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THE SOUTH POLE

EXPEDITION UNDER SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON

THE "DISCOVERY"

Canberra, Yesterday. Mr. S. M. Bruce has announced In the House of Representatives

ONE OF FOURTEEN ORDERED that the Government has decided

to organise an expedition to the Antarctic under the leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson. It will prob-

JULIAN PETROLEUM FRAUD CASES

LAWYER SENTENCED

TERM DEPENDS ON BEHAVIOUR IN PRISON

HEAD KEEPER'S WARNING

Los Angeles, Yesterday. Convicted with two co-defen-

London, Yesterday. Two Chinese aviators, Comman- der Yu Diau(?)-bau and Mr. Wenably sail at the end of the year. dants on a charge of conspiracy The expedition will explore the and bribery In connection with the. Liu-tschen, are to leave London Australian sector of the Antarctic Julian petroleum fraud cases, ex- shortly on

A Cirrus Avin two- between Roas Sea and Enderby District Attorney Keyes has been re-sentenced to imprisonment for E seater light 'plane for Nanking, the Land, investigate economic

sources and carry out a hydro- term ranging from one to 14 years, national capital of China..

graphic survey. Aeroplanes will according to his behaviour in pri- This will be the first attempt to be used to investigate the commer-son. fly à British aeroplane from Eng- elal possibilities of whaling.

The head keeper of the San land to China.

The British Government has Quentin Penitentiary says that half The machine is one of fourteen placed Captain Scott's famous the inmates were sent there as the ordered by China from Britain. ship. "Discovery," now in service result of Keyes's efforts, and if The wings will be fitted within the Falklands, at the disposal Keyes himself

term he safety slots,Reuter.

of the expedition gratis. The cost must be isolated for his own pro- of the expedition is estimated at tection.-Reuter's American Ser- VETERAN SOLDIER £16,000, of which New Zealand has vice.

offered to contribute £2,500. The

ments have been invited to nomin- ate representatives for the scienti fic personnel.-Reuter.

GENERAL SIR JOHN MAXWELL, British and New Zealand Govern-

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DEATH IN CAPETOWN

Byrd's Claim for United States

New York, Yesterday,

The discovery of vast new An-

London, Yesterday. General Sir John Maxwell has died at Capetown of pneumonia.tarctic territory which he has ! He commanded the British forces In Egypt for the first two years of the Great War and was Comman der-in-Chief in Ireland during the troublous days of 1916.-British Wireless Service.

clefined for the United States, is described by Commander Byrd in a despatch to the "New York Times."

serves a

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.DR. WANG & MR YOSHIZAWA TO RESUME

A FINAL CONFERENCE?

Tokyo, Yesterday. Commenting on Press reports of to-morrow meeting between Mr. K. Yoshizawa (Japanese Minister to China) and Dr. C. T. Wang' (China's! Foreign Minister), an official Ja-i panese spokesman stated that the Government had slightly modified its original instructions to Mr. Yoshizawa but was unable to con- sider a fundamental change as it! had now gone as far as it was able to meet Nanking's wishes.

The territory which was dis- covered by two aeroplanes after [General Sir John Maxwell, D.5.0., an extensive fight, has been nam K.C.M.G., &c., was born in 1859. He ed Marie Byrd Land after the ex- was educated at Cheltenham College plorer's wife. Byrd also claims to and joined the 42nd Highlanders in have discovered

second new 1879, was Lieut. Royal Highlanders, 1881; Capt. 1887; served in Egyptian mountain range with peaks rising War of 1882 with 1st Batt. of Black to 10,000 feet, situated In Marie Watch, and was present at Battle of Byrd Land between Rosa Sea and Tel-el-Kebir (medal with clasp, and Khedive's star); served in Nile Ex-Graham Land and outside British pedition 1884-85 as Staff-Captain (men- territory. The range lles east and tioned in despatches, clasp); served south of the first range recently with Egypilan Frontier Field Force, discovered by Byrd and named the 1885-80, as Aide-de-Camp to Major- General, and was present in engage- Rockefeller Range, which is in Newgardless of its outcome," will be ment at Ginisa (D.5.0.); also took Zealand territory.

Regardless of Outcome

Shanghai, Yesterday. The "Evening News" quoting Japanese reports, states that a "final conference, which will terminate the Sino-Japanese negotiations re-

held between Mr. Yoshizawa and

part in engagement at Gemaizah,. About 40,000 square miles of Dr. Wang upon the latter's return 1888 (Brevet-Major, 3rd class Med-the Antarctic has been explored by from Nanking. jidie); Dongola, 1896 (mentioned des-

If there be no set- tlement reached at the conference, patches, made Brevet Lt. Col.); com- air by the Byrd expedition.

will return to manded 2nd Egyptian Brigade at Byrd's aeroplanes in their last Mr. Yoshizawa

Rockefeller Peking. Battle of Omdurman; commanded 14th flight mapped the Brigade, South Africs, 1900-1001;

with an aero camera, Chinese circles state that this Military Governor, Preterur, 1900-1 Range (despatches twice, Queen's medal while Captain Ashley McKinley of conference has been requested by class. King's medal 2 clasps, K.C.B., the Army Air Service mapped the Mr. Yoshizawa. C.M.G.): Chief Staff Officer, 3rd Army uncharted coastline east of the

Shanghai, To-day... The important oustanding issues Corps, 1902-4: commanding the Force in Egypt, 1908-12 and 1914-16; acrv- Bay. ed European War, 1914-15 (K.C.M.G.);

between Tokyo and Nanking remain Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, 1910

unsettled and there has been no G.C.B.): Commander-in-Chief, North- ern Command, 1916-1919; a Member the National Geographical Society, resumption of negotiations.-Reu- of Lord Milner's Mission to Egypt, commenting on Byrd's discoveries, 1920; retired pay, 1922; Grand Officer says he seems now definitely to Legion of Honour; Grand Cross Order

Exploring the Interior

Dr. Isalah Bowman, Director of

of the Nile, 1916; Grand Cross White have begun the big job of explor- Engle of Russia; Grand Cross Crowning the interior of the Antarctic. of Italy. General Maxwell married. The results of the flight just, con- in 1802, Miss Louise Selina Bonynge.

E.S. “KWANGTAH” ·

Shanghai, Yesterday.

cluded may be regarded as fore- casting the eventual success of his programame either this year or next, when longer flights will be The Chinese police yesterday undertaken now that the "breaking raided the China Merchanta S.N.in" period of aeroplane exploration Co.'s 8.8. "Kwangtah" before depar has been finished. Reuter's Ameri- ture for Canton and arrested a gang cam Service. of 16 kidnappers and released 24 children.

It is believed that the gang has been responsible for scores of ab ductions.-Reuter.

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Influenza has broken out in Madrid, Saragossa, Barcelona, and Melilla (Spanish Africa), there being thousands of cases in each

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A British Wireless message states:-The famous ship "Dia- covery" has been placed at the dis- posal of Sir Douglas Mawson by the British Government for the Antarc- The establishment of an Arbitra-tle Expedition, which he is to lead. tlon Committee to deal with minor This three-masted auxiliary barqué financial matters is being urged was used by Scott for his first among the Russian community, antarctic expedition. those promoting it regretting the Mawson's expedition, which the 'Hobart, Tasmania, at the beginning unfavourable publicity attached to Australian Commonwealth Govern- of the next Australian summer.

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