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NO NEW LAND AT POLE. OSLO, May 21
Captain Wilkins declares that there seems to be no chance of finding any new land of any importance, judging by tile results ol the polar expoditi his. He considers that scientific expeditions in future will concentrate o-n oceanographic discoveries-, possibly with the help of submarines. There was no reason, lie said, why submarines should not voyage from Spitsbergen to Alaska. He denies that he was invited to accompany Colonel Nobile.
AIRSHIP “BREMEN.” NEW YORK, Alav 20.
A message from Greenly Island states that the aeroplane Bremen was repaired, and the airmail Atelchoir and others attempted to continue the flight to Now York. The plane rose-and attained lull .sliced. She wavered then, and finally nosedived into the icy ground, becoming hadlv damaged. None of the occupants wore injured. HALIFAX, May 20. It will he necessary to ship the “Bremen” to a suitable ground before she on nsucrossfullv take oil.
WILKINS OBJECTIVE. JL-eeived this day at 8.30 a.m.) OSLO, A Lay 21
Wilkins says bis object in Polar exploration is less to discover land than to obtain meteorological data for the benefit of the world. For example lie desires to assist Australia in precautions against drought and save hundreds of thousands of sheep. This is one of the objects of bis South Polar expedition. Marconi assured liim that a short-wave system of weather reports was feasible.
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