"ADELIE BLIZZARD."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1761, 28 May 1913, Page 8

"ADELIE BLIZZARD."

—o FIRST ANTARCTIC NEWSPAPER. NEWS FROM MAWSON. Tho Sydney newspapers last week pub lished tha following message received by wireless from Dr. llawson s winter camp in Antarctica:— "Commonwealth Bay (Adelio Land), May 10, 1813.—The first number of tho 'Adelio Blizzard,' a monthly publication, has just been produced. This is the first real newspaper employing a cable column published in Antarctica. It consists of 26 pages, and so far lia9 a circulation of seven copies. The editor (Dr. Maclean) sends greetings to his contemporaries, and applies to bo admitted as an honorary member of tho Australian Journalists' Association.

"Tbj wireless liiast and plant are in good condition, -although the aurora and the magnetic storms in the lino between hero and Macquarie Island often interfere with the transmission of messages.

"This month tlfcro has been slightly less wind than in tho corresponding month of last year, although we hnvo experienced some severe snowfalls, which have practically snowed up (ho hut. . Anyway, tljc.ro is no chancji of (ho.hut being blown away now. Th 6 winter has set in. Last year tho bay was only. frozen over for a couple of days, but, now it is frozen hard for as great a distance as tho eyo can seo.

"Shortly More tho bay froze over there was an exodus of all penguins and seals. The only birds now remaining are tie Antarctic petrels and the snow petrels. "One of tlio doss presented (o us by Amundscni met with an accident, and had to be killed. He was immediately pounced upon by tlio others, ripped open and eaten. "All tho scientific instruments are running well, and wo ait? collccting some vainable data. As the bay is frozen, we expect to bo nblo to <lo some, interesting marine work in tho early spring. "Climate is fine and bracing. All members arc in best of health. ~ "(Signed) MAWSO>.