The Spencer Gillen Expedition

Our Alice Springs correspondent, tele-
graphed as follows on Tuesday:-"Pro-
fessor Baldwin Sjiencer and ]Ur. F. J.
Gillen have completed their anthropological
studies here. During their stay tome on
the residents were afforded an opportunity
of seeing many interesting phase» of native
life not previously displayed to them. Per-
haps one of the most effective and exciting
was the war dance performed by 60 adults,
who went through atseries of evolutionary
movements, first with spears and shields,
land aßterwlirdls witlh boomerangs, working
?tihemstelves into ?a. frenzy of excitement. Re
cently natives went north to avenge the
death of a tribal brotiher. Photographs* were
taken of the departing avengers and of their
return after killing a man. Numerous
valuable cinematographic and photographic
pictures were secured of corroborées",
dances, and sacred ceremonies. The ethno-
logists were highly gratified with the re-
sults obtained here. The expedition left
on(Saturday, northwards, all being well'