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THE"" HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY

A GRANNY"

THIS NEW

APRIL 13

1987.

FOUND

LAND

IN ANTARCTIC

Daughter, 17, Says "It Was So Lonely"

By HOWARD WHITMAN'

RUNAWAY

BRIDE

OF 13

Marriage Is A Failure

New York, Apr. 1. THIRTEEN YEAR OLD Mrs. Eleanor Fallce has decided that marriage is a failure.

A month ago she married, an

worker int Funemployed quarry

Baltimore Maryland, after a fivef: Imonths' courtalúp.

She ran away from her home yesterday and was taken back to Ther mother by a girl friend.

is a fallure. At least mine is

am going to get a job of my own. stess I just don't like men."

Ingrid Christensen, first woman explorer of An-Sal Eleanor to-day: "Marslage tarctica, auburn-haired, forty-five years old, mother of six children, two grandchildren, has returned to London after her discovery by airplane of a new and uncharted land in|||=|=|==|=|=|||| the South Polar continent.

With her was Norwegian explorer Lars Christensen, her husband, and seventeen-year-old, blue-eyed Fie Chris-

Coronation

tensen, their daughter, who accompanied the fifty-one- Tattoo

day expedition.

Capt. Oates, The Polar

Hero

Tribute by "Evans

of The Broke"

Surrounded by stacks of aerial films, crates of sclentloc data, at the Carlion Hotel, Ingrid Christensen described the fight that put her name into Antarctic history.

"More than anything, it Was very beautiful experience: My only regret is that I did not fly the plane alone. I do love flying, but the machine had

much scientifie equipment that I could not risk it myself.

50

STILL NO MAN'S LAND

In June

BIGGEST PAGEANT IN HISTORY

London, Apr. 1.

THE British army will present at Aldershot

"Viggo Wideroe, a member of our next June the greatest mili- expedition, was the pilot. We took tary pageant' ever staged- off from the water and flew two and the Coronation Tattoo pro-

a half hours. The white ice, the

Colchester, Apr. 1: On his birthday, twenty-five years shining water were an inspiration, claiming allegiance to and

Edward Ai 38 degrees cast ond 70 degrees affection for the new King. Grace Oates walked from his tent south we were surprised to

come

mountains-which

ago, Caplain Lawrence into. raging Antarctie blizzard. "I upon land-high am just going outside, and may be 10 explorer had found before. It !ome time," he said. He was never was believed to be only water.

seen again.

This morning in the Garrison Church of Colchester, Admiral Sir

of ("Evans

the Edward Evans Broke"), who, as Lieutenant Evans, was Captain Scott's second-in-com- mand on the Polar expedition, addressed the men of Oates's old regiment, the 5th Royal Inniskilling of four Antarctic exploits, Dragoon Guards.

Incidentally,

au-

military thorities confidently hope that this last word in flag-waving will give needed stimulation to recruiting.

"We mapped and photographed the new land carefully. I dropped a Norwegian flag from the 'plane. But the discovery has been only The tattoo is an annual affair to scientiflo so far. We have neither benefit army charities. Last year claimed the land nor given it more than 5,000 troops in military uniforms of all the ages performed name yet" Husband Lars Christensen, veteran before 408,500 spectators. This year

stocky, in hor

honour of the coronation the blak Alty-two years old, ex-tattoo will be on a much more!

details of the new find. elaborate scale and already advance "Oates," he told them, "died is "It has about 300 miles of coast-sale of tickets is more than double few men get the chance to die, line. With information gained in this time last year.

mortality."

high,

"For ten minules Sir Edward inok! The new land has mountains-huge mcians

feet

on

his listeners away from this Essex town a wet March morning to

uvust, the

bleak, silent plateau", that surrounds the South Pole. He show ed them the plight of Scott and his four

lines:

So, on their record, writ for all to

know-

The task achieved, the homeward

~~~wdp ̃half-won=;

mountains-12,000 to 14,000

memory

and such a death as his is Im-my wife's discovery we are able to Typical of the gigantle spectacle chart that much more of Antarctica. planned will be one number in which tary band of more than 1.000 play music written especially for the occasion.

A modern battle involving the WHALER TOWS 'PLANE

of mechanized units extensive use "Altogether we made eight major will show Britons their army in companions on the terrible flights Inland. Our plane was carried action. For comparison, another unit soldiers of Charles I the 900-miles journey. He made them with us in the siltanker Thorshavn will

portray feel the pitiless cold that "ate into (11,000 tons). We employed a small demonstrating the drills and tactics

His the bone."

tribute the whaling boat to take the place into of that ancient day.

to

Soldier-actors will, re-enact the memory of Oates had the spirit of quiet bays for the take-offs. Sir Owen Seaman's valedictory "In forty-four hours of dying we "Passage of the Douro," a stirring explored about 3,000 miles of coast-incident of the Peninsular war. Cavalry and Infantry massed bands line.

Ingrid Christensen spoke gravely of will march and wheel playing en- the special the lure of the lee continent. Since tirely from 1930 she has been on four expeditions, Intricate tattoo music. declares she is irresistibly drawn The banners of the dominions,

the Empire colonies and states or "Antarctica geta into one's will

and parade assemble in salute brain. In is almost impossible to to the Union Jack. give up exploring once you have A physical training display will be tried it. I should like to go back included as the army's contribution many times Always I have vivid to the national "keep " campaign. memories

of the wonderful cold Highlanders will swish their plaid sky, the tall and beautiful icebergs, kilts and lift bare knees high behind "But because of my family in massed bands of bagpipes. Evolu- Hall, near Halstead; his nephew. Sandelpord (Norway) I cannot ex-tion with lanterns will provide novel

I must lighting effects of beauty. Sesond Lieutenant Edward Oates, plore as much as I like to.

royal pageant The finale will be The Inniskillings; and several "Old always go back to them."

on a

grand scale introducing the Comrades," who could remember the

banners and royal bodyguards of the engagements of the South African War when the young ofcer, then

For daughter Fle Christensen this kings and queens of England since

William I. only 20 years old, won Le name of voyage was an initiation to the Art- "No Surrender" Oates,

arctic. She helped with photographs,

Though cold they lie beneath their

pall of snow,

Shines the eternal sun.

SIX SURVIVORS ATTEND Six survivors of the Antarctic expedition came to Colchester to-day, as well as the sister und younger brother of Captain Oates, who was an Essex man from Gestingthorpe

back to it."

WANTS TO GO BACK

Grandstands seating 80,000 persons

It was a simple service-accom- felt so lonely there at the bottom have been built around the huge panied until near the end by the of the world. But now- drumming of rain on the church roof.

There were prayers for "our

dear brother, Lawrence Edward Grace Oates." We membered "his noble example of unselfish service, his life of sincerity and develion to duty, and his witness of unfalling loyalty to his comrades in courage

prena. Eight performances will be "Now that I am back I would given on June 10, 11, 12 and 15-10 like to start over again. I think Inclusive. Tickets cost from 1s. 6d. of sunshine on the ice, the seals, for unreserved seats in an open the penguins-and then Antarctica enclosure to 14s, for. box-scais, doesn't seem so lonely, But I don't

plan to be a real explorer, as mother

dis-

On previous expeditions the blue and adversity."! When Kipling's eyed Norwegian family have "Recessional" had been sung, Sir covered and named six large Ant- Edward stepped forward and began sang par prug jo samou to speak in a quiet, level voice.

First, he recounted the story or a b to be a Oates and his "inspiring bravery,"

Nothing in his own life

of adventure;

he said, had inspired him so much. With 12,000 Pennies The tale of Oates's herolam-a tale

1ts across the icy sea-must have helped many

that came home in tragic gusts

HUMANITY'S GAMBLE

Scoutmaster Buys Ticken for

12,000-Mila Journey

OXFORD COCKTAIL

PARTIES

The "prevalence" of sherry and cocktail parties at Oxford was re- ferred to by Mr. C. H. S. Floot, Fellow of Hertford. College and senior retiring proctor, in his vale- dictory address to convocation when new proctors were admitted,

These parties had a certain amount

men to face unflinchingly the great Two years ago, Scoutmaster L of social entertainment, but they sacrifice of the Wars certainly Whitired, of Bundaberg, Queensland, had, clearly, to be kept within adding that the ten- must have helped many women to

sold, open the tell-tale telegram from the made up his mind to attend the bounds, he

world Jamboree of

of scouts in Holland, dency of undergraduate life to over- War Offcc..

between this year, and started to save English flow outside the college walls threa-

tened to disturb the balan pennies for his passage. "You see," Sir Edward proceeded, He has now four 19-lb. Jam tins the university and the

It was not uncommon for the proe- fine example and high endeavour full of pennies, 12,000 in all, besides give us the Inspiration that is largely £15 in English silver. He proposes tors to receive appeals from licensees to take the whole lot and deposit to free their premises of members of "Those older ones among us whether on a shipping office counter in the university, "who if their man- ideals and who try to live up exchange for a passare ticket, says nors are beyond reproach are apt to

monopolise amusements." to them, have sadly

Tacking in these days.

have

watched the Austral News.

sun of Locarno set. Humanity hus Ninety-nine: Australian scouts wit made great gamble for peace, based vialt Holland for the Jamboree.. on faith and hope, but the gamble

Is lost because fear, jealousy, greed,

revenge, internal dissension, and get the chance to die-and such a insincerity have conquered Christian death ae bis is immortality." impulse.”

Five minutes later on the Mccance Although, sald Sir Edward, our Barracks Square, where pools of boys and girls to-day possessed the water now reflected, a sky of pallid

character of the race, it needed blue, Sir. Edward inspected the

Mr. Fifoot admitted that modern undergraduates were more peaceful citizens than their predecessors,

DUKE OF WINDSOR

London, Apr. 12, In a book commenting on the

"Aring up." :· It needed inspiration Land "toolt, the salute. Coronation by Geoffrey Dennis, the

friendship of the Duke of Windsor. and example-such as that left by Once more, Captain

regi- with Mrs. Simpson is defended. Mr. Cates and Scott and the men who ment had honoured its "very gallant Dennis said that the chief opposition dled with them.

gentleman." As the troops marched to the projected marriage was Mrs. "All of these men," he said, "left from the square, the words chanted Simpson's two divorces. the youth of their nation example only half an hour before must have endeavoured to run the monarchy, on and inspiration which was virtually echoed in many minder

■ message, ■ dying appeal, to play

the game and play it like men.” Sir Edward ended as quietly us he

had begun; "Ontes died as few.men

ye Frost and Cold bless ye the Lord. Bunun Ove Ice and Snow-bless ye the

Lord

The author adds that King Edward "saxophone and cocktail party lines." ***He described the Duke of Wind- sor's American friends as "a: fast act of trans-Atlantic wise-crackers." -United Press; platinumin quibusdié a

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