New Peak Appears in Pacific

DURING her ten weeks’ cruise, Pukaki investigated a new volcanic cone that has more than doubled in size tiny Matthew Island, 200 miles east of New Caledonia. It had been reported by the British Phosphate Commission’s ship, Triona.

Until recently, Matthew Island, a vol canic cone, was about 30 acres in extent; now a second cone has been thrown up alongside |the first, making the whole island the shape of an hour-glass and about 1,200 yards long by 800 yards wide Matthew Island was discovered in 178£ and the older portion is covered with rough grass. Its sides are precipitous, it is uninhabited (except by a huge popula tion of sea birds) and it is doubtful il anyone has ever landed on it.