A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4867, 12 June 1890, Page 3

A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD.

Thi New York Journalist contains eomo interesting factß contributed by Mr Walter P, Phillips, director of tho United Prtßß of New York, on tho aubjeat of tho timo occupiod m a journey round tho world. His text is tho extraordinary dovolopmont which has been given to railway entorpii>o m America by tho opening of tho OanadiunPacific Bailway. Ho Bays at this timo, whon much ia being said of plucky Miss Bly's feat of surpassing tho achievement of Jules Verne's imaginary traveller, who circled tho globo m 80 doyß, it may bo of interest to know that a copy of tbo Times Was sent round tho world three years ago through tho Oariadian-Paciflo connections m jleas than fi9 days This occurrod without I pre-orrangdment, nnd a similar (rip could ho m«do to day m much shorter time. 'Iho Marquis of Huntly, while m Japan, received a copy of Tho Times, via Burz, on tho duy a Oanadiin Paoiflo atenmor wus Balling for Vancouver, and itoesivred to him to try tho experiment. He forwarded the paper by mail to The Times, with tho rosult of \U roacbing tho office tbo eixty-ninth da; following its dato of issuoi 3ho lirco, howevor, cun soon b« reduced to fifty-eight days, for tho fast steamships of tho Canadian Paoiflo now building will soon bo ploughing the seroou waters connecting Vancouver with Hongkong. Tho trip from London to Una British port m tho Oriopt can then bo oasily aacomplisbod m twenty-eight, days, and tho average timo of tho Poiiinoular end Orinutareteuruora bptwoen Hongkong and London vii: Buez ond, Brindisi, is bub tliirly dajs. But marvellous aB all thin Bcoiuf, the record it to be

itill further reduced by nearly one half, and ihorowill bo nothing to prevont those who desire it from muking a trip from London and baok again m a Bpace of time that will totally oclip^o the record of Julius Verno's hero, who, by dint of great effort and unfailing ingenuity, completed his journey, and doubled the fovtuno ho had wagered on the result of his attempt. With the completion of the Russian Trans-Continental Railway, an ontorpriae now well assured, the tourest may leave London on a givon day, and m 10 days and 9 hours arrivo at Vancouver ; ho can procoed thonco to Vladivoßtook m 10 days and 18 hours ; ho con push on to St. Petersburg m 11 days and 11 hours, and roach London again m 2 days and 20 hours— a total of 35 days and 14 hours.