17 MAY 1930, page 1

His Famous Ship, The Fram,' Was - Built To His Own Desi Gn

and under his own supervision to withstand the pressure of the ice, and when she was held, fast in . the pack she drifted almost exactly along the course • which he had......

News Of The Week

Dr. Nansen W E greatly regret to record the death, on Tuesday, of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, at the age of sixty-nine. If Charles Kingsley had lived into this century he would almost......

* * After The War The League Accepted The Responsibility'

of repatriating hundreds of thousands of prisoners, many of Whom had no 'country left to which they could return. Dr. Nansen was invited to do the work, and his success was a......

As We Confidently Expected, The Constructive Side Of The...

policy has not been neglected. On Monday Mr. Wedgwood Benn was able to announce in the HOUSe of Commons the dates of publication.of the Simon:Report. The first part giving a......

* * * The Indian Situation - The Week In

India has been marked by further tragic rioting, but it is clear that Lord Irwin's policy has pre- vented the " revolution of India " frOm reaching the proportions of an......

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