'There is more excitement over the visit of a Japanese sampan in North Australian' waters, and " considerable indignation as weir, Tt appears that the sampan called at several islands, fon one of which they landed and set fire to the One lone prospector who witness their arrival is of the opinion that these fires were intended as signals, a3 on August 20, the sampan arrived from the direction of the Gulf of Carpenteria and anchored at Possession Island. Shortly after~ wards about 30 Japanese landed, and Clarke, the prospector, who was working near' the beach, was greet td, by the Japanese leader in Bns-'Clarke asked what they wanted, and received the reply "That's my business." The leader then took a look round, and after he had. given fan order in Japanese, the men commenced to remove ore from Clarke's workings. The leader said they wanted it for ballast. Clarke objected, and pointed out better stones for ballast, but received the curt ply, "I like this better." The m moved about three tons.
Before departing in. the direction of Cave York, the Japanese leader remarked that he thought he would take Clarke with him, as if left behind he might talk too much. Clarke, fan ex-naval man, was rated as chief petty offer, and served during the world war. He said that the master of the sampan was of the Japanese naval affeer type, while the crew had also the alacrity" of trained naval men, Australia's Great Loss Great numbers of people in this country and throughout the world mourn with deep sorrow the death of Sir Edgeworth David. Sir Edward was one of those who have made the name of Australia univer~ sally respected. A great scholar and scientist, he was known and respect= throughout the English-speaking world and in scientific circles in every "land. Sir Edward's service with the first Shackleton. Expedition the Antarctic at the age of 50, his cheerful endurance of hardships' before which many younger men would have quailed, showed up the high courage of the man. In March, 1908, Sir Edgeworth's party, in daring venture, climbed Mount Ere-bus, 18,370 feet, and were the only men in the world who had ever stood at the lip of its active crater, 900 feet deep and half a mile wide, In his later years "the old Prot."
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