MAWSON EXPEDITION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2001, 7 March 1914, Page 5

MAWSON EXPEDITION.

eOMJIEROIAL FALBH OF ANmiiO .TicA.: By AseoQlat'ipiiwfjpijjr.irislit .'■■•■' Rlofßourna,. Marah 8. Dr. spo.ttking at,th.o Wiifcoriio tsnd.ored liiai, said, that his expedition to the Anbaretjo had. hacJs soy* era) tons of rock and mM.ifir.al apopimeijs, tjircie.ov four lutijdw.4 frii'dskriis., !} number.of jniinimals of tbo seftl type-. The Bspedition obtained indicatio.n.s of a ]ar.go area, of coal. At piifiseist lip could not estimate- tho couifnowial yaluo of the new Jandsj but it rnigh't h.aro jnuoh-vainQ, and it was only right that, Australia should Wo it, as Ailstralfa.n and British *sp:q.diti.ous bad acpomplishV all tho wojjk dono thoro*

Df. Jlawsa'a stated that ho had hftd Ss(slu«lto arrangements with, London papers for h ; is main narrative, ..However, ho had supplied certain aetss to the Australian, papers, and, as a result, his whole contract with London ■had been. caiiae-Hed. '

GREAT B'KEEDING>OR,OUND FOE •PENGUINS. London, March 5. _ Mr.. HttrJey, of Dr. Mawsaii's expedition, gives tin interesting description of thci Masltdlar Islands., a-.grq.tip a, few niftes- north of Dr, Mawson's main. base. Us is a great breedingrgroufld far seats, rare, gulls, petrels., iiiid pon.giifas. He ■estimitted that 150,000 Adefo pea-i guins wore breeding aft the group ttt tho time of his visit.

SIB ERNEST SIACKELTON'S PLANS. (Red-; March 6, 9,40 p..m.) London, March 6. Sir Ernest Sliaeljletoi:. has JilwKidy reWivfld jCSOj'O'OO towards bis Antarctic expedition. Ho dec-linos further son* trovcrsy oyer tlio Koenig elfiiftis.