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EXPLORER'S LECTURE.
STORY OF EXPEDITIONS TO CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE KARAKOROUM,
On Monday night, at the Univer sity Hall, bofore a largo and Appreciative gathering of mem- bers of the Dutch community and Univeralty undergraduates, Mr. of the Dutch Diple-
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matic and attachu
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to Dutch
in Stockholm,
and also Legation'
a noted explorer, delivered in Interesting lecture, illustrated with some very striking and vivid lantern lides, on "The fourth Karakoroum Expedition, which was undertaken by his wife and himself and three others.
In introducing the lecturer, Professor. R. G. Robertson, Dean of the Arts Faculty, said that the Arta Societyv was
addressed by are to be
who had gained for himself great reputa tion пн វាព explorer Ta tho Himalayas and Karakoroum. It was very rarely that the under- graduates of the University had the privilege of latening to one who had travelled in the solitary parts of the world, and one who had set his foot in places where nobody else had done so, and who came back with new information and knowledge about the process of land formation.
Mr. Visser, said the speaker, belonged to that small but select band of men, who found their delight in travelling to pinees where, instead of life and cult- vation, there was solitude and the desolation of the mountains. Str. Vinaer and his wife had spent several years in studying the range of mountains in the north of India, a range which had been vialted by small band
of explorers of different nationali- ties.
And in that hand Mr. and Mrs. Visner took an honoured piner
In Central Asia,
Mr. Visser began by thanking the Presklent for the kind words which he had spoken about him, and he asid he considered it n great favour to lecture to that distinguished gathering.
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The purpose of their expedition, he said. was to explore the un- known places in the high moun- tains of Central Asin, especially- the Karakorum. They went to Central Asia on three ocensions, and on four occasions to the Karakoroum. The first was in 1922, the second in 1925, and the other two in 1929 and 1930.
The
The lecturer vividly recounted the dangers which they had to meet and the difficulties they had to overcome. AB expedition into the Karakoroum, he said, was #orc dangerous thao to the Himalayas, because of the extreme barrenness of the mountains. highest point in the Himalayae was Mount Everest which was 29,002 feet high, while the highest in the Karakoroum was 28,100 foet. On several occasions they had reached height of 22,000 feet, and at one time, for a period of five weeks they were working at a height of over 18,000 feet.
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The Karnkoroum mountains were parallel to the Himalayas. The Karakuroum Poss was not really a Pass, but, was a range of mountains north of the Kara- koroum.
With regard to the physiological features, he said, it was much more difcult to work at that great height, than on the sea level as the rarer atmosphere rendered the functioning of the brain slower.
They were extremely thankful to the coolies for everything the did for them.
They bave gone
to the Karakoroum without the help of the coolien. At times the coulles refused to beyond a certain point saying that it won
Impossible, and they had always to set the initiative before the coolles could be induced to follow.
They had many difficulties to encounter. The chief one was the Inngunge difficulty. Everything had to be translated three times efore the coolios could be mado to understand what was required of them.
Among the dangers they experi. enced, the principal were snow storms and stone avalanches. On one occasion they were caught in n snow storm which lusted for three days and three nights, and it was the only time when he could really say that they gu* homenick.
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temperature during this storm reached 20 degrees below zero.
At the conclusion of the lecture;
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stable proceeded to kick him until he agreed to collect the money. The constable asked him to meet him at Hamilton Road when he had finished collecting the money. Ip] Iau was one of the hawkers from whom the constable had asked him Professor Robertson proposed afore Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Yau's wife came to him and saldohing was damaged two months
Five lawkors gave evidence, be to get money. Some time later, Ip hearty vote of thanks to the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, that her husband had been arrest-ngo, has resumed his flight to Aus- lecturer, which was carried within the case in which Wai Po, a ed by the constable, after he had traila, sind has arrived at Bima
hawker, was charged with having paid the ten cents to save him from from Sourabaya collected 68 cents by means of false being arrested. Defendant saw the pretences from hawkers in Shang-constable marching Ip You to the him from Australia, also the
Spare aeroplate parts wore sent` hal and Reclamation Streete, Yau- station and he told the constable collapalble boat which he lont mati
My brother, you have asked me to All their evidence was to the ex-collect money from this man, and Kingsford Smith. fect that the defondant came to now you arrest him. The constable
Mrs. Hill is awaiting hot huge. them and asked them for ten or five refused to listen to him. He then band in Australia-Beuter
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were
The War Office reports that cents, which he said he was collect-gave the constable the 58 con Hill was making excellent pro four people are dead and nine ing on behalf of the constable on which he had collected, but, the con- seriously injured as a result of duty to save thera from being, ar- stable throw it away. Some time gress when he had a misnap, an earthquake at Formosa yes- rosted.
lator, when defendant was stand within a couple of days of reach- terday. Six persons were alight-vember 28, he was hawking at the the constable and another defective record-breaking flight from Enge The defendant said that on No-Ing hear, his stall, ho saw ip Yan, ing Australia. Kingsford Smith ly injured, and 57 houses
had just caught him up to the completely demolished. The shock on othe the Chirone con asked him to accompany them to the land, and Hill gave the other his Junction of Shanghal Street and approaching him. The detective | niso partially destroyed 200 build-atable came up to him and asked station na the Inspector wanted to need it now." E LANES
inge.
collapsible boat, saying "I shon't. The authorities at Tainan are hawkers in Shanghal, Reclamation A foki of the defendant also gavo
him to collect money from the see him. carrying out relief measures and Soy Streets. Defendant re- Router.
avidence. fused to do so, whereupon the con- Mr. Butters, remarking that the proved alscharged the defende
alleged false pretensen had not beeh
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