WORLD WALKER WINS BET.
Anton Hauslian, a Viennese, who, in consequence of a bet, started on September 12th, 1900, to make the tour of the world, pushing a light cart containing his wife and child, has returned to Vienna, having completed his task. During his peven years' wanderings Hauslian walked 31,250 miles, his daily average being 12 miles. His equipment, which comprised a tent and cooking uten • . sils, weighed 4001b. During his tour he wore out 104 pairs of shoe 3, and took 18,000 photographs. He ' traversed Europe, America, Australia and China, and got into trouble during the Rufso-Japanese war, narrowly escaping being shot as a spy The excitement caused by this incident caused his wife to suffer from a nervous attack, which finally resulted last year in her death. Hauslian's most trying time was in Arizona, where he saw no house for six days, and had no water for four. He returned in good health, but owing to the death of his wife ho receives only £I,OOO.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9132, 3 July 1908, Page 7
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168WORLD WALKER WINS BET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9132, 3 July 1908, Page 7
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