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" Through the courtesy of the wireless companies we have put over the wires a number of important messages regarding New Zealand, likely to be heard by thousands of people difficult to reach otherwise. " Heavy supplies of our illustrated literature, greatly improved of late, have been broadly distributed through the post and otherwise, and the de luxe publications are doing splendid work in the waiting and reading rooms of leading doctors, dentists, and hotels, where they have been sent." ALPINE CLIMBS. The following is a list of different higli ascents undertaken this season : —

High Ascents from the Hermitage, Season 1929-30.

Date. Party and Guide. Name of Peak. Height. I Iioute and "Remarks. 1929. Feet. Dec. 14 Messrs. D. 0. W. Hall and D. Minarets and 10,022 Ascent from Malte Bran Hut; descent by Young; Guide, J. Crombie Mount De la 10,058 same route. Beche Dec. 14 Mr. H. E. L. Porter : Guide, V. Elie de Beaumont 10,200 Ascent from Malte Bran Hut; descent by Williams same route. Dec. 14 Mr. A. J. Scott; Guide, L. Mount Hamilton 9,915 Ascent from Malte Bran Hat via Darwin Mahan I and Bonny Glacier; descent by same route. Dec. 21 Mr. A. J. Scott; Guide, L. Minarets .. 10,058 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Darwin Mahan and Bonny Glacier. Dec. 21 Messrs. D. O. W. Hall and D. Elie de Beaumont 10,200 Ascent via Lendenfeldt Glacier ; descent by Young ; Guide, J. Crombie same route. Dec. 21 Mr. H. E. L. Porter; Guide, V. Glacier Peak .. 9,865 Ascent from De la Beche bivouac up eastern Williams face ; descent along ridge to Frenchy Col after same route. Dec. 28 Mr. A. J. Scott; Guide, V. Mount Footstool 9,073 Ascent from Sefton bivouac on to main Williams divide ; descent by same route. Dee. 28 Mr. J. A. Sim; Guide. L. Mount Hamilton 0,915 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Darwin Mahan and Bonny Glacier; descent by same route. 1930. Jan. 2 Mr. A. J. Scott; Guide-, J. Mount Footstool 9,073 Ascent from Sefton bivouac on to main Crombie divide ; descent bv same route. Jan. 2 Miss M. J. Paterson, Mr. Mount Hamilton 9,915 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Darwin D. O. W. Hall and Bonny Glacier; descent by same route. Jan. 4 Mr. P. V. Norman; Guide, Mount Hamilton 9,015 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Darwin M. Engelstad and Bonny Glacier. Jan. 4 Mr. McFarlane ; Guide, E. Mount Hamilton 0,915 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Darwin Blomfield and Bonny Glacier. Jan. 6 Mr. P. V. Norman ; Guide, M. Minarets .. 10,058 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Darwin Engelstad and Bonny Glacier; descent by same route. Jan. 8 Mr. A. Hayes; Guides, V. Mount Footstool 9,073 Ascent from Sefton bivouac on to main Williams, M. Bowie divide ; descent by same route. Jan. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Webster; Guide, Mount Annette .. 7,851 Ascent from Mueller Hut; descent by A. L. Dewar Sebastopol Ridge to Hermitage. Jan. 12 Mr. J. North way, Mr. J. Bay- Mount Sealey .. 8,651 Ascent from Mueller Hut to Sladden Saddle, Ian; Guide, A. L. Dewar then to summit; descent, climbing Annette on way, then by Baby Glacier to Hermitage. Jan. 12 Mr. N. McFarlane ; Guide, E. Mount Sealey .. 8,651 Ascent from Mueller Hut to Sladden Saddle, Blomfield then to summit; descent to Mueller Hut. Jan. 18 Miss M. Edgar Jones, Mr. R. Mount Sturdee .. 0,652 Ascent via Hooker Glacier and Harper's Twyneham; Guide, V. Saddle; descent by same route. Williams Jan. 18 Dr. J. C. Bradshaw; Guide, Hochstetter Dome 0,258 Ascent via Lendenfeldt Saddle; descent by M. Engelstad . same route. Feb. 22 Miss L. Familton ; Guides, V. Low Peak, Mount 11,787 Ascent from Cook bivouac up western ridge Williams, F. Alack Cook to summit; descent by same route. Mar. 3 Mr. A. Shand ; Miss B. Blun- Mount Footstool 9,073 Ascent from Sefton bivouac, off main divide, den ; Guides, V. Williams, M. to summit; descent by same route. Bowie Mar. 6 Mr. A. Shand, Mr. and Miss Mount Hamilton 9,915 Ascent via Darwin and Bonny Glaciers; Baldwin, Mrs. V. Williams ; descent by same route. Guide, V. Williams Mar. 13 Mr. A. Shand, Mr. K. Parker; Mount Cook .. 12,349 Ascent, Linda Glacier and Green's route Guides, V. Williams, M Bowie from Haast Hut; descent by same route. Mar. 22 Mr. Ken. Parker, Mrs. Vic. Mount Malte Brun 10,421 Ascent from Malte Brun Hut via Malte Williams ; Guide, V. Wil- Brun Glacier and north-western face; liams descent by same route. Climb omitted from, 1928 report. 1928. Dec. 21 Mr. A. P. Harper (president, Fvfe's Pass .. 7,100 Landsboro' Ridge, up McKerrow's Glacier, N.Z. Alpine Club) (leader), over Karangarua Pass (5,800 ft.), and MissR. Harper,Mr. R.Lucas, , down Karangarua Ridge to Scott's farm. Mr. C. Turner Williams (without guides)