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man to the ranks of explorers. Nila porate wintering parties were re- Otto Gustaf Nordenskjold, who was united at Snow Hill, and discovered born in 1869, was the nephew of by Captain Trizay, of the Uruguay Baron A. T. Nordenskjold, the on the same day, Arctic explorer and leader of the Voga expedition, which was the This expedition may have had no first, in 1878-80, to accomplish the striking results, but did extremely North-east passage from the At-valuable work, especially in geo- lantic to the Pacific. Dr. Ottology, physical geography. Nordenskjold was associated with oceanography, and though some of the University of Goteborg, Sweden, their collections were lost with the where for many years he was Pro- Antarctic luckily a number had al- fessor of Geography and Ethno-ready been sent home. Nerdensk- graphy, It was primarily as a jold discovered the first Ant- geologist that his many expeditions arctic fossils, proving beyond and wide travels to high northern doubt a anbtropical climate in the and high southern latitudes were Antarctic in Jurassic and early made.
Tertiary times. The scientific re- sulta were published in six large HIS FIRST EXPEDITION.
volumes, and the leader wrote an The first expedition was to Tierra account of the expedition, which del Fuego, whither he went in was translated into English, as a botanist "Antarctic, or Two Years Amongst 1895, accompanied by The and a zoologist.
expedition the Ice of the South Pole." was in the main due to the liberality 1006 Nordenskjold visited Spitz- of the late Baren Oscar Dickson, bergen in the French ship, "Ile-de- who had always taken a deep inter- France," and in 1909 he went to est in Polar exploration. The ob- South-west Greenland to engage in A TWO DOLLARS per share eview geography, and natural the district of Holstenberg, where N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Ject in view was to study the geolo- glacial investigations. He chose history of Tierra del Fuego and the ice-free and his observations June, 1928, will be payable on southern Patagonia, especially in of great extent. THURSDAY, 2nd August, on their bearing on the adjacent parts led him to the conclusion that for which date Dividend Warrants may of the Antarctic, and in comparison long gelogical ages the inland lee be obtained on application at the with the known conditions in the cannot have been of greater extent Company's Office, 3 Chater Road.
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Nordenskjold wrote voluminously Jan Maven and East Greenland in on geological, geographical, and registered.
the Antarctic, a ship with which allied subjects in various journals he was to make a closer acquaint and transactions of learned s5- ance in the near future. He pub-cieties in Swedish, German, English, lished a valuable monograph of the French, and Spanish. His wide ex- geology and physical geography of periences in Polar regions give East Greenland, in which he ex- especial value to a general work he pressed the view that the Greenland published in 1909 entitled "Die ice sheet at present is at its great-
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1′10′′B 4' 6"B Tytam Byewash... 8' 0"B 6' 10"B Tylam Intermediate L. Tytam Tuk Wong Nel Chung.. 78B 13′ 10′′B Pokfulam......
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Polarwelt und ihre Nachbarlander." HONG KONG HEIGHTS His name is perpetuated in Victoria Land in the Nordenskjold Ice Bar- For the information of visitors rier, in Alaska in Nordenskjold the following list of some of the River, and in other features on highest points on the Island and
Mainland published: Antarctic and Arctic maps.-"Man-
Island. Victoria Peak Signal Station
chester Guardian." .
REBUKED.
Immediately on his return from THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY Patagonia Nordenskjold planned an THE
WARNED that the only Antarctic expedition, but for a few genuine. Lipton's Tea No. 1years failed to receive the neces "YELLOW LABEL," bears Chinese sary funds. At length he was suc- Characters on the top of the tin, cessful, and in 1901 the expedition whilst inside the lid will be found sailed in the Antarctic, an old a Coupon, 12 Coupons from 1 lb. whaler built in 1871, which had, a
AN AGREEMENT OUT OF tins or 24 Coupons from 1⁄2 lb. tins few years previously, taken an ex-
COURT. can be exchanged for a 1⁄2 lb. tin of Ten, Free of Charge on applica- tica. She left Goteberg In October, ander the Workmen's Compensa- pedition to Victoria Land, Antare-
During the hearing of a claim and proceeded to the Antarctic via tion Act at Lambeth County Court the Falkland Islands.
Captain
Judge McCleary criticised the con-) Larsen, in command, was a most ex-duct of a solicitor and directed perienced Norwegian loe-navigator, that it should be brought to the who had twice before visited Ant-notice of the Incorporated Law arctic seas; and there was a scien-Society.
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Southern record. A small winter- Mr. Englebach, for Mr. Whitlock, ing party under Nordenskjold was said that after his client had been landed at Show Hill Island in 64 paid compensation for some time, deg, 25's, and the Antarctic went respondent's insurance company, solicitor, paid Mr. north to carry out researches in the through open sea, and at South Georgis, the Whitlock £100, although the re- Falkland Islands, and Tierra del gistrar of the court had ruled such Fuego. In the following summer aum was inadequate, and Mr. the ship returned south, but experi-had nothing further to do with the
Whitlock was told that the court! enced great difficulties with the ice.matter, and was paid a further ten When it seemed impossible to reach
guineas costs. the winter station two members of
Judge McCleary pointed out that the staff, Dr. Anderson and Lieuten-such agreements made out of ant Duse, were landed on Louis court were not recognised by law. Philippe Land to endeavour to reach This man was represented by a Nordenskjold by land and convey solicitor, of whose conduct he the news, but this they failed to do, would say nothing, but would; and had to winter, by themselves, direct the registrar to lay it before In January, 1904, the Antarctic was the Incorporated Law Society. crushed in the ice in Erebus and The judge reserved his decision, Terror Gulf, and sank with the remarking, "I regard conduct of Swedish flag flying: Thanks to that sort on the part of the in- Captain Larsen's enterprise, the surance company. as approaching crew were saved, and passed the fraud. They are taking advantage: winter safely on Paulet Island. of the man's circumstances to get out of their abilities, and I | strongly deprecate such conduct,
RELIEF ORGANIZED. Meanwhile, the want of news from the expedition caused alarms and several relief expeditions were
SIR G, HENSCHEL, SINGING AT SEVENTY-EIGHT
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Sir George Henschel, the singer, Gylden, of the Swedlah navy.. Dr. Chareof changed the plans of his composer and conductor, who is 78, has made a gramophone record projected French Arctic Expedition which stands out above all the rest in the Francis, and hurried south, of the Schubert centenary song- and the Argentine Government dis-records and is one of the triumphs Patched the sloop-of-war Uruguay of the gramophone. The Scottish Antarctic Expéditión, On a Columbia dise he sings returning to the Falkland Islands "Wandering," the first song of the after a year in the south, heard the "Maid of the Mill" cycle, and "The news, and preparations were at once Hurdy-gurdy Man, which is the made to take the Scotia to the last song of the Winter Journey" rescue, when news arrived that the The Impression is made that the W. R. LOXLEY & CO. Uruguay had returned with the great artist never sang better.
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