ANTARCTICA.
WARNING TO AUSTRALIA, WH ALE EXTINCTION SHOULD BE STOPPED. WIND AND LAND ASSETS MAY PROVE USEFUL. United Pres 1 ! Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright Australian Press Assn —United Service ADELAIDE, Nov. 19. Ad dossing Rotarians, Mr. C. T. Madigan commented on the economic importance of the Antarctic whale fisheries ,which were being exploited by Norwegians. An international agreement was required to prevent the extinction of whales. The terrific polar winds might some day Bo harnessed for power, v Australia should send another expedition to follow u)i the work done 14 years ago, and to claim land flagged then, though colonisation might prove a delicate question, since France could claim :bounty on curtain lands discovered long , ago.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10748, 20 November 1928, Page 5
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117ANTARCTICA. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10748, 20 November 1928, Page 5
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