END OF A WORLD TOUR.
Anton Hausliau, a Viennese who, in consequence of a bet, started on -September 12th, 1900, to make the ttour of the world pushing a light cart •containing his wife and child, re- • turned to Vienna on Wednesday, May 13th, having completed his task. . During this seven years' wanderings. Hauslian walked 81,250 miles, his daily average being twelve miles. His equipment, which comprised a .tent and cooking utensils weighed 4001b. During his tour he wore out : 104 pairs of shoes, and took 18,000 iphotograohs. Ha traversed Europe, America, .Auitralia, and China, and got into trouble during the Russo-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. Haushan's most trying time was in Arizona, where he saw no house for . .six days, and had n.i water for four. Hj returned in good health, but ow- ' ing to the death of his wife he re•ceivescKly £I,OOO.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9138, 14 July 1908, Page 3
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171END OF A WORLD TOUR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9138, 14 July 1908, Page 3
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