ANTARCTIC HONOURS.
TO SHACKLETON AND COMRADES. ; (By, Tole&raph.—PreflH ABaoclatlon^docyrlght)' ,' (Roc. June 2D, 10.50 p.m.) - , , : i' 1 London,-June 29. : Lioutenant Shacklcton :wns, entertained ! at a banquet,' and subsequently lectured bfiforo tho; Geographical Society.,,. Tho. j?rinco. 7 of. Wales was present, and tlioro wero 120 guests. .After -tho licturo, the Piinco I-of- Wales presented. LiouWunnt.'Sluickletori'; with' tho special; gold,.modal of the Society.' His Royal Highness, said-, the .results of, thd"expedition. were: mostxyaluablo/ tp, scifentifio knowlodgo. ,lho expedition;had traversed six dogroes of absolutely, unknown ground, • , i Silver medals were handed-to Lioutenant Shackleton's companions. < \
tTho news of tho succcss of Lieutenant bnacklotons - Antarotio • expedition ' did not arrive in England until after the Eoyal' UtoCTaphical Society had awarded , its medals and honours .for. the year.. Tho Society therefore decided to' present Lieutenant Shackleton with ; a special gold.medal, silver replicas to be presented to ' his fourteen -, companions.- : A special-meeting, was'to. be.'held -to mako the presentation.] ,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 7
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149ANTARCTIC HONOURS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 7
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