CAPTAIN COOK
BICENTENARY CELEBRATIONS TRIBUTES TO ACHIEVEMENTS AS NAVIGATOR AND EXPLORER United Preßa Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Australian Press Association.—United Service. (Received 26th October, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, 25th October. Toasting the memory of Captain Cook at the British Empire League's bicentenary luncheon, Mr Amery, Dominions Secretary, paid a tribute to Captain Cook's achievements in exploration and navigation. He suggested that his survey of the St. Lawrence river was partly responsible- for the Empire acquiring Canada. After that the Admiralty gave him £SO and selected him as the most capable navigator for Arctic and Antarctic voyages. Captain Cook's charts of New Zealand were practically unchallenged to-day. Sir James Parr, High Commissioner for New Zealand, was of the opinion that if Captain Cook could return, he would urge the full development of the Empire's vast heritage. Sir Michael Hodges, second Sea Lord, considered it marvellous for a craft of 395 tons and 96 people, plant, and livestock to sail the seas of the world with so little suffering from scurvy. Captain Cook had to whip ideas of hygiene into the sailors, flogging two who refused fresh beef. Some of Captain Cook's charts were used even, to-day.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 October 1928, Page 5
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193CAPTAIN COOK Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 October 1928, Page 5
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