Fear that They Will be Exterminated London, Jun. 6.
An expedition is being undertaken to the South Seas at the instance of the Colonial Office to make exhaus tive investigations unslerstood that the idea of the ex-edition is inspired by a fear that there is a danger of the extermination of whales in that region, Such belief has been expressed by Sir Sidney Harmer, the distinguish zoologist, who is working with the Colonial Office in connexion with the expedition, The vessel selected for the expedition is Captain Scott's p, the Discovpry, which will leave Capetown this week for the South will occupy
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