ANT ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
, . . . — ❖——— CAPTAIN •SCOTT'S MOVEMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Hobart, September 19. Contrary to expectation, Captain Scott did not arrive by the Tongariro. . Mr. Day, who has charge of the motor sledges for. Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition, says that Captain Scott decided at the last moment'to make' a.littlo longer sojourn in South Africa. He is lecturing up country in aid of the funds of the • A WIRELESS STATION. Christchurch, September 19. In connection with . tihe Antarctic expedition, the Prime Minister has informed the Philosophical Institute that the wireless station to be established at Bluff will have a radius of 1250 miles in the.daytime, and up to 2500 at night. If the station is erected in time, it should bo possible to communicate with Captain Scott's expedition from New Zealand, provided the intention to erect a wireless station in the Par South is carried out.' It is suggested that arrangements might be made for a warship to bridgo the gap between the Antarctic and Now Zoaland at times to- be agreed upon.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 5
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172ANT ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 5
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