Sir Hubert, an Australian, has had fan eventful career which has led him fo all corners of the world, He was photographie' correspondent with Turkish troops in 1012-13 and was second in command of Stefansson party in the Canadian Arctic Expedi-fon from 1913-17, Tu 1017 he was, granted a commission in the Australien Flying Corps, Tate, and later was seconded to the
Velat photographer. During, the war Miltty story, Department 0s oft-ie was mentioned in despatches twice, was awarded the M.C, and bar, "Ater the war, in 1910. he was navie gator of the blackburn Kangaroo aeroplane which flow from England to Dustralia and inthe following year was second in command of the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition, Luter he. was naturalist with the Shackleton Quest expedition.
In 1923-25 he organized the Wilkins Australia and Islands expedition for ihe British Museum (¥atural History) andi he was commander to the Detroit Arctic expedition in 1926-27. Sir Hubert in the following year led the Wilkins "Detroit News" Arctic ex~ pedition and later in the same year he commanded the Wilkins. Hearst Antarctic expedition, In 1931 he was commander of the Nautilus Arctic submarine expedition and was manager of the Ellsworth rans-Antarctic, Expedition from 1933-86, Sir Hubert was awarded a Patron's Medal by the Royal Geographical So~ ciety for work in Polar regions culminating In a fight from Port Barrow to Spitzbergen, "He was also sw.arded Gold Medals' by American, Belgian, Danish, Cuban and Royal Scottish Geographical Societies, Other awards were presented to him by Norway, France and. Germany in connection with his aeroplane fights, Tue Municipal Council has given notice that owing to the heavy increase in cost at sources of supply, combined with increased rates. of freight, the Shanghai Munlelpal Council is reluctantly compelled to increase its selling price for S.M.C, Rice and the maximum retail selling Price to the public will therefore as from July 8, be $116 per zar (80 kilos) "net delivered weight, was in the way and the policeman decided to kill him. This led to the tragedy that cost the tives of the two
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