THE RIVAL EXPEDITION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 61, 13 March 1914, Page 6

THE RIVAL EXPEDITION.

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. . . [BY EtECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT ] v - Times and Sydney Sun Services, v Vienna, March 12. * ; The Geographical. Society supports ~ Koenig's claim of. priority over Sir Ernest Shackleton in regard to his polar expedition. NO NEED TO REPLY. (Received 8 a.m.) i * London, March 11. : Sir Ernest Shackleton will not reply considering it useless after the full statement which had been published- f ' ■ ..-■-••.-'• ( , DR. MAWBON IN SYDNEY. fft' l'-'i r" '-/. ' " '■ ■■• "■"i'\ •■>:..■.:'■■■ '.'■';. : .''/. ">/' ;' . ; , Sydney,-March'l2. The Lord! Mayor and the Hon. A. :,:•, ,0; Carniichael, and a large gathering "*in tbeTjpwn Hall, welcomed Dr. Maw- ! son. Hje stated that popular lectures ; would be delivered in Australia before .'in'England. The popular story of the v expedition would be printed in England, but, the scientific results,, which . Would occupy,'many volumes, would; be published in Australia. He declar-i

ed that the Antarctic played the greatest part, in the world's climate of any 'land mass. . He mentioned, that the

wind-driven snow formed an imper-

vious mask oyer the face. The weirdjiess was* increased at■ night by blue lights scintillating from the face, lhands, an£ clothes, which he supposed

was due to tlie electricity wherewith i the atmosphere was surcharged.