A fleeting visit to Shanghai was paid by Sir Hubert Wilkins, famous Polar explorer and airman, last night, Sir Hubert arrived here in the s, Shuntien from North China and left a few hours later for Hongkong on his homeward trip to Australia, Interviewed by a "North-China Daily News" reporter, Sir Hubert stated that his trip to China was part of his very important work of collecting economic data in reference to weather conditions in various parts of the world so as to make productive efforts fit in with meteorological changes, Speaking to the reporter at Wayside Wharf soon after he came ashore, Sir Hubert said that ie had visited Japan, Manchoukuo, Peiping and Tientéin and at all these paces he had investigated economic condi. tions, He added that he would visit Hongkong, Singapore and Batavia on his way home.
Asked what had been the results of his trip, he pointed out that there had been no results yet. When he got to Australia, however, he would make a report from all the data he and assistants, who were working for him in various centres, had gather-
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