Novel Competition Sponsored by Tokyo "Jijt"
Tokyo, Feb. 16, The Tokyo "Jiji," one of the leading newspapers in Japan, lay published a scheme for a. "round-the-world" contest, which is tobe carried out under ite auspices, The object of the contest is to create a record of making a trip round the world in the shortest possible time and with the minimum expense, through the medium every existing means of passenger transportation.
Two men will be selected among the Japanese, who will, according to the plan, leave Tokyo at the same time, one towards east and the other towards the west, calling. at San Francisco, New York, Berlin, Paris and London and returning to 'Tokyo, respectively, 'The start will from a point in the compound of the Tokyo Exposition, whence they will set out at the end of March, this year, 'The' paper offers the winner of the contest a purse of Y. 3,000, while the second man will be the recipient of Y. 2,000—Toho.
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