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JAPAN.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.].

Torvo, April 8th.

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THE BUSINESS QUTLOOK, ̧ ̈

Á sunswhat rimarkable conference has just

referred to, in a paper read before the Economis Society, strongly favoured the credation of the profesion of chartered accountant and em- phasised the advantages to the shareholders of having their accounts audited by an outside man he would be beyond the influence of the director,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 177,

CHINESE CLANS AND SOCIETIES

IN RANGOON.

A copy of a letter on Chinese class and socleties in "Rangoon has been furnished to the Rangoon Granelle by its author. The following "There are several Chinese olans in Ban extracte contain matter of general interest-

the writer says, "and every Chingman belongs

THE SOUTH POLE.

LIEUTENANT SHACKLETON'S GREAT FEAT.

CABLE BY LIEUT. SBÄCKLETON. [From the London Daily Mail March, 24.] The long and historic cablegram which

1909.

fungus-like plant in the lakos and many lichens, with a few mosses. Seaweeds of two kinde were abundant.

Mr. Marson made systematic records of all the appearances of aurora displays, These were exocedingly brilliant throughout the winter appearing most frequently in the eastern sky and seldom in the direction of the magnetio poli The most striking form of the surora was that of a parallel with draped cutting extending

taken place between representatives of the It appears that similar recommendations were gool to cus clan or the other. Clau in Government, bankers and merchants, the object made twelve years ago in Japan, but the Chinese, as a matter of fact, denotes the name Lieutenant, Shackleton sends to us from Half-across this heavons, sometimes stationary, and

business men. It was agreed that the present depression was largely due to the estrangement among bankers, fireign traders, manufacturers, - do, and the Premier, sharing this view, will call a meeting to discuss the situation. It is now over two years since the reaction set in to the

attracted little attention at that date. To-day however, the time is ripe for reform and it is to be hoped the suggestion will not be allowed to go unheeded. Mr. Okoshi's recommendations include a school for the training of auditors on the English (syster and the engagement of If this chartered accountants as instructors.

fovorish businessuntorprise following the Ports-idon were adopted it would be some yours before mouth treaty. In the early months of 1907 the creation of the new class of business mien, the share market showed signs of collapse, but their coming would do away with what at bubble compania bart, and sharos tumbled present is little less than a commercial evil. indiscriminately from the highly inflated figures of January, to the more natural but disastrous quotations of March. From thou until now quotations have continued at a very

THE TOKYO RAILWAY.

and in Cantonese Bhing kien dialoot Son Practically every Chinaman's name consiste of three words, the first of which denotes the name of the clan or the family to which he belongs, and the other two his personal name. So by every Chiasman's full nene is known to what clan ho balanga. The reputation of a clan plays an important part with the Chinaman. Bosides the family clans as above described there are also a few well-known societies, to tho meraborship of which any Chinian, who chooses to join is eligible on payment of entrance for and swearing that he will be true to the cause of the society for love of the society brethren and die for them when necessity arises, in pre- ference to his nearest relative, The Chinese ne is will know are fighting characters, and either a clan fociety or general society which is where they foty by must form, avoieties, foremost, ons is invariably for fighting. The Chices fighting efunctoristice are only rife among their own people, but outside it however they are insulei and wronged, there is no such thing as revenge or retaliation known to them and they are harmless as lambs, and for this know the reason it is said by some who da inner Chinese or that the Chinese make gols and are law abiding. This 14 in Burt true, because the Chinese never pick quarrols outside their own people. Among the Chinese the strong will always oppress the weak by insult and atsive language, if not. by kicks and blows, on the slightest provocation or oven without any provocation,

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BRILLIANCE OF THE SKY,

Racing cascades af luminescence traverssi Observations on meteorological optics and the length of the heavens with reniarkable speed. atmosphere alectricity, with chemical and phy sical studies in connection with the freezing of the sea surface and the numerous lakes in the vicinity of Cape Royd, were minds. Detailed work wasdone on the mineral occurrences aISE ice in all its forms, fall photographio records bo- ing obtained. Mr. Raymond E. Priestley, of Bristol, found much fangoid in the peat like bottoms of the lakes on the land behind Cape Royd. Ho also discovered a raised beach nt au altitude of 150ft. near Cape Barne.

story of his momentous Antoretic expedition. The achievements which he records are by far the greatest in Polar history. He has ap- proached nearer than any other discoveror, living or dead, has over drawn to either Pole.

On January 9, 1999, he hoisted the Union Jack, given to him by her Majesty the Queen, at a point 88deg. 23min of south latitude and 162deg. of east longitude, distant only 111 miles This was an advance of from the South Polo. about 350 miles on Captain Scott's furthest south, reached by the Discovery expedition in December 1992. Never before in Polar annals has such a leap forward beon accomplished.

Simultaneously, a second party from Lient, emant Shackleton's ship, the Nimrod, had Mount Erebus was very active in J. Whit moonlight pashed in another direction to the South Mag-ou the 14th of that month onl

Prog bergs are snow borga. Fossil radio Pole, in the ico-bound wastes of Victoria Land. Pro notic Pots, which lies far away from the South photographs of the were obtained, the and on January 16, 1909 it planted tha Jack at the South Magati Which was thus for the first time seabed by man.

The following to a brief summary of the Point reached within 111 miles of South achievements of the expedition:

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low lovel, the domestic situation being influenced by such foreign renta as the American panic beard that the new biard contains most of the ↑ open to all, with some excellent objects, but the 'This party also nelieved triumphaát success: Inria (microscopic organisms) were found in the

and slump in China. But another factor con tributes to the present depression and clearly Wstinguishes the situation of to-day from that 1907. Then it was at once recognised that the slump was due to entirely national cansus, was' a' raction upon a too sanguine and widespread

Tho now president and board of directore of the Tokyo Railway Company are now appointed. It is evidence of the baseless character of the newspaper charges of corruption against the aid old wombers. Baron Sengo, the president, former Minister of Justice and Governor of Tskyo Fu, is not regarded as a business man, but as a man of integrity he stands high, and with a competent board of management under him, It is believed the affairs of the company will be conducted to the satisfaction of au

lan, that the authorities will focurably cand der an application for an increase of the fare

investment and specrilation; to-day the depresexacting public. There is reason to belier sion, brought pleat about largely by foreign footers, is accentuated by serious developments at wins, of a personal character, which havo caused general public distrust of all companies This is one of the important signs of the times that should be considered by any conference of business men.

COMPANY CORRUPTION AND MISMANAGEMENT. To things seem to be in most need of reform in the conduct of public companies at prosent The law and public opinion must both be exercised for the improvement of the standard of integrity by impartial, rigorous, and prompt judgment on offenders, and shareholders sluild insert on competent mon managing their affairs.

Intor in the year.

VOLGANIC ACTIVITY.

When quirrels occur betren men of two different soulstis, and unless a compromise is come to between the elders of the two societies, there will immediately arise a fuction fight with dangerons weapons which may end in

In the past few weeks there has been plenty of evidence of esmological activity in this country. Slight wrthquake tremors are of con- mon occurrence at this ecason of the your, and are to be taken as a general assurance that graa-bloodshed and loss of life. for ones will not follow. But the inhabitants of the country at the base of volcanoes have had anual experiencea. The country for miles around the volcano Yakegatake, near Naguio, was covered a fax weeks agu by a thick layer of volcanio dust, and a still more serious outbreak 0 3-ra of nhilosophut the taken place on Mount Tarumaye in hed of tanks, or doctors of science running mar the north. Fallowing an unusually violent inproducts companies. It is as much because of explosion a party of polios ascended the moun

incompetens of officials as of the corruption tain several days ago and found that a new <certain company directors that the credit of kiness circles has sunk so low, not only in the crater, two miles in circumference, had heer It was of great depth in es of the foreigners but of the Japanese opened at the summit.

"Quarrels first originate among the claus, and when the societies become mixed in the affair owing to disputants belonging to one or the other of the societies, then the ght becomes In Rangoon, besides a few general one. minor societies, there are two big rival societies with their branch societies all over Barma wherever Chinamen set their foot one desirable

The Chinese societies in Barme in one way and undesirable in another way. The society is a useful institution if judged by the protection it gives to the poor small clan people, but it becomes andesirable when faction fights occur, as fanning the fre into a blaza.

"Claus who always pick of quarrels and are very aggressive should be suppressed by Govern- hand whenever assault and

Magnetic Poleras deel.

Eight main chains discovered. Une handred mountains survoyað. Volcano of Mount Erebus, 13,120ft. high, ascended.

New cost and high mountains located running west from Victoria Land.

Loul measures discovered in Antarctic

coutinent.

Theory that there is an area of atmospheric calm round South Pole disproved. Livatenant Shackleton's expedition loft the Anturetic in the Nimrod on arch 9, and will now proceed to Lyttolton, New Zealand, on its' All the members of the expedition, way home. are well and there has been no lose of life.

FIRST NEWS OF SUPERB ACHIEVEMENTS.

Half Moon Bay (N.Z.) The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition left the

base of operations at Cape Royd, King Edward: The following took part in the final ex VII Imul, on October 29, 1908. pedition over the ice after learing the ship:- Lieutenant Adauis, R.N.R., meteorologist. Eric Marshall, surgeon and vartographer. Mr. Frank Wild.

Lieutenant Ernest H. Shackleton. The most southerly point reached was latitude

jople also. In the past few months there have contrast to the old crater. Huge blocks of rock ment with a strong ordering the magistrates | 88chg. 23min., longitude Esat 162deg. (a dis

sen some very disturbing revelations of mis- aulagement due to fraud, negligenes, and eneral incompetence. To mention only two arge companies, situation is revealed that auggests a general disease rather than an isolated

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In the matter of the Dai Nippon Sugar Co., with the details of whose failure you are acquainted, no notion has yet been taken to punish the guilty, principally because govern.. ment officials themselves, are involved in some way--[Since this was written our correspondent

were scattered in all directions, but the party was not able to carry out very close investiga- tions on socount of the ice and snow,

DESTRUCTION OF TEMPLE RELICE.

Many of your readers will be acquainted with the fine temples of Shiba Park, Tokyo. The in temple here was destroyed by fire a few days ago involving the loss of relics and other treasures of eirmous amount. The papers variously estimasto the loss as between three and five million yen, and a regrettable feature is that neither the temple not its contents were

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without the option of

hurt cases come up anders of the law to, tance of 111 miles from the Pole itself),

The journey was very difficult. a

After crossing several mountains we reached a plateau 10,000ft. high. Several new moan tain ranges were discovered,

to sentence the imprisonment, fine. So the Chinese will think twice be fore they indulge themselves in osusing a breach of the peace and the consequent faction fighte' engineered by the societies.

The distance travelled was 1,708 statute miles and the time occupied was 125 days.

has reported that four of the directors insured, the priests in their simplefaith, scorning The Protettorate has power to banish undesir.itoportant sledge journeys were undertaken

ITGUN” OF

The only way, which appears to the writer possible to solve the

difficult problem

In all, more than 100 new mountain peaks somewhat

were discovered. Both the equipment and the is for the Local Government to create a new department, called the Chinese Protectorate, the food. supplies proved very satisfactory. The same department which has worked so satis. Manchurian penies did as well as was expovi

Well fall the hautshine at it. factorily in the Straits Settlements and the

Good sociogical discoveries were made and Federated Malay States, shore ni

of all classes. the entire population is Chinese of

west and north

The South Magnetic Pole was reached in rigid tint of societies.

as latitude 72deg. 25min, longitude 154deg. to the Protectorate

3. K. Davis, first mate, Mr. A. Forbos and appear

and the accounts of such societies are May Besistant urges, and Mr. Marson illegal income anil illegal expenditure. It examined periodically to see if there is any ceives the complaints of Chinese in minor affairs such are set apart from criminal and civil administration, and in more serious affairs it "Chinese emigration to Barma is increasing prosounter the offenders in the police courts.

are not strictly controlled in the matter of alang annually by leaps and bounds, and if Chinese

faction fights of the worst darsoter will occur."

have been arrested-En.] In connection with a modern and irreligions precaution.ables the Imperial Marin

thousands of you. The floor of the temple, da is common with kichi obiectionate. All lawful sociation, have to be. the lag seems to have began to move. bulldings, was raised on piles about five feet This resulted in the arrest of the president above the ground and underneath the buggar off compsay, Dr. Suzuki, M. P., one of the sought refuge for the night, lighting a fire for leaf progressists, and also an ex-M. P., an

warmth. Ho fall asleep and was awakened by of the company, also newspaper proprie themes, which had spread to the woodwork, ank anditor. ote.

If these persons arerified man rashed to the police and guilty and are placed behind prison bars a fed advance will be made towards clearing rented the fire, also explaining the cause. All the brigades of the neighbourhood with modern commercial atmosphore. The impending st of a bentenant general, director of company, is ramourod. Now these men

appliances were quickly on the spot, but what

on be one if there is no water supply? This: is the common defect throughout all the large

the efforts of priests and police to check the fire and save priceless ralics were unavailing. The venerable abbot, eighty-five years of age, was among the most active of the fire fighters, and

e not of the contemned Yokohama, businessities. The temple was quickly destroyed and Freed, so often referred to by apologists when explaining the causes of Japan's low reputation in business. They are not the ordi nary business class at all, and the same may be said of the great majority of important men implicated in charges of corruption and fraud. It may be stated with trath that if they had

r. Priestley assisted Mr. Murray in marine dredging throughout the winter. He and Sir Philip trouklehurst sank deep shafts in the lake ice for biological and physical stadios. Sir Philip Brocklehurat kept the records of the marine current indicator, and Mr. Mackay erected and kept a tide-gange. Mr. Armytago was in charge of the ponies and assisted the geologists,

glacial balders at Cape Royd.

Mr. Marshall obtained good records of natumi history with a cinematograph.

Mr. Marson was engaged in painting lands. capes and the aurora.

The resther was for a time mild, with a lowest temperature of 72deg. below freezing point.

We commenced sledging on Angust. 12.

We users. rmytage and David and I went to examine the Great Ece Barrier surface. encountered low temperatures of 82dog. of frost. Returning to Cape Royd on September 19, Messrs. Adams, Jorco, Marshall, Marson, Wil, and I left again on September 22 to lay a dopot for the southern journey, We returned on October 13, after placing a depot 124 statute miles south of the Discovery's winter quarters.

We experienced bad blizzards and low tem peratures, and were "held up for seven days. The lowest temperature was deg. of frost.

MOTORING ON THE ICE.

Wo found the Barrier surface impracticable for our motor-ledge, bat with the Arrol-Jolus. ton motor did much nseful work over the sea-ice, laying depots and covering distances aggregating over four hundred miles, in spite of temperatures varying from 4 to 60 degrees of frost.

The "Southern party "Mesars. Adams, Marshall, Wild, and I--with four ponies and a supporting party consisting of Bir Philip Brocklehurst, Messrs, Joyce, Jazon, Armytage and Priestley, left, Cape Royd on October 29.

1908.

We left Hut Point on Novembr 3 with ninety-one days provisions. We were "held. up" on White Island on November 5 for four days by blizzard, returned on November 7.

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On January 9 we left cauty and reached latitude 88deg. 23min., longitudo 162 east. This is the nest southerly point over reached.

Hore we hoaited the Union Jack presented to

her Majesty the Queen.

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No mountains were visible. We kaw now B plain stretching to the south.

The supporting partyings attached to the tentno bowing at our

ninonore neurly

On November 13 we reached the depot laid

longitule 168 sagt,

We look on pony maize and provisions pre- viously left there, and commance reducing our daily tions.

We retamed to pick up our depot on the

Le nom blown plateau, guided by our outward trucks, for the

ke, helped us to travel twenty to twenty-nine miles daily. We reached the upper glacier depot on January 19,

The snow had been blown from the

was lowered by stages by the Alpine rope."

On the morning of January 26 our food finished. It was slow going. Bixteen miler were covered in a twenty-two hours' march

made thorth-westerly slodge journey: Jetis, noring to high strugi (ridges and The snow was 25 doop, con cosling crevasses

covering a distance of 1,260 statute males. The winter was mild, and the lowest temperature they encountered was 40deg. below zero Fabr.

The geological results of the expedition areas important as the zoological.

The Nimrod encountered heavy pack ice. Mount Erebus, the southernmost volcano in

first time.

We travelled south along meridian 168 over a mounds of snow) afternating with soft mo The penies often sank to their bellies,

In klitude 81deg. 4min, we shot the pony Chinaman," and mude a depot of oil, biscuit, and pony-meat. The remainder of the pony. mest we took on to eke out our dried ration.

SNOW-BLIND PONIES.

and societies it is most likely that before long the world (13,000ft, high), was ascended for the expedition's

CASUALTIES IN THE KOREAN INSURRECTION.

FULL NARRATIVE. WONDERFUL SLEDGE JOURNEYS, CINEMATO-

Half-Moon Bay (New Zealand.)

The Japan Mail quotes from the Tokyo dahi

with Korean insurrection. and

GRAPH RECORDS.

On November 25 we reached the Disqvery Beatherncat latitade. The surface was now extremely soft, with large undation.

The ponies were attacked by On November 28 the pony snow-blindnosa "Grisi" was shot. We made a depot in latitude 82deg 45min., longitude 170dag. On November 30 the pony Quan WER shot,

riepot in latitade We reached the lower glacier 83deg. on the afternoon of January 27.

45min. There wo obtained food, und, preseeding, reached the Crisi depot (named after the dead pony) on February 2. There was no food remaining.

SITE OF THE POLE:

Wild was suffering from dysentery, the effects' of horse-mant. On February 4the entire party was prostrate with dysentery and unable tam ye. The dysentery continued for eight days but, helped by strong southerly blizards, we reached Chinaran depot" on February 13, Food had again run ont.

Blizzarda continued, with 50deg. of frost. We discarded everything except our camp outfit and gological specimens, and on February 21 Helped by a southerly blizzard, which was reached thenextdepot, all our food beingfinished.

Februar

statistics of the casualtios that have occurred in ignologist), Bir Philip Brocklehurst (survoy we found the Barrier infinanced by great pres. accompanied by 67dag.. of frost, we reached on

and has earned great praise from the papers. The list is divided into two sections, probably

been trained in business they would never have tractor offered 100,000 yen for the remains from the beginning up to August 31st, Adalaide) left Cape Royd to ascend Mount'

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Steering south and south-east, we were now appraching a high range of new moutains trending to the south-east On December 2 sure and the ridges of snow and ice turzed into We discovered a glacier 120 miles long and land approximately Lerty miles wide running in south and south-westerly direction.

On December 5 we started to ascend the gleder, at latitude 83deg. 33min, longitudo 172eg.

The

of huge pressure, On December 6 the surface was so crevassed that it took a whole day to fight our way 600 yards.

On December? the pony "Bocks," breaking unknown depth; The swingle-tree snapping, we saved Mr. Wild and the ledge, which was damaged.

The party was now hauling a weight of 250b. per man.

Schools do not produce them. If not guilty of have decided to re-build the temple at a cost of ounded, ranking a grand total of 625 casualties reached the old crater of the volcano at an through a snow-lid, disappeared in a crevasse of

frand themselves, by their inexperience of business they have been and are a standing encouragement to fraud in others...

THE REMEDY.

It is inevitable that Japan should pass through this stage of inexperience, for busi-

850,000 yen.

THE WARD COMEDY COMPANY.

Tho Fencing Master," is a pics which

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The old grater is ohiofly filled with large folspar crystals and pumice and with sulphur.

Bir Philip Brocklehurst had both feet badly frost-bitten, and one too was subsequently

A VAST CRATER

ness has been thrust upon her. It is, not calls for more serions acting than perlaps and: For all time, however, a beary respon nmmit was reached on March 10. The

UNKNOWN MOUNTAINS, The olonda disappearing on December 8, we discovered new mountain rangey trending south and south-west.

Moving up the glacier over treacherous show covering crevasses we frequently fell through, with an Alpine rope. The second sledge was and were saved by our harness and palled out bally damaged by the knife-edged oracasses,

23s depot on Minne Bluff, which had bean laid by the Joyce party is January. Hers we received news from the slay.

Marshall had a relapse and return of the On the 26th we made a forced dysentery. march of twenty-four miles, Jarshall suffering greatly. On the 27th Marshall was unable to march. I left him in camp a charge Adome,

On March 11 returned with a relief party. ship for relief. and all reached the ship at Hat Point on March

. 4 in a blizzard.

The total distance of the journey, including relays, was 1.708 statute miles. The time occupied was 126 days.

The main results are a goal geological collec. and a complete meteorological record. tion-we found coal measures in limestone

We discovered eight distinct mountain ranges and over a hundred mountains. We surveyed and photographed many, gooiers and found signs of former greater glacation,

The geographical-South Pole is doubtless

The new mountains altitudes range from 3,000ft. to 12,000ft. approximately. situated on a plateau ten to eleven thousand feet above sea-level.

On March 5, 1901, Lieutenant Adams, R.N.B. maker), Professor. David, of University, Mr. A. Forbes Mackay, assistant As may be imagined, even the temple in blackened for the purpose of distingasluing the stages of surgeon, Mr. Eric Marshall, surgeon and cart the rebellion. The first section covers theographer, and Mr. Marson (a scientist of ruins is a property worth having. Qué con-

In that time the Japanese had 423 killed Erebus, the great Antarctic volcano..

On the morning of March 7 they climbed, done such things, it is their misfortune that ther they stood, but the priests refused. Gold and and wounded, and their sick totalled 8,162, ont

Carrying their equipment on their backs they held important posts at a time of depression silver can not be destroyed, and in the rains of whom 797 died; the manalties on the side with a sledge, to an sititude of 5,500ft.

were 13014, but how many demanding the exercise of basiness ability and besides many metal articles of great vales which of the revers willed and how many wounded reached, on the night of March 7, an altitude integrity. These men would do very well so

were not seriously damaged, there must have the report does not disüngnish. The second of 9500ft. The temperature was 50deg, below glacier was badly, "crevassed," as the while Wild and I made a forced march to the long as everything was going on prosperously, been large amounts of gold and silver in a period extends from September 1908 to the freezing poinolent blizzard raged for thirty

In that time the but they are not the type to weather difficulties. molten or soni-molten state. The parleners end of February 1909

Japaness casualties were 45 killed and 157 hours. Resuming the ascent on March 9 they in the field; while the rebels had 8,719 killed, altitude of oror 11,0 Oft. They explored tha 2,230 wounded and 903 make prisoners, their crater, and unique fumaroles (amoke-holes) were aggregate casualties thus being 32,993, not found. excluding 702 whose fat is uncertain. Those #gures, remarks the Japan Mail, show that the insurrection assumed the dimensions of almost a serious campaign. It is to be earnestly hoped

be considered at amputated that tan rebellion may new unnatural that the Samurai Company director of the other plays which have so far been staged

bility will rest upon their shoulders who are should treat business affairs and shareholders by the Ward Comedy Company, and it is mainly responsible for fomenting an outbreak active crater is half a mile in diameter and steam and sulphurons gas to a height of 2,00 ft. money as he treated the people in the old gratifying to record that the artistes acquitted that could not possibly load to anything but 800ft deep. It was ejecting vast volumes of Hypsometer readings were taken at the summit days, wher business we simple, "barter and the themselves as creditably as in the lighter work fruitless loss of blood and treasure.

simultaneously with those from the base station work of the lowest class of the people. This of comedy. "The Fencing Master" possesses s

of Cape Royd. A geological collection was made and photographs were taken. might appear a primitive argument bat this strong human interget and is full of incident.

In latituda 85deg. 10min. 3sen. we made a

THE NORTHERN PARTY. Commencing the descent on the same day--

Professor Edworth David, F.R.S., reports: ideas of many business wen in this country to-It tells a story which grips the attention of the

The northern party, consisting of Douglas day are not mere developed; their sense of justice audience at the start and retains it throughout Mr. C. Lawrence, Serretary of the China Tea March 10 they glissaded on the stages down depot and loft everything there but our food,

ore rations to twenty ounces per man daily. in matters of business is as little developed the three acts. Mr. Ward of course makes the Association, Loudon, wrote hist month to The 5,000ft, reaching their edge depot. They instruments, and camp equipment, and reduced

On December 26 we reached a platean after Mersin, B.Sc., Mr. Mackay, and self, toft Cape was the Sunnral's. The principal cor- play and time and again he roused his anditors Times as follows

With reference to the note in your Supple reached Cape Royd on March 11, after the

Daring a large part of the year 1908 we crossing isofalls at an altitude of 9000ft., Boyd for the magnetic Pole on October 5, 1908. rootive to this state of affairs lie in the stern to the great enthusiasm by his clever interment of the thins regarding the consump. Nimrod had left for New Zealand

thence gradually rising in long ridges to We picked up depots left by motor-car fifteen miles out. The party healed two sledges by administation of the law, and could be found in pretation of the part of Angelo Rossi, an old tion of Chins tea, I venture to remark that, like

Finishing relay work, we discarded our second relays, the total weight being 6001b, për man, enforcing the present law as it applies to the fencing muster, while Miss Palotta we no less everything else, it obbs and flows, and that the finished the building of a hut and of stables for

sledge. There was a constant southerly blizzard with provisions for ninety-three days. We died from eating Band. conduct of companies. In this connection and saccessful as Lilian Montgomery, the affianced usual period of making comparisons is that of our Manchurian pontos. Unfortunately we lost 10,500ft.

The scope at the the eslendar year, and, according to the Board in the beginning of March four ponies, which

of Trade Returns (which I may assume to be Lieutenant Adams commenced in Marob of wind and drifting snow, with the temperature reached Butter Foint on October 13, and, leaving of the fuxotions of a company official most of Carlo Bossi, an artist.

"There was very heavy elodging over can- abased is the position of auditor. At present picture gallery where all bad gathered to view the best official records, the amount taken ont of

with Professor David the movement of December 27 we loat sight of the new mountains.

Finding the party weakening from the solidated pack ice. North of Cape Bernacchi the audit of a company's accounts appears to to Carlo's moterpiece was one of the best situations, bond for home consumption was:For the year

by the an entirely useless affair, becanse it is not done and there was quite a burst of applause when ended December 31. 1906, 5,571.975lb.;. Dopen./ studiede meteorological observations, and ranging from 37deg. to 70deg, of frost. On a depet, continued northwards in 60deg of frost. of Mount Erebus. From October on-ad the cold, I decided to risk making a depot enough on October 24 to bar the sledges, We

where, to од October 31, by the right party, and is in itself an encourage the young artist paled the curtains and revealed bar 31. 1907, 9,729,5571b.; December 31. 1908, the currents of the upper atmosphere, indicated

"It will be seen that there is a falling-off of soying of the staan-clond on the effects of the shortage of food, the rarefied air, the ice of Granite Harbour was just strong to the end of the expedition meteorological on the plates. On Jantary 4 we prowded arrival at the sound, twelve miles farther cil we utilised seal blubbers. Farther North, ment instead of a cheek to fraud. To remedy Miss Grace Palotta as a tableau vivant. Mica 1,920,73116.

sesineat, we crossed the the system as it exists, a. speaker at the Tokyo Boss Musgrove, as Mary Brown, the daughter about 8 per cent, in 1998, over the previous year, records were kept by Mr. James Murray and Mr. with one tent, utilising the poles of the second orth,

Roberts.

"relayed" to the The surface became soft and the biz. Hiring mainly on

Nordenskiold Barrier and Economic Society recently advocated the adop of an American business woman, was charming, hat sa the approximate values ara practically tion of the English system, which would involve especially in the lovers quarrel with Jack identical in these two years the inference sceme Mr. Murray foutul abundant microscopis tent for guiding marks for our return.

to be that the decrease was in common tes (869 rotifors (vegetable organisms) etc. in the sard continued For sixty hours, during

progress laborious and slow. The sea-ice south the training of 6 now body of man-charteret Hopkins (Mr. A. Eldred). The rest of the Acemats of Trade and Navigation, pp. 52 and ashwater lakes near Cape Boyd. The rotifers January 7, 8, and the blizzard raged Drygalski Glacier, The thawing solo, con sccountouts. A good exemple was recently set charooters were in espable, hands, and the

It was impossible to more. The members of of the Drygalski Glacier was beginning to break by a Japanese company who employed & firma of frequent applause until the falling of the Agront deal has been said as to this import were of remarkable vitality, living for years in with 72dog. of frost and the wind blowing at pasted of brash and crushed pack, rando

owing to numerous deep ebaas. oharteret accountants in Yokohama to curtain as testimony that "The Fering of low-grade China tas, but there is no reason the ice of the lakes. Experiments prove that eventy miles an hourgla

to believe that it bears a larger proportion to they can endure very low and very high tempere

We found the ringet penguin at Cape Royd, deeping bags."

(Continued on page 5.) osrtify thattheir balance sheet was correct. Master" was another play in which the Ward fine ton of the same growth than is the case with tures and immersion in very saline mixtures. the party were frequently frost bitten in their up. A first attempt to cross the glacier failed,

Ladian and Ceylon.

The chief vegetation was large sheets of a Mr, N,Okoahi, ex-Minister to Brazil the speaker Company scored a szocesa,

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Similar conditions obtained on our way up the glacier from December 6 to December 18, when we resohed an altitude of 6,800ft.

The violent blizzards in latitude 88dleg. show small in area or not coincident with the geo- that if the Polar calm exists it must be graph Pole.

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