Whaling in the Antarctic, during the 1934–35 season, will be carried out on a scale comparable with that of the record season of three years ago. A large fleet, consisting of over twenty factory ships and some 140 whale catchers, and totalling approximately 270,000 tons, has left for the Antarctic whaling grounds, equipped with the most modern harpoon guns and refineries. The following are the names of some of the factory ships taking part: Antarctic, Hektoria, Kosmos II, Lancing, New Seville, Ole Wegger, Pelagos, Salvestria, Sir James Clark Ross, Skytteren, Solglimt, Southern Empress, Southern Princess, Sourabaya, Star 2, Star 12, Strombus, Suderoy, Svend Foyn, Tafelberg, Thorshammer, Torodd and Vestfold. All the more modern ships are equipped with oil-burning engines with the exception of Sir James Clark Ross, which is motor-driven.

The annual dinner of the Antarctic Club was held on January 18, when 37 members were present. The President, Commander J. B. Adams, after honouring the usual toasts of the Club, proposed that Admiral Sir E. R. G. R. Evans should be elected President for the coming year and this was carried. Dr H. R. Mill reviewed the events of the past year hi the Antarctic in a brilliant and humorous speech. There were present also at the dinner six representatives of the Arctic Club and the Club guests were Lieutenants Martin Lindsay and A. S. T. Godfrey of the Trans-Greenland Expedition.

An Antarctic Society is being formed in America by some readers of the Little America Times, who desire to unite in a permanent group all those who are interested in the history and exploration of the Antarctic regions. The chief object of the new society is to act as a clearing house of information on Antarctica, to assist organisers and members of Antarctic expeditions, and to spread knowledge of the Antarctic regions. To this end the Society will collect books, reports, maps, photographs, etc., relating to the Antarctic, and it is hoped that much of the material obtained will be published in an Antarctic Magazine, to be brought out by the Society twice a year, the first issue of which will appear in April, 1935. The membership fee is one dollar a year. Those interested are asked to get into touch with Mr August Horowitz, Organising Secretary, 265 West Chester Street, Long Beach, N.Y., U.S.A. The membership fee entitles members to the magazine of the Society.