The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-10

Ihere are quite a number of people
who wish to know the cost of a trip
lsimilar to the one 1 made. For those
who wish such information, 1 give two
out of eleven specimen tours as fur
nished by Thos. Cook & Son as fol-
lows:
ICIRCULAR TICKETS FOR TOURS
AROUND THE WORLD.
The ours shown here are simply
specimens covering the more direct and
popular routes, but intending travellers
can, and are earnestly solicited to, lay
out their w routes, with the assur-
Iance that our tickets can be arranged
to include every point of interest en-
route. A sketch of the route should
be sent to our chief American office, 261
broadway, New York, and a statement
of the cost of the same will me at once
returned.
SPECIMEN ROUTES AND FARES.
United States, Canada, Japan, China,
Ceylon, Red Sea, SueZ Canal, Egypt.
Gibraltar and England
Route No. New York, Canadian
Pacific Railway to Vancouver, c. P. r.
lsteamer to Yokohama. Kobe, Shanghai,
Hong Kong, thence by Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company to
Singapore, Ceylon, through the Red
Sea and SueZ Canal to Port Said,
Ismalla, Brindisi, Gibraltar, London,
Liverpool, Or Southampton, and by
steamer to New York, Boston, Quebec
Tor Montreal; or in reverse direction.
First-class, $685. 90.
Route No. New York, by any d.
rect route to San Francisco, Pacific
Mail or Occidental and Oriental steam
Ter to Yokohama, Hong Kong Cor via
shanghai to Hong Kong, P~eninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation to
singapore, Ceylon, through the Red
ISa0 on1 S,n0 Co-o1 70 Dow Snil
fsmailia, Brindisi, Gibraltar, London,
Liverpool, or Southampton, New York;
|or in reverse direction. First-class,
Is5S5. 90.
Passengers desiring to visit India can
lido so without extra charge, beyond the
cost of railway fare between Calcutta
and Bombay, according to route select
led.
One would want to d $500 to above
for a six months trip and would AVE
to be very economical to make out on
that, with no sickness o accidents.
went without any around-the-world
ticket, and foot loose as possible in
Ievery way so 1 could stop when and
where / desired n go when / got
ready and 1 hin I saved money by
that plan. / carried ash with me and
kept ii in banks, with purses in hotel
safes, etc, all the way around. At
Jacksonville, Fla, 1 deposited in bank;
lal Houston, san Antonio and san
Francisco 1 did the same. on the
transport Grant with the purser, a Ma
mia, 1 bought money orders; at Hong
Kong in hotel safe, and so on till / got
lover about Paris and London, and
Ialong there I began to have so little
THAT I could afford TO carry it in my
pocket and not bother other people. I
was surprised at how little trouble I
WAS at in getting the different kinds OF
money used in the various countries. ]
lcarried American gold and tina was
igood at any bank around the world. I
bought and sold as needed. but gener-
ALLY Lee with the banks as I consider
led that safest In Mexico one Amera-
lean dollar is worth two or more in
Mexican money. On Guam island 1t
WAS the same way. In Manila, Hong
Kong and other places the same way
Tor about so.
At Hong Kong I carried $500 in
iAmerican gold to a Chinese bank and
asked what they would give me for 1t
lin Hong Kong money. After figuring
la little I was told that they would give
Ime $415.50. After getting my ticker
land paying my other expenses 1 went
back and sold the bank what Chinese
money I hadl over, but the price was re-
Iversed, or I had to give more than two
flor one.
I will close by giving the prayer used
laboad the Cunard Line steamer for the
lQueen and the President. I was muct
Impressed with It; in fact. surprised al
lit, from the fact that it fails to mentor
iany u those two and shows how neal