Though no one doubts Dr.. Cook's good faith, it will
of course be neceasary to verify his story and to calculate whether he really got to the place he believed himself to have reached. We note that the experts say that this will not be difficult if, as appears to be the case, he took suificientlY heeiliate astronomical observations. _Pending- th-e"p'rc■Cesii of aOiefitifi8 verification, Dr. 'took has made outa, caie, and we provisionally congratulate him. and the people of the United States that it should have fallen to an Aniericla - citizen to conquer the Pole, and that the Stars Said Stripes should be the first flag to be hoisted at the point where it is no longer possible to cry " Northviard Hof". 11 it was not tO.,13e, an Englishman, a Scotchman, or an Irishman, we are heartily glad that it was *"- an American to whom this signal honour should fall. We may add that those who desire to see a critical examination of Dr. Cook's claims cannot do better than read the leading article in Friday's Daily Mail. Let it now be the part of an Australian or a New Zealander to hoist the Union Jack at the other end of the globe.
