New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
A RACE ROUND THE WORLD.
L. Hon LII

3ir. I. =. olrutlon, an English journalist. Of
three postal cards round the word. In different dlrec
lions The first sent June to the Stallion
mas ter OF the Canadian Pacific Railway at ancou'er.
wa Montreal, with the request that II may be 10
directed on to the origna. sender. VIA Yokohama and
Hong Kong. The second card was directed two days
hOng. and thence, via Francisco and New FORK.
to London. which by the kindness Of the gentlemen
ardly and III other ardly. prim object
of the postin. of them being TO ascertain the quickest
IN eastward second card reached London and was
delivered TO Mr.. stIutton on August II, after an un-
uass, WHIST The oth.l o. westward card, Vas not
received ia London TIL month later viz. septem-
hat the ard route Is the quickest OF The two, but
going into full analysis of the various dates and
Canadian route quicker than It's chief opponent tho
Drirdsi route. A. before stated th, his. Or west
ward card left England bv the Canadian man on the
eNenihs vi June aiil, accJ de 40 .ne s,ap vi ns
Vancouver freight office OF the Canadian Pacific Rail-
steamship line shows that II reached Yokohama rs
for London August 3, arriving shepherds Bush
September 1.-THE total time taken on the journey
to Hong Kong, via Brndisi, and home again via san
ra'cco and New York apn.rently viii hardly any
stoppage at all, and was enabled 10 rcach London
Ia ,AoS.iy seventy days lOn the day ~ was pos ed
Allowing for the time that the westward card waited
piares. hch Is esf'mSf@i a. tb,tr davs tbe
taken by this card In transit round the world
The quickest time on record done In accomplishing
this journey OF about %. 100 miles. thus proving bv
the agency of the TRANSIT anadian route that the we'll
known programme laid down by NJ. Jules Verne. in his
Journey Round the World, has only been realized
but eclipsed. with margin Of about fortnight to
spare
A third card also dispatched from Dover Eng
land) ny th" same gentleman June %. 70 N" British
consul at Shanghai which crossed the entire continents
OF the grea h. ssian European and Asian and hi
Empires, via st. Petersburg Kalgan. Pekin. AMI
Hong Kong and thence home again. the United
States reaching London September 10. Journey
OF eighty Dlne days. The dates marked the card
are: Dover Jun" 20: Hony Kong. August Shanghai.
August 8, g. 10 and IL Yokohama August Is shep
nerds Bush September 10. The cost of the cards
were, eastward card. 3 led westward card. 3D.. and
the east card led each. When il Is known thar
similar journey ~ TWO postal cords gonr eastward
and westward which we're dispatched from sweden ten
Years ago. OCCUPIED ll6 ana III dap rcsncciyeiy.
In travelling round the world. the performance ~
these cards can be justly termed marvellous one.
Especially be II stated. that each card sent on it,
journey by our spondent without any preconceried
high testimony Of the accuracy and regularity 81
IN" words uo>f"l AM Of" -,rv 49, vol
In favor of those systems, fhe perfcctblfy Of
Vlrch Is amrly csi a. ii>hod paiIicuari, whom
IL IS also considered what arrangements are requisite 10
insur the ~ hr eaids End The larcr nrmhsr
of hands through which they pass on tleir journey
over land and The feat unrOnScous'y performed
by IN m Is sufficient 10 move any enterprsng ndiv-
dra' pondenf rosSeeSed ~ l~'Sre and
follow the route OF either Of these cards az
summer excursion, and If he should adopt that OF tho
cause to complain OF MS tour across the great
Canadian continent.