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SCOTTS ANTARCTIC

EXPEDITION.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1921.-

ordinary laboratories, aut, in some last supporting party, under the cases, out of the solid ine cliff and command of Lieutenant (un ho then illuminated with electric light, {wsa) Evans. The sledge teams were thrown upon the soresa. Alwers re-organized, Evans, coding ons part of the lecture two pictures fona of his men to Captain Scott, Capt. Evans' Lecture at the were shown, ons depicting the in order to make quite certain of his

World Theatre.

lecturer himself, taking observa- (leader's mucosas.” Although the tians to determine longitude, in a giving up of a man helped_Scott: A thrilling story of struggle and temperature of 60 degrees below considerably, it neatly spala dinasive bardship was told by Capi, E. zero and the other showing the for the I supporting party. G. R. Evans, C., 8., of timekeeper in anug comfort inside After the rak day's homeward ET.M.B. Carlisle, to a crowded at the but, watching the Siderial marob, they found they could not dieces at the World Theatre last clock and waiting the time signal do the necessary distance in the night when he lectured on that from the observer without, the routine marching time of nine memorable and gallant last communication being effected by hours. They increased the mar tarosio expedition of Capt. R. Fordinary telephone.

ching time to 12 hours a day. Ester on, the party marched 18

Scott, under whom he served as

ciativa attention from start to dalsh.

His Excellency the Governor Sir Edward Stubbe, ...) Pt [sided and briedy introduced the

lecturer.

Terrible Hardships.

TH

second in eammand. The Iscture) During the winter, a special and even 14 hours, but the early was illustrated by a large number of beautiful alides made from photo-umay was made by Dr. Whon, decision affected their salvation Bowers and Charry-Garrard "to)and Evans' party struggled home graphs taken by Mr. E. G. Fo Cape Crazier to obtain Emperor after covering more than 1,500 ting, P.R.6 9., and other members| of the expedition. The photography Penguins" eggs sad to study the miles in harassa.

winte habits of these extraordinary

Gallant Seamen. was perfect and was in itself a real birds, shout which so little

Evans was overcome by SCURTJ, education.

koown. On this journey the three Hs described graphically how hi Capi Evans told his story in si man endured the most dreadfulto brave and loyal companions, pleasingly racy style and was listen-hardships, actually experiencing Lastly and Crean, helped him ed to with sympathetic and appre temperature of 77 degrees below to win through. These two men zaro, with no greater protection dragged their offer for 15 miles on than a canvas teat. "Picturs their sledge and, when they dropped hardships," said Captain Evans from exhaustion, they still had 35 frozen bags to sleep in, frozen miles to go to the nearest refuge footgear and frozen mitte. Their beat camp. Without the aledge, by light moonlight, for it must be superhuman effort, it was perhaps remembered that the sun is absent possible for the two men to reach bus address, explained that the for four months, in this latitude, safety, but they refused to leave object of Capisin Scott's entar- pruse was mainly scientific and during winter. This party faced Brana, in spite of his orders that intended to complete and extendingly extraordinary discomforts they were to do so and it became & and dangers for five weeks in the question of who should go and who former diecavcies. Part of bia plsa was to reach the South Pole cause of science and when the should stay.

listio band won through and finally Eventually, Creas, baxing per obtaicing returned to Cape Evans, they were hape had the lighter share of the cleotide data on the way. It was almost disfigured by frostbite, lackledging work, decided to make the of sleep and grime from the fumes effort. He was given the few biscuits that remained in the fond

by

Capisic Erans, at the outset of

gled ga

journey,

on November 20th, 1910, that Scott's good little ship the Terra Nova left New Zealand

on her never-to-be-forgulten voyage with

complement

В

of their blubber stove."

Starting for the Pole. | bag and a little chocolate and, with The start for the Pule

was no other food, he marched for 15 msdb

October 24 when hours, through blizzard and storm, Evans left with the to Hut Point, where, providential. moter aledges to pioneer the. he met with Dr. Atkinson,

The way.

Demetri, the dog driver and the

närer, scientista and seamed. Capt. Proceeding southward on the 150th meridian, the first exciting incident occurred on December 2, wban al

motors

Were 001

1983

gale was encountered which, in the successful, for the expedition tock dog teams. Crean collapsed sk place before perfection had been s: Atkinson's feet and when he re- deeply indea condition of the ship-tained with air-cooled engines. The covered be indicated the where nearly caused the loss of the es

were abandoned bouts of the two men be bad left. pedition. The 50-year-old wooden motor sledges ship worked so badly in the storm after conveying a great weight of The dog teams were galloped out storea over rough, slippery and ad Captain Ersas and Lebly that rast quantities of water found crevassed ice, but they had their were brought safely in. Atkinson's their way into the balds, the Pump suctions were choked and uses, for Scott was able to march care and medical knowledge even. his ponies without heary loads tually nursed Evans through, al foz twó daya the fate of

over the bad surface to begin with though his life was despaired of for the expedition hung perilaualy and thus save their legs for the months. in the balance. At the end of that trail over the Great Ice Barrier.

At the South Pole, time, when the men had been The journey Polewards

Captain Evan's took by sudienca working incessantly for 24 hour, pleadidly organized.

Two sup

back to Scott and explained the the gals abated and the ship came porting parties returned after the adventures and the tragedy which through with no loss beyond at 30 miles, when the scent of overcame the Polar party itself. couple of ponits and one or two the Beardmore Glacier was.com-Scott reached the South Pole on menced, with three units of fourJanuary 17, 1912, to ñod, miss, that The first ice was met with inen pulling 170 lb. per man. had been anticipated by the and that Ronald latitude of sad the great beli ofi This enormous glacier is 150 miles Norwegiana

ic length and it was overcome Amundsen had left his faz at the Antarctic pack ice was resched on without any great effort. Oo Dec Pola. Scott and his companions December 3, in latitude 5. The

21 three tes had reached pad done their best and never from ship pushed through for some 200 the King Edward VIL Plateau, in ot them came

AD uncharit- miles, under steam and sail, until latitude 55 dep. 7 min. south. able remark. They started their ber progresa was retarded to such

7,000 feet above thy Barrier, homeward march of 900 miles on an extent that she was hove to in Here the upper glacier depot was January 19 so they came back at the pack ice for some days in order established and the third support. to save coal. During ber sojouring party tumed homeward. in the iceñelds, the time was not wasted, for a VASI amount of marine biological, work, magnetic observations and deep sea sound

dega.

Cape Evans

ince was done...

In the Snow,

Scott, with his two sledge teams, pushed forward, keeping to a average speed of 15 miles a day. with the party dragging loads of

early 200 15.

velres ca

рет

man. On

a

ine pace over the ice-capped plateau. bile descending the Beardmore Glacier, Seamso Edgar Evans fell and sustained a severe concussion and, near the foot of

the Beardmore, he died.

"The Very Perfect Gentleman." Having passed through 3-6 miles

The brave little baad pushed of ice. the Terra Nova entered the Rosa Sea and shaped a course for December 20, cormous crevasses northward with fine perseverance, Cape Crozier, Dr Wilson, the were met with. Fortunately, they although they must have realized, acienti chef, expressing a wish were well bridged with snow sad by their gradually shortening to study the embryology of the the party negotiated them in safety. marches, that little hope of reach. At the now bridge the explorersing their winter quarters remained. Emperor penguins, Scott was pre- pared to make his base hereabouts, frequently fell through up to their Osten' feet and hands were in a it a suitable landing place could be armpita. On Christmas Eve. Scott dreadful condition and be gradually more of a drag on the found. Unfortunately, & beaty 3,500 feet above the Barrier became swell rendered the position, upsuit and the party congratulated them- party. He constantly appealed to sble and accordingly Scott subse.

Do being clear of Dr. Wilson for advice. Wilson queatly chose a little cape for his cerases and pressure ridges, but could only tell him to keep slogging winter quarters. This place beary felt the cold far more whilst and, when this gallant solder amed Cape Evans, after the marebing than they had done atalized that the safety of Scott, lower altitudes, experiencing a Wilson and Bower depended on lecturer, bia seco d-in-command.

which his self-sacifice, he walked out from His people laboured with.com. tingling southerly wind, mendable real in leading their constantly caused fingers and faces the camp during a blizzard and stores and equipment and to less to become frostbitten and turned willingly gave up his life to save than a week the main party had the men's breath into cakes of ice his three companions beset with thair but constructed, together their beards. The work of hardship.

It was, as Captain Scott wrote, į A bitterly cold observing wa Siberian ponies which had beep business, but everything was taken the act of a brave man and an brought south, in addition to with a spint of cheerfulness and English gentleman. Oster sacri- Ece took place on March 17. The Scott's Siberian sledge dogs and unselfishness.

remaining three fought on unti March 21, enly covering 20 miles in the four days and then were

with Soe atsables for the score of

motor pledges. A depot urazy

Christmas Day.

was undertsken now and nearly a On Christmas Day, over 17 miles ton of sledge provisions was taken covered and one of the party forced to asmp 11 miles south of a out on to the Great Ice Barrier, to a point 144 miles from the bass.

Stranded.

Scott's Tragic End.

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Leably, whose 44th birthday it was, depot where nearly ons ton of pro- had heard and appreciated the tell fato a crevasse 8 feet wide.visions had been stored. They wonderful record related by the The laden sledge just bridged the were kept inactive by a blizzard lecturer of a unique expedition in A second expedition, under chasm and Lashly was suspended which was so violent they could not which Captain Evans was a par- Lieutenant Campbell, was landed below, spinning round, with 20 feet love their tent. This fearful storm

ticipant. The photographs they aad, whilst searching for a suitable of clear space beneath him. He

continued for nine whole days. had seen gare hirp a clearer idea (From Our Own Correspondent) landing, the party fall in with the war hauled up with difficulty. Norwegian explorer, Amundsen, in When he reached the surface, une

Between March 25 and March of the heroic efforts made by the LORD NORTHCLIFFE TIPS Naoted's Hittle

gallant leader of the expedition Fram, of the party wished him a happy 29, Captain Scots wrote his great and his followers than they could wooden

REUTER. After a reference to the meeting Christmas and another many happy message to the public, after which obtain from reading books. In- of the two expeditions. Captain returns. Captain Evans regretted Scott, Wilson and Bowers lay down deed it was revelation to him of

Singapore, Dec. 12. Evans described the, work of the he could not tell the audience what in their sleeping bags and calmly the heroic efforts that Captain that Viscount Northcliffe has cabled It is learned on good authority" maia Isoding party, under Scott Lashly said in reply.

Awaited death, their food gose, Scott and members of the expedito Reuter from Singapore urging himself. Bentt, with 15 others,

Plain Puddings.

their fuel exhausted and no hope tien had to make to contend with more was cut off from his base by the A description of the Christmas of salvation remaining to them.

the numerous dificulties. Cap Prince's tour and Washington breaking up of the sea ice, which dinner-the ooly fall meal the Capt. Erans concluded bis lec-tain Evans was to be congratulated Conference: left him stranded in a crude shelter explorers bad-followed it. The ture with brief description of the for six weeks cl autumn and most ridiculous incident connected adventuress of Lieutenant Camp should congratulate themselves for on his return and the audience winter. Nevertheless, the party with this meal Capt. Evans said, bell's northern party, a thrilling for having the privilege of listen- made the best of the conditiona and was the surprise caused by little enough story in itself, and paiding to his interesting lecture. were in fine bealth when they made Bowers when he unrolled two tribute to other parties and to those

The proceeds were devoted to their way back over the newly Įminiature plum puddings which he who worked on board the Tarra frozen wes to the Cape Evans base had carried in spate pair of Nova, ably and loyally assisting local Missions to Seamen and other

Slides illustrating the life of the socks!

the expedition, whose memberi naval benefits, party in winter quarters sod

The 87th parallel was reached on bed for the common" motto: Bashlight photographs of sunlu noć: Nie Fiat's Eve and, continuing spall together and play the los sonidery, pictures of penguins, the journey until Jaanary śili, Books] game FANA and fledge-dogs whirling along in realized that the attainment of the In thanking Captain Evans 02 MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD., ming mow, the individual goal was within his group. He behalf of de audiencey His Excel

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