SOLAR EXPEDITION
LIFE ON CANTON ISLAND LITTLE CLOTHING REQUIRED SYDNEY, May 31. A hadio message from the solar expedition states: “ Canton is a paradise for the student of natural history. We have already obtained many specimens for the Auckland and Wellington museums. The Americans are adjusting their instruments, which are pointing to the sky like a battery of howitzers. On Saturday night we made observations, photographing the moon and the stars. On Sunday the concrete bases for the ' coelostat 78-inch camera were commenced alongside the American instruments. The temperature was 84 degrees in the shade. Army tents are used by both parties, pitched in lines. The Americans have 20 and the New Zealanders four. The Americans are already acclimatised, the only clothing of the majority being loin cloths. Tinted glasses are essential for sunglare. The land is infested with crabs, which enter the tents and beds when the men are asleep. Sharks are abundant. We make frequent hauls of fish. Both parties are settling down preparing for eclipse day.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23205, 1 June 1937, Page 9
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169SOLAR EXPEDITION Otago Daily Times, Issue 23205, 1 June 1937, Page 9
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