SIR HUBERT WILKINS

Evening Star, Issue 20167, 6 May 1929, Page 8

SIR HUBERT WILKINS

ANTARCTIC FUNS 18 RETURN IN SEPTEMBER (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, May 5. (Received Alay C, at 18..30 a.m.) Sir Hilbert AViikins, tho Arctic- and Antarctic explorer, landed at Plymouth to-day. On ids last Antarctic trip Sir Hubert AA'ilkius explored 1.200 miles of const hue, discovering twenty islands, two channels, and one sirait. Ho will-return to the. Antarctic next September, when ho hopes, with the help of an aeroplane, to explore 2,501.) Julies of coast line between Graham's land and .Ross Sea. MUCH WORK AHEAD BIG PROGRAMME PREPARED. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON”, Alay 5. (Received Alay <j, at 11.5 a.m.) Sir Hubert AA’ilkius, interviewed on his arrival from New York, said that at j •resent ho was marking time until Sc ptc-mber, when he will return to tho Antarctic to jack up tho equipment stored on Deception Island. “It must bo recognised that tho present work is of a preliminary character.” ho said. “ Tim task that 1 set myself involves from ten to fifteen years’ labour. After the completion of tho geographical work this year and the making of one more trip to the Arctic I will be able to proceed with mv real plans. Aly, ambition is to establish twelve observation stations.” Sir Hubert AA'ilkius will leave New York in September to join the Norwegian whalers at Alontevidco, on tho trip southward. He will reaeii his headquarters in November. It is proposed to explore 2,500 miles of coast between Graham Land and Ross Sea. The next flight will bring Sir Hubert AA’ilkius to Commander Byrd’s headquarters, thuS joining up tho work. —Australian Press Association.