IN THE SOUTHERN ICE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2731, 28 March 1916, Page 6

IN THE SOUTHERN ICE

Sffi DOUGLAS MAWSON ON SHACKLETON'S DASH ;

AURORA APPROACHiNG.NEW . /;»- "•/:'/'■ ZEALAND ;-.,:-'' ,■'

t' : ";'By^TelcgraDli—-Press Afisociatloii-TOopyriffht fe :',;;';;'v(Rec^-Marcli.27. 9.10. p.m.)/: ' : if.;- '■('■■ V;Xs;."£:.y. Melbourne, March 27.- /■'.< explains- that r: Stenhouse.,:(whp/;tommanas. .the p. -.Aurora) i -apparently; used/magnetic di- ;.' : ration when he 'wirelessed that -ho had j-y-;'r>roc'e'ed,ed;-''east after he-left Capo Croj;' v zier. v Ho. obviously went- -west. ■.-..- Sir .;, i)ouglas/considers'that itheinie'n ashore tv/are/Jquite^'safe'.'/as.regards'food for .at' r,.;/lcast one;year. Doubtless they: have Ri.i'jxi'ado" Scott's .old at Cape Evans, \:, -cfl'mfortable, and besides the- food and. (''.'■■'oldthing"which','they would't-ake.ashore '■■: from the Aurora, there/would be the .'.. : oid stores, left by Scott., They would te'alsb find sorao; at, Scott's other hut at '0 Hut, Point, fourteen.' miles . away, while fy. at' Shackleton's old- station, at ; Cape f:, Koyds tliero should he a fair amount !/://<)l r t"bbdj/'ana,; in. ahyr.cas'e,; plentyi/ of ?-;,: fish,'"seal,'/and'penguin meat.' .. ■-' !;.;•■-. ./''lt/would be, easy/ for "the ''Aurora to f- 'relieve." them' next t summer! • She would. './-leave Australia'or'New Zealand in the •,/;'.middle of: January. ' Though able'to i/vxarry on very well-'.till' next summerj p ) /the-.party, :.owing; to;,,the shortage .:-."ot [; : ; equipment, would, bo seriously/liamper- |':;^"^; -in.^^perating'' : in--'S.hackleton?s'-inaiu'-;;/object.,-./Their programme included/- a h a journey' tp the Beardmore' Glacier ," and / : :;the-/ ; laying -of ■■; food" depots... .as !;-.. far..': south as possible .]■ for. pick-. ■':."■ ;irig -.-',/ up- Shacklefou's party en !;. : Tou'te/from the Pole. , The,shortage'.' of. ij //thesb depots ../would -<;seriously;/ affect :•;,/ Shackleton's .party, > but of course there ;V "was.Oiily a' certain-chance-that Sha'ckle-' ':(: ton>had/succeede'd in -.traversing' the |-;r:Pole.!C; : :,/;,-:;/;vJ:/.;;;/ : :-,'.; ; : '/.' ; ;ts|;DANIEL^ ;'-.f -;//i' v i. ■''.'" . ':"■'];■: , ; ' London, March/.26/■' I lv'-!,- ~ /The "Daily Chronicle'';, publishes an f'iir interview with ■■ Sir Danio) / Gobch, w-° !_//.ft'd's .the last, man, to .farewell; ShackleHe signed oh the Endurance as an' v.'abie. seaman,- -/but; returned l from .South ';■,. 'Georgia when Shackleton decided '-.-.to. ;/-;/ : kep : the Endurance in the: ice. instead. ;/ of. sending her back. Sir Daniel Gooch i/./Vontrols, a military hospital, and could f;.; not:absent himself for sixteen months. !' /•He . "'"•; ■';'■'''-../ ?;/>- ;.;."Oh- board the• Endurance .we were. ;;', the. /happiest band of : bjothers.,','-, The/ '(■-: ... best omens of success, weift, Shackleton's' !r/, rare qualities as a. leader, which inspire £''<! everybody /with devotion arid loyalty..l r' ■ /do not believe ;that Shackleton will ever S/'.turh back, ■ and only /the biggest '.ob- !-.':/ staelo will prevent, him ifrorn getting ["-..across. ; . ..■•;-.-.,'' ■. : .< i•■■■'•'>;'• Hold noticed, a- /boot. pfoI'; .'arid pulled it quickly,/when it }-'//Was '/withdrawn. It /was a stowaway, E//'.who 1 was hauled/on deck:: .Shackleton h.'?:!fead the lliot Act'. in the;-sternest !;v tones; with'a.twinkle in.his eye, realis-. r;/ Zing the -lad's enterprise, and. ingenuity, ;';: but gratified.his deafest ambition and 5-':' appointed, him cook's mate./ ?:/.,.'.'Shacrdeton, when 'crossing the Con/,''vfineiit, proposed: tb rely principally on 1 '■•,■':': dogs,-■'• regarding motor-sledges 'as ?-;'/'• rather::an experiment. The sixty r nirie K'" dogs wore in first-class condition, .when \/-- putaboard the Endurance afteri.amonth ''.;ashore at South,Georgia.;-'A/dp'zen.pvip-I':! '■', 'pies "are .expected in. time 'for, them -to ■ S;;/assist in the light sledge work. Shackle-, %:«';. ton > intended'to drop anchors, at Filch-. !./ .eiier's.'landing place,- if tnat.were found f/'i--.;'miitabieV-'- Otherwise, he would' proceed 5,- ; 'r't6warils Coat's Land,; seeking a. better 'm'-starting point. \He. decided that he JV: -would.not risk the' party on 'board the Endurance and, remaining sat//the /base ; >:; after - February -1..- .'Therefore the uews K ; that, the Endurance is expected daily |H : Possibly means, the. Falkland,' ; Islands, •''-'•• brii is more likely Buenos: Aires." . |;-MORA- MAKING FOR PORT CHALMERS !>■ ' : M;^- y : . OFFERS:OF HELP.-'-';" ■ : : ! .-: ; lirconnection with ihe' disabled con- '■ dition of the Aurora, the Prime Minis■i tcr.fthe Right Hon. W. F. iMassej) on I. -'Su'iiday,, received; the'following - message ;// /from; the Otago Harbour Board :—/' : K: . V."liVifeles's coinmunication .received ;= /stating that the Aurora has.met ; with i/:' .some misadventure, but/is expected to' : /'arrive at Port Chalmers early ■ iext

;/■/ month'. I 'beg. .'to say/ that the /Otago ''"'' /Harbour' Board will;have pleasure in [;;:-. placing,.the tug;Puncdin:;at your . dis,::'pos'al, shbuld'her services-,be required '< : .,to assist.the, Aurora,to. port. ,The tug i"'-.. is. under repair, but /jfjyoii .will advise 'i'_ jue.promptly if.;you require her services, /v.:'twill 'expedite the work—:Ji,M.-I)ick--5:; *6n,:, Chairman." ; .:;';.',-, ; -/. -i: -/ Ur\ :■■:-To: this Mr. /Massey replied that he !,./'Was- communicating with the Aurora, f'/.'nsking if she required any assistance, 8,/ '■ and informing , her of , the Harbour ;■'! I Board's': offer. He would iyi'later; on receipt of a.reply from tho ?',i/Bhip. ■'.... ._/..;-., , ,; . - .. ~/ ~ p\ •;' The measage-the-P-rime-Minister.sent-f;:-:.; to.the Aurora was as follows ,v .'■';"■' ,' 'Lieut. Stenhouse, commanding, ex- !■: peditionary ship ■ Aurora.—Otago Har- , Dour Board offers tug assist Aurora to. y-J port. Please telegraph/whether, tug's j:" /assistance, required,. so/that necessary [,;; arrangements- can: bo/ made.—Massey, f Prime Minister:" ," ■'■■.■;.■':'.. .' ; ■j;.,./:. So .far no. reply;has--been,'received to (;:'■ '.this message. '. ':.''/,';■:'/: |'.',':.'" - The Prime.Minister has learned.;that ?.':'at: 3 a.m. oh Sunday the' Aurora, in ;j .answer to another- wireless.;';/message, ;v, 'said..she did not require assistance/Her [';. •'•..■ position then was : roughly.":: ..Latitude i : ;, 54deg. 40min.v.longitude,167deg.. 20min: ;..,'/feast, which is about. GOO.'miles.from the -~; ' ..'. ;BOuth end .'of New ; .Zealand;..-The'. Aurora a:' /.was then under sail, 'threo'to. four knots, ". "and would raise steam when'3.sQ miles. ;;-, '■:' from Capo Saunders. • .'She would theret ■'-''fore arrive in New Zealand early"' in j;:// ; April.■','■ / , ' •.. ]:;:':■ , ; :/,/:t.''".';' ; "