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The United States, which With Floyd Bennett he flew he came back, is very quick off the mark over the North Pole and back most dramatic

days, has assigned to his base at King's Bay, thing which m Rear-Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, its leading explorer, to go and claim a large piece of Antarctica --and quickly.

The Rear-Admiral, financ- Jed by £70,000 of Government money, is almost ready to start and will certainly leave early in October, while Bri- tain, which should be very interested in Antarctica, still mulls over the subject. Byrä has never yet been known to go anywhere without getting what he wanted, and some time in 1940 America will un- doubtedly have staked for- midable, and perhaps un- challengeable, claims to all available territory that it

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There is, as you possibly know, quite. a scramble for Antarctica, the eternal- ly frozen vast wasteland which may of may not have several rich plums in the way of coal, maganese, and other minerals under its coating of ice. Seven nations in all lay claim to the frozen empire-Britain, Russia, Germany, Sweden, France, Norway, and the United States.

But the scrambling up to now has been disorganised. Last April Germany claimed 230,000 square miles of ter-

A PLACE IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN

A "European situation" even at the South Polel

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exists

Claims made by certain nations to slices of Antarctica conflict with the claims of others. The result is confusion and contention.

The British Empire claims three large sectors, the Falkland Islands Dependencies, Ross Dependency, and an extensive area apportion- ed to Australja..

But the French, for example, claim part of Australia's “prize," while Germany 'butts in on Queen Maud Land, a stretch of coast which Norway regards as hers.

Also overlapping the Australian sector Is the "American fand" claim.

High-

Actually, Britain, France, and Norway are the only countries whose claims have been made of- ficially. Others are unofficial-as yet.

ritory in the Polar continent which Spitzbergen

hitherto had been regarded as Nor-

covering 1,360

way's and President Roosevelt coun- miles in 151⁄2 hours. This tered not so long ago by planning the made history. American Expedition and giving Byrd the command.

Byrd is a little man whom you would

hardly notice in a crowd. He stands 5ft. 6in. and is rather a dreamer.

Atlantic Flight

the

The following year he flew Atlantic with three friends, as a change He will be 51 in October. He had an from the Pole and a diversion be- adventurous youth-travelled round fore he set out on his first Antarctic the world alone when 12-later went expedition. to Annapolis, the United States Naval Academy, and 1917 found him a Lieut.- Commander at the naval aviation base xiously. It waited just over a year at Pensacola. By the end of the war'

before the dramatic: news came

America followed his progress an-

he was Commander of the United through Byrd had flown over the States air forces in Canada.

South Pole and dropped the American flag.

But it wasn't until 1925 that the world began to hear of Byrd in a big

The little man was doing big things. way. He was given command of the 'He made several other flights over the aviation until of the Navy MacMillan wastes, and mapped and named 400,000 Polar Expedition.

unseen

square miles of previously

He was made a rear-admiral when

Then a year later Byrd land. thrilled the entire earth.

phrases like "th "Byrd deci age." in a hut miles f meteorological c

He had a stov struments, and months the expl ice sheath tappi making his repo ther. His health four months of the Antarctic.

Once he w come by fum ty stove. He operate his ra days there w

The base at Li

more and more party was mobil through the It took three the men

got spotted the be hut, and then saw emaciated, hollow ill. He said, "S trouble."..

In February 193 the Antarctic for

the explorer has ing, and planning.

And now he is time he tells me t pose; is to establi

HOLIDAY E -pointment but A sunshine and hol shows an unusus at Ambleside.

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Bringing Up Father

YOU'RE WHAT? WELL-YOU'RE GOING TO STAY RIGHT IN THE HOUSE-LORD. WORTHNOTTEN IS BRINGING HIS SON OVER TO MEET YOU AND YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT-DATE OR NO DATE-

I HAVE SPOKEN- DO YOU HEAR ME?

YES-MOTHER- BUT A FRIEND OF MINE IS CALLING FOR ME AND I INTEND TO KEEP MY DATE-I AM GOING TO GET DRESSED NOW-

I'D LIKE TO SEE MISS JIGGS IS SHE. IN ?

OH-ER-UH-NO-

SHE IS OUT--

WHO

GOOD DAY –

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THE

MAC

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