THE ANTARCTIC.
AMERICAN EFFORT POSTPONED. By Teleerapb-PreM A«Bocl»tloß—Copyright '"•■: New York, April .24. , The ' United States expedition : to the Antarctic (which was to have started this year, under Captain Bartlettfs leadership, from the. Atlantic side of the Antarctic Continent, in an effort to cross the Pole) has been postponed owing to lack of funds, and will not start this year. ! .HAW THE SUM READY. •(Seo. April' 26, 0.15 a.m.) ■;.-,.,.; ,'';Ne«r.. York,. Aprii;.2S.]' ■, The National Geographical Society's collections, in aid ,of the/United State's Antarctic; expedition total .£SOOO. The sum of JBIO.OOO.is required.' SIR. E. SHACKIETON. " ' . New York, April 24. N I The Geographical Society of. Pennsylvania has presented a gold medal to Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer. : ' ' DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. TWO THOUSAND HOMELESS. liy T«lejrrsph-Pf ess Assoolatlon-OopyTlirbS V ' New York, April 24. : A fire at, Lake Charles, a town on the river Calcasieu, Louisiana, .resulted in, damage being done to the extent of 2,000,000 dollars (.£400,000). Two thousand persons have'been rendered homeless. ' . '■ ; ..'•- . : • ' RAILWAY STORES BURNED. St. Petersburg, April 24. A fire at the Nikolai railway .terminus, St. Petersburg, destroyed one hundred/ thousand poods (a pood.is eqnal to about SO English pounds avoirdupois) of hay, as well as a good deal of other merchandise. .'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 801, 26 April 1910, Page 5
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