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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 10, 1989

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Berlin, To-day.

The German Antarctic Expedition 1938-9, under the celebrated Polar explorer and avia- tor, Captain Ritcher, is now on its way home and passed Capetown a few days ago.

Favoured by the weather, the expedition mapped more than 350,000 square kilometres of the An- tarctic continent.

Broad surfaces, mountains

and

chains of peaks over 3,000 metres ODD GERMAN

high with the central massif, over 4,000 metres high were photograph- ed stereophotogrammetrically dur- ing extensive exploratory air flights, using the newest German instru- ments.

COMMENT ON

BELISHA SPEECH

Berlin, To-day.

Among other operations were 47 radio sounding ascents up to alti- The re- tudes of 28,000 metres. search work was completed without

An inspired statement on the mishap.

House of Commons speech by Captain Ritcher has reported by Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Se- wireless that everybody on board is cretary for War, declares that well and in the best of spirits.

Germany is less interested in the The motorship "Schwabenland" facts of British rearmament than which alternately with the "West-in the mentality which appeared falen" acts as an air base for the to express itself by the speech.

service over the Lufthansa air

It is regarded as péculiar by the South-Atlantic was chartered for Nazis that Britain announces pre- 19 this expedition.

parations for the transport of

that She sailed from Hamburg last divisions to France, "seeing December with a crew of 80 in- Germany does not entertain' aggres- as sive intentions towards France, nor cluding experts and explorers well as a number of airmen and is France known to have aggres- mechanics. She struck anchor off sive intentions towards Germany.” the coast of a completely unexplor--Reuter.

ed part of the Antarctic continent

in the Southern Atlantic ocean.

On January 14, at the time when the "Schwabenland" was on

way,

her CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

Norway laid claim by public edict to the bulk of the Antarctic continent, including, that territory which was the scene of the man expedition:

Ger-

REORGANISING ARMY

Prague, To-day. Czecho-Slovakia is about to complete the reorganisation of her army.

The plan adopted, - according to the newspapers, is to divide the Army into three groups, corres- ponding with the racial divisions of the federal territory.

This claim was based upon ex- in ploratory activity by Norway the Antarctic. Judging from do- cumentary matter available in Ger- have many, Norwegian explorers never despite their highly meri- torious achievements in Antarctic coast exploration, flown over the and the mainland of the territory discovered by the Germans.

Certain it is that they have never

This would mean that Slovakia, set foot on it!

and possibly Carpatho-Ukrainia, According to the wireless mess- would have their own national of the ages received up to now, the ter- armies, with retention ritory includes the coast between Supreme Command in Prague. the 5th degree west and 15th' de- One of the major problems aris-. gree east longitude and the terri-ing out of this reorganisation tory from the coast inland south to that of finding employment for the the polar ice cap.

officers of all ranks who will have Further detaila will not be to quit the army. It is intended to available until the "Schwabenland" transfer some to the civil service. returns to Hamburg.

Some will be placed in charge of Not until then will Germany de- Labour Battalions, while others cide on the course to take to se-will attend special courses to be cure its claim to the results of the trained for a new vocation. expedition. Trans-Ocean.

Trans-Ocean..

DRIZZLE OR RAIN LONG STAY IN

John

HOSPITAL

Molyneaux,

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seaman,

The Royal Observatory reports that a moderate anticyclone is con- tred over Japan and is moving was charged before Mr. R. Edwards slowly eastward. A depression is this morning, with being a vagrant situated to the east of Shanghai,lin the Colony,

moving - ENE; a line of diacon- Det. Sergeant Loughlin said de- tinuity extends from it to the east, fendant missed his ship last year. ern part of the China Sea. The He was sick and was detained in depression over Tongking and hospital for quite a lon time. He Siam has decreased slightly in was discharged from hospital yes- terday, but was without employ- intensity

Local forecast:-- E. winds, mo-¡ment. derate; overcast, misty, occasional Defendant was committed to the

House of Detention, drizzle or light rain.