HONOURS FOR BYRD

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 9, 21 December 1929, Page 7

HONOURS FOR BYRD

AND CHRISTMAS GREETINGS EXPLORER’S GENEROUS MESSACE. GEOLOGICAL PARTY’S REPORT. [United Press Association—By CableCopyright.] (Received 21, 9.50 a.m.)' New York, Dec. 20. A bill advancing Commander Richard Byrd to the rank of rearadmiral on the retired list of the navy was passed by the Senate at Washington to-day and sent to the House of Representatives. Commander Byrd has been awarded the Livingstone Centenary Medal, according to an announcement by the National Geographical Society, AUSTRALIA SENDS BEST WISHES.

[United Press Association—By CableCopyright.] (Received 21, 10.0 a.m.) New York, Dec. 20. Mr. Australian representative in the United States, has sent the following message to Commander Byrd: “My fellow Australians rejoice with the of your own republic at the successful and safe accomplishment of one of the greatest feats in history. As representative of Australia in the United States I desire to join all the Americans in sending you and your brave companions best wishes for Christmas and a safe return in the new year.” BYRD’S REPLY. Byrd replied- “Wo were all delighted to get your message, especially so on account of our friendship and admiration for your countrymen, Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Hubert Wilkins. Mawson’s work is certain to be of very great scientific value and we are at this time waiting to receive Wilkins, who has finished his great flight, at this base. He will receive a warm reception from all the inhabitants at Little America, who join me in best wishes to you and your fellow-countrymen in Aussie.”

PROGRESS OF SURVEY. [By Bussell Uwen, copyright, 1028, by the “New York Times" Company and the “St. Louis Post Dispatch.” All rights for publication reserved throughout the world. Wireless to the “New York Times."] Bay of Whales, Dec. 19. “Larry Gould’s radio report is as follows:— ‘Better weather let us travel during the past two days. We camped to-night at Camp McKinley, 85 degrees 26 minutes south and 157 degrees 10 minutes west. We made a great trip, finding things much different than Amundsen had them. We are just now leaving camp to climb a nearby peak to get a view of ,a- big glacier to the east.’ The different impression of the land to the east reported by Amundsen from his polar route further west agrees with the reports brought back by Byrd after his base-laying and polar flights. Carmen Land differs greatly from Amundsen’s conception of it apparently, and the mountains to the east run in a different direction from what he thought when he first saw them from his more distant point on the Barrier.' ”