MAWSON'S EXPEDITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10211, 13 April 1911, Page 5

MAWSON'S EXPEDITION.

DISCUSSED IN LONDON

(Received April 11, 9.35 o'clock.)

f LONDON, April 11. J Professor Mawson dwelt, at the Royal Geographical Society's meeting on the meteorological features and also the possibilities of weather predicting from the Antarctic to Australia. He emphasised the desirability of establishing meteorological stations at Adelieland and westward thereof. Mr Leonard Darwin, the president, predicted that Scott's expedition would yield splendid scientific work. Regarding Captain Amundsen, he said that while no explorer had any vested right by reason of his exploration, and all foreign competition in A the Antarctic was welcome, he rer gretted that Amundsen did not give an opportunity of discussing his plans before leaving Europe. He said he was glad that the most cordial relations had 'been established between the Norwegian, and British expeditions, and he said that it must not be supposed that the Society's .grant of £SOO measured the Society's goodwill to Professor Mawson's expedition. iSir George Reid, Australian High Commissioner, paid a tribute to Professor Mawson's pluck and knowledge and l devotion to pure science. The Australian Government had helped a number of British expeditions—why, therefore, should not the British Gotvernment help Mawson's? The Geographical Society had done far more for Mawson's work than giving £SOO. It had endorsed; the project. Lord Lamington emphasised the probable result of mineral discoveries, and Sir Ernest Shackleton warmly wished Professor Mawson every success.