ROUND THE WORLD IN NINETY DAYS.

Evening Star, Issue 3065, 14 December 1872, Page 3

ROUND THE WORLD IN NINETY DAYS.

Such an announcement would have startled our forefathers out of their strict oropricty, and caused them to think the world was coming to an end. But this notice is now to be seen at Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane ?, of Auckland, the agents of the Trans-Pacific Steam Navigation Company (says the Southern Croin). For about L2OO one can leave Auckland, travel round the globe, ai-icl be back again in three months,—so it is said. The voyage hence to Honolulu could only be looked upon as a pleasure trip. Then ten days more would carry him on to the modem city of San Francisco, which during his short stay would present all the changes of the kaleidoscope. Then by rail aorsss the prairies, rivers, and mountains of the Far West, with a freedom from restraint, ami a keen enjoyment of the vapidly changing panorama as woods, hills, lakes, and cities passed before him. Then there would be brief stoppages at the principal cities along the lino of route, which would give our tourist some idea of the vaslneas and grandeur of the Western World. From New York to Southampton occupies but eight or nine days, in Canard’s magnificent steamers ; and when in England, what enjoyment, brief though it might bo, would be found by the old colonists. A rapid flight acr ss Europe would follow, making brief sojouraings at each favourite or historic ground across the sea again, to the grand old city of Cairo, in Africa: from thence to the Holy City ot Jerusalem, hard by, in Asia. After a visit to the various interesting places in the Holy Land, the traveller would speed him down the Muez Canal and the Bed "ca, in one of the grand and luxurious steamers of modern days. After stopping at Aden, away to India ; then to China visiting on his road the chief cities of these oriental countries Takjpg wing again for the south, he would call at numerous islands in thy IV'V’p 1 cean ; and then, after putting in at Sydney and MelfopUrne, he would finally embark for Auckland, where he would arrive, it is said (if he choose), after an absence of ninety days. We are informed by the bills that arrangements have been made with the different steamship and railway lines throughout that portion of the world over which it is intended to convey the tourist, so that no delay or vexation would occur. The bill of fare is a tempting one, and promises excellent results ; but we should imagine that at present Auckland is too much in its infancy to contribute yeyy mapy through tourists to “Tim trip abound the world in nirety days.”