A MASTERTON MAN IN THE UNITED STATES

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5082, 20 July 1895, Page 3

A MASTERTON MAN IN THE UNITED STATES

The Boston Herald, in «, reoent issue, has the following allusion to Mr J. Gunther, of Masterton, whose "pen name" is" Cecil J. Stuart" ■ —" Around the world on nerve Progress of another hob circler who is going to publish a book.—A letter received at Dedhara brings tho information that Cecil J. Stuart, a man who has travelled extensively in South Africa (especially in Mashonaland) Now Zealand, and Ausibalia, has just arrived in San Fran.jßsco. He comos to tho United States as a result of a peculiar wager. In Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1894, ho met Charles Trehoarn, a recent arrivalfrom Cornwall.audasa result of a discussion betweon them, Trehoarn wagered £IOO to £2O that Stuart could not come to the Unitod States, leaving New Zealand without a ponuy in his pocket and got published a book he had written on his (Stuart's) travels and adventures in Africa, the book to be out within 12 months from October 25th, 1894. Besides the above condition, Stuart was first to work his passage to America, and then overland to Boston, He was ako to accept no money except such as he might earn. Nov. 7,1894, he was in Wellington, Now Zealand, and had secured a chance to work his passage to San Francisco. He met with an accident there, however, being struck down in tho street by a passing cart, by yjfhich his right ankle and loftwriit Sore broken. He was taken to the Wellington Hospital, where he was confined until about Feb. Ist, 1895. Through the influence of tho PostmasterGeneral at Sydney, Australia, a member of the Australian Parliament, and Attorney-General, Hon, J. Want, M.L.C, he secured a passage on the mail steamer Alameda, paying for the same by service in the mail department. April 11, 1895, he was on his way to America. On his arrival in Sin Francisco, he secured work on tho Wasp, » newspaper of that City, and also turned a penny by writing for other journals of the City, and the Argonaut Magazine.

As soon as he earns tho prion of his passago to cither Now York or Boston he will come ou east.

Journalist Stuart has relatives in Dedham, Mrs Donald Ramiey and Mrß Whiteßeld.

Among the passengers who cams on the steamer with him rras Chaa. Baiter, who had in his pomasion Mho last manuscript of the lato author, Robert Louis Stevenson, and who was on his war to England, via San Francisco and New York."