A FLYING TOURIST.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19631, 18 July 1935, Page 9

A FLYING TOURIST.

VISIT TO SYDNEY. (Empire Press Union). SYDNEY. July i. Mr F. L. Emerson, ol' New York, who looked in on Sydney fen June i and stayed a few hours, ‘Claimed that he was the first man to buy a round ticket covering all the air passenger services in the world, Ids object being to make a tour of 50,000 miles in less that three months. He left his home in America on April 20 and promised before he left that he would fly all over the world and be back home in lime to play a game of golf on his private golf course on .July 17. When lie readied Sydney lie had covered 31.000 miles, of which 30.000 were by air. Ilis licked, cost about £IOOO, which included Hie sea journey across Hie Allanlic lo London by steamer. He said tie saw England and I lie Continent in lliree days. Ilien flew lo Capetown, and from there flew by the ordinary aeroplane services lo .Melbourne in is days, From Sydney lie flow lo Brisbane. From Ihore lie in - tended travelling via Singapore lo Japan, whence a sleamer would lake liim lo Vancouver. Singapore lo Hong Fong would also necessitate steamer travel.