving , Clifton Gates' wife Letitia beside him.
Lady Cecilia Gates at the controls, her husband looking suitably relaxed.
The steamer Montferrand which brought M. Manqué and his aeroplane to Tamba- Tamba was also carrying a Renault Voiturette. Purchased by Clifton Gates from Major Henri Lens of Ostend, it was the island's first automobile.
Clifton Gates and his entourage received lessons from M. Manqué. The supply of gasoline, also shipped on the Montferrand was very limited, and the car proved to be something of a fleeting novelty.
Motors were not effectively introduced to the island until the 1920's when a ready supply of gasoline became available.
Motors were not effectively introduced to the island until the 1920's when a ready supply of gasoline became available.
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