Tug, Secretary, SS.P.CA, 184 Mohawk Road would appreciate hearing from any member of the Society who has not received a copy of the June issue of "Blue Cross." last year, did the world begin to rik Russian names- with exploration.
Long before this achievement of the Soviets, however, -Russia knew the names of such outstanding exrlores as Admiral Kruzenstern, Admiral Nevelskoy (the 80th apfiversary of whose death occurred/recently), Peter P. Semeneff, given the title of "Tien-Shansky" foy his discoveries in the Tien-Shan/fange near the Himalayas, Col_V/P. Kozloff, who excavated an ancient city buried beneath the sands of Mongolia, Prof. V. V. Sapojnikoff, who explored and charted the Altai Mountains, and G. N. Potanin, his famous teacher, Admiral A. V. Kolchak, well-known for his political activities during the, Civil War, was likewise a heroic explorer. In 1903 he set out in a small boat in search of the lost polar expedition of Baron Tohl ice-bound somewhere in the DeNMARK's first gliding school is to be organized entirely on German lines. The head of the Copenhagen School intends to take his final certificate at the Grunau gliding school in Germany.
Tur forthcoming lengthy tour to foreign countries by King Zogu of Albania and his young wife Queen Geraldine is announced in Budapest by the press. Although the itinerary has not yet been published, it is known that they will visit Hungar, Tur Swiss Federal Council has approved by a vote of 115 to 47 the introduction of a defence tax, the proceeds to be used for redeeming lessns incurred for purposes of developing national defence. The tax may be levied on property or incom or both and war profits are also liable to taxation.
Om concerns have decided establish a new pipeline Palestine, this line to be ground. The precautionary measure of laying the pipes out of sight is taken with a view t6 hiding them from terrorists, who have recently broken above-surface lines.
Tue Asiastic explorer and winner of the National Socialist Culture Prize in 1937, Herr Wilhelm Filehnei was awarded the honorary doctor degree by the Technical Academy of Munich on Friday. In his addr Dr. Filchner stated that thanks to the generous assistance by the German Chancellor he will set out on a new expedition in the near future.
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