Champion Expedition

Somewhere In Papua

MYSTERIOUS rumours have reached us from Canberra relating to the route that ’has been taken by the Ivan Champion expedition.

It was understood, when this expedition left Port Moi'esby some three months ago, that it would go over much of the country discovered by the Hides expedition, and would check up on Mr. Hides’s observa tions and reports.

Report has it that the Champion ex pedition has not gone to the Tari Furoro country at all; but that, on its return trip, it will cross a portion of the route taken by Mr, Hides, near the Waga Furari country, before coming down the Purari River, in October.

There is some speculation as to where the Champion expedition is and what it is doing.