POLAR EXPLORATION .

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19900, 1 June 1936, Page 7

POLAR EXPLORATION .

SUBMARINE EXPEDITION. __.-—— SIR IIUBERT \VILKINS' PLANS. TO STUDY \\'E.-\THER CONDITIONS. United Press Aisn ——Elne. Tel. Caryl-mm NE‘V YORK, May 80. in a copyright message to the North Axum-lean Newspaper Alliance Sir ilu‘imi't. Wilkins announces that he is planning: a submarine expedition to the Arctic in 19117 in an eiYort scientifically in calculate the forces responsible for weather conditions in many parts of tinl world. "It seems to me that the only safe and satisfnrtm'y way to gather such Information is by the use of a sub—mui'lne so as it) t'slullllsh a base at a lynilll now innccossihlc to the surface ships." says the explorer. “A group at sriontisls. having means of access in the surface lhi'iyugh tubes or funnots. by moving the twat. dail}~ in re—iuiiun tn the too. may prnrii-cuily re—m" ”mp position. Hiortrimiiy heated pilxns will :nffnnl m-cvSs in”. 0 open .lll‘. “l “ill smm mmmr‘nro imildinz a nnw Ntii—it‘t" \vssr‘i. in whh‘h I will t'lltit‘i]\t)ltl' (u navigate, lionmth Hit‘ in) new» the .\wiir (Ivmn. \\'hcn the jutli‘llt‘y is u\‘(‘i' I hope to have the \twm‘i i‘ctlu‘nt‘ul in “11‘ Ai‘t‘iic to be tmut .15 n tuvi'nhnmnt imsc ful‘ weather nim‘nnii-Jns. “'l‘in-n i lltlDl‘ in find it possible, with Hit‘ [will ut' \.|i‘inus tiuvm'nnu-nts in the Suuthm'n Hl‘illiS]lhl‘l't‘_ tn iii-in; mmm un iillt'i‘llllfil‘lltll i-um'uu which will tii‘fllillN‘t‘ nntl Psiuhllsh :1 tloublu mm: m' pm‘nmnt‘ni sluiitms in the ;\u~ Lii‘t‘iit‘.” -—-——.___...__.