WALKING ROUND THE WORLD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11453, 19 June 1899, Page 6

WALKING ROUND THE WORLD.

Mr G M. Schilling, who is, walking round he world for a wager of £1000, and who, it will be remembered, was in Dunedin in the early p.art of January, bas just returned from the north, having completed his tour of New /^aland. MrSchilling left Dunedin on'the 4th January,:and Port Chalmers on the 6th, .making Oamaru, a distance of 70 miles in 17 wX'/- ld thi, S has ba r en the «ebrd distance walked in a day, as far as New Zealand is concerned. He reached Christchurch on the 16th January, slopped there for a week, and proceeded across to the West Coast,xhis journey being considerably delayed by findin°- the nversflocdcd. He travelled- froni Kumam by )vay of Greymouth to Nelson, and in sneaking, ox the Otira and Buller Gorges, considers the scenes-to be met with there as fine as anything, he has seen in America. He also sneaks CtZf* teT S of 7s* hospitality of theTet Coasters. From Nelson he crossed to Wellington; and thence walked to Palmerston iSorth and through the King country, meeting with great kindness from the .Maoris. The 1^ C!_ Pr°V v C* Very fine' but Mr Schilling found the walking rough. s Leaving the King country he proceeded, without road, alono- the beach,:'and was frequently detained by having to wait ior low-tides. Be -finally reached Hamilton, and did the last 86 miles to Auckland m two Bays, having covered the distance from Ivew Plymouth', 224 miles, in six o \ a olV^' 5- } Iv Schilli »S the Bluff on tae. 21st December, and reached Auckland on tne* 2nd April, his walk of 1650 miles havim? occupied 93 days: but it must be remembered chat .-ne-was not* walking al! the time. Al-i-hough he is,-by his previous, calculations,' be-iind his time by about six months, he maxes no doubt about being able to complete, his undertaking within the prescribed time. He leaves hero for Sydney where he expects to pick up liis dog, which was quarantined nine months ago, and goes thence to Western Australia, walks over the Australia., desert to Melbourne, from that city to Sydney, and on to Brisbane. This completes his tour of Australia, and ho takes boat for Japan