BRITAIN AND THE ARCTIC.
SOVEREIGNTY TO BE ASSERTED. Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. Received March 23, 8.5 a.m. OTTAWA, March 22. Captain Bernier’s expedition, which is seeking the north-west passage,’ carries instructions to levy duty on all American whalers using the Arctic islands and headlands for their operations. It is understood the object is to assert British sovereignty everywhere within the Arctic.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13333, 23 March 1911, Page 5
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59BRITAIN AND THE ARCTIC. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13333, 23 March 1911, Page 5
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