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Show o ' 9 Sir Douglas Dawson and Companions Brave ( . Antarctic Blizzards to Secure Moving Pictures Expedition Sent Out by British Government to Adelie Land Secures Wonderful Won-derful Movintf Pictures of the Antarctic Pictures Cost $300,000 i and Are Said to Be Most Expensive Films Ever Taken r O Copyright, 1916, by Sir Douglas Ma wson. SINCE tho year 1810 no sail had been within the antarctic circle over the 00 degrees of 'longtltudo until tho Mawson expedition arrived In 1011, nnd before tbo year 1840 no evidence had been found that any human i being had ever at any tlmo been In thnt portion of tho world, and the existence of land there has always ' been doubted by geographers. While no human llfo existed In this newly discovered, portion of tho world, nnlmnl life abounds there, nnd In tho waters llsh live In greater numbers than In the tropics, which are popularly supposed to contain more aquatic llfo than colder wnters. The strangest of all theso antarctic Inhabitants N the penguin, nnd the motion pictures secured by Explorer Mawson show this half bird, half llsh. In n most amusing nnd nt tbo snme time highly Instructive manner. Having no experience with man, they were found to be remarkably tame, and exceptionally Intimate views were secured. Tbeso hini were secured for the Chautauqua at grert expense nnd nro snld to bo the most costly lllms over made. costing over $300,000. '! |