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The Ross Sea whaling fleet has succeeded in getting through into clear water after a period of 38 days in the pack.

Although the little ship has not yet reached England, news of what is now to be called the "British Arctic Expedition, 1925," was received from one member of the expedition at present in London,...

The attendance at the Exhibition yesterday brought the total number of visitors to date to more than 500,000.

On the whole, matters politically in India are much quieter than they were.

Visitors to the Otago Boys’ High School break-up ceremony to-day will have an opportunity of viewing the two bronze figures which have now been placed on the memorial arch of the main gateway.

Taumarunui, December 15: The fire which broke out at Raurimu yesterday between 3 and 4 o'clock completely gutted the business portion of the township, 11 premises being destroyed.

Berlin, December 11: Herr Solmann, a Socialist member of the Reichstag, praises the conduct of the British troops in Cologne.

"The general policy of our country," said President Coolidge in his annual Message to Congress, "is for disarmament, and we ought not to hesitate to adopt any plan

Sydney, December 8: The passenger steamer Suva, 2229 tons, and the cargo carrier Chillagoe, 1495 tons, collided four miles off Sydney Heads.