lent Harrison's Trip of 26,000 Miles in 1073 Days Representatives of the press attended @ press tiffin given on Wednesday on the Dollar str. President Harrison and if the passengers have the same food that was on the table and Captain Ablin, master of the ship, assured them it was, and they fare not seasick a trip round the world on one of these boats must. add at least 20 1b. to the average man's weight.
The President Shanghai on February 1 of this year on her round-the-world voyage, being scheduled to steam 26,000 miles and her round-the-world vo} doing return Shanghai.m. on May 20, She was actually off the Dollar Wharf-at 5 a.m. on May 20 and tied alongside at '525 am, having touched different countries and visited 21 leading world ports, returning to this city at the hour set several months ago; 107) days Shanghai to Shanghai, 85 days Shanghai to New York, and 46 days New York to Shanghai, The Dollar Line purchased, from the U. S. Shipping Board seven ves sch of this identical type, which are: operated on a fortnightly service. They are now all strung around the globe and it is hard to conceive that there is a sailing every 14 days'of Dollar passenger liner from each the 21 ports of call, all headed for~" fever westward, making a chain around the world linking together many of the leading countries and most interesting peoples of the universe.
The significance of this service can only be appreciated wien it.I onskered that this is the fiat its lind to be attempted in great amount of tireless pioneer', ing. Even in the Mediterranean Sea it is interesting to learn that, from Alexandria to Marseilles Naples and Genoa, every spare cabin is sold out considerably advance, as they have never had uch a service between those ports as is now offered by this Company, both in the way of accommodations, courtesy and table,
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