No fewer than 200 explor: expeditions and ventures are ting out this year to mske-disewverfex—more than ever before in the of the world.
Seven attempts to penetrate in the Polar and air, Two or three exploring parties are going to Egypt wrest from the desert sands the secrets of antiquity. And there will be a great number of expeditions to out-of-the-way countries to study eclipses, eunspols, strange animals, and lost civilizations, study undersea life and the ocean bed Will leave many' ports One expedition woes to the Gobi wren fae there hi that the human its 0 un, but this is ent which rehwologists are agreed.
Another ancient eilvitization tha explored is that of the Mays peoples of Central Th America British Museum cent sp ope executed in the days of Uivie An expedition to Gi 1 will attempt ce find how the ice monte reins of that country' alluet the ale of the British Isles and of Scientists from Institute rica will disappear into tot Asia to measure, if the heat of the sun and how important bearings on sun= the influence of electrons on the world's weal Astronomers will xo (0 South Africa to chart the xkiex in the southern hemispheres ant another party will attempt the xame task in Chite, cavations will he DI where search will he made the tomb of the great king this. tomb ings ints, supposed Wy he those pr Is, will be studtie the Grand Canyon of Cats ao, ni faseile of the Pleiktooons sonwht inn Argentina, Othe, seivartints will attempt to reveal the werots of buried Carthaze, Oxford and Chiewgo will send an expe Mesopot the "Mother Goddess," wh expected to throw light on th history of the supposed Garden Eden. A Philistine city" in the Jordan Valley will be the objective another party Unknown Alaska will be sun this year, and the Canadian Govern" ment will have ite customary. field reed of the "finds" lead te Expeditions to Central Africa for strange animals and birds for museums and zoological gardens will be more numerous than ever.
—British United Press Ir ix understood that an ireigae Lion project of great importance, involving an expenditure of between four and five crores, is now before the Madras. Government awaiting sanction. The project willie known as the Upper Bhavani Irv tion Project and contemplates the fon of 160,000 acres of first ere and 260,000 acres of second crop, Lord Sumers, on account of being connected by marriage Lord Apsley who has spoken eneourazinaly of ux to the people of the 'Old Country.' All the Mol-bourne debutantes are quite ex: cited among their bright young circle, the d press having ale read given Lady Somers a res ion for beauty, youth, and t gowns. An attribute which the men appreciate inthe ow appointment is that Lord Somers fx something of a sportsman, and has a, reputation in the tennis world. "The elder genera~ tion are a little inclined to. shake their heads sagely in doubt of th ly young man, while the lesser Burdened with years declare that, it is time to slow what the man. Of the 20th century can do.
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