TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 April 1916, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[VßH i'HEBB ASSOCIATION, j THE ADVENTURES OF THJfi ACiKXUA AXI) HER GREW. Wellington, This JJay. The copyright report ot the An tare tic expedition states that the Aurora party nave returned without any information of the whereabouts ot tiir Jμneat Shackleton and his party, or o-i any record of their courageous work and thus it is shorn of me points c most interest. When the vessel wa: Awarded tlie crew bore evidence i>l ionj imprisonment in the ice pack and int rough weather since encountered, bin they were cheered iby renewed, contacl witn their fedipw anen, and the plentilii supply of fr-esh food sent to them, l'hc Jnen had been mainly existing on sea and penguin meat. Files ot newspapers were pltioed aboard and the new* was eagerly devoured. after vavin{! Hobart on 25th jJeoeimber, 1914. they kept a. sharp look out for "the Government/ steamer Jindeavour, n-Jvifh !elt Habart, and then was long overdue, but they saw nothing of her. They landled sheep and stores at the Mac-

qtierrie. l.skiiid.s lor the people, at "the wireless station. They had a" fine run down and sighted tiic -site in the season. They lotind !Hoss tiea fairly clear of icy and reached Cape Crazier on January 9th, or in sixteen days—a record passage. The wiuter>iiig party; consisting oi Sfcenhousc, Cope, Spencer and fcimith went ashore, with others to land stores, hut tailed, * owing to the advancement of the TJiwrier along the .high Crazier cliffs. Hie. party returned to the ship- Meantime the ship 'was driven against the ice 'harrier fifty feet and lost her jibboom. Hhe then proceeded towards the entrance of MoM'tmlo Soundi, frffi't.v miles to the west, and there was held up by pack ice until January lG£h. when & landing was effected at Oape Evans. Obmnmnder Mackintosh also landed and Joyce, Stevens, ripencer and Smdth proceeded to Scott's Hut. They returned after making a survey, and the shiij proceeded south. While endeavouring to reach closer communication with the shore she dtruok' the, bottom and remained fast throughout the- day. Attempts to heave her ott with a kedge anchor end rolling the ship failed to move her, but she came off in the evening. Stores were landed at Cape Evans: Benzine, 624- gallons ; kerosene, 208 gallons; coal in 'bags, ten tons. . On the 18th a party consisting of Sienhouee, Joyce, Hay■ward, Stevens and Gaye proceeded over the see ice to Hut Point to make an inventory of the stores there. They were fliree miles from the ship, when StenhoiTse andi Joyce, who were leading, sank through th£ snow crust, over a wide crack, up to their waists. Their skis prevented their total immersion, further calamity. The march _ was 'proceeded with for two hours due south and a camp was made near Hut Point. .A wide tidal crack was negotiated iby a sledge bridge. . Gaye fell in the water, but was promptly rescued! from his dangerous predicament. Tlie party was held up by a blizzard for three days and returned to the ship on the 21st January.. On the 25th Commander Mackintosh, with Wild, Spencer rind Smifli a adenine dogs left for Mount. Plooper depot, miles 'south of the Bluff or 175 miles from Hut Jfoint. OQier parties also went out. One had trouble wfth the motor sledjge, ntid left ft on the ice awaiting repairs. Captain Mackintosh lejft a noße at the hi tit stating that it wa*s difficult tra:v(i«!iny on the barrier and advising that he had returned on account o» bad weather ou the .sea ice. He then proceeded south again, leaving mstriic-, tions regarding a safe course 'from the 'harrier across the sea . ice. The sijtp hung, on the edge of the ice for miles north of Hut -Point awaiting signals ' assuring the .safety ot the party there. iN'o signals -were seen up to February 7tfc,. and the ship jfchen proceeded to Cape Evana to make soundings for a winter anchorage, but owing to bad weather it was decided not to lay moorings in iKvans Bay, but to endeavour ne directed to winter the ship off the tongup of the glacier. Strict instructions were given to 'Lieutpnant Sten~by the commander, on m> account to atte'inipt to Avinter the. ship a.t Htit point. THe >Kip was held up Ibut liy February IS. proceeded to tlie south side of the tongue to procure water Continual bjiizzards left the ship at the mercy oi tlie wind and ice. and finally she was thrown- onr the Tow mide of .tlie glacier and'remained there for seven and a half "hours, receiving a-«evere buffeting. They go-ye up the attempt to hnng iwar the. £onv vir owing to the danger from pack ice, a: , a proceeded to Evans Buy to anchor art Soot's hut. The shortage of or "I precluded a further attempt to seek winter quarters. Oα March 10 th: , tuichoraae dragged and the ship set erase to Borne glacier smd in a Miz/.anl narrowly csciiped destruction during the forenoon of Marcli 11. iliey-put uvn months full previsions for twolfy-e men on shore at Discovery .i>ay for tue parties that liaci not returned. They embarked Spencer, Sini-tu, Stevens, Hooke. Ninnis, .Kichards-, and Gazo who had returned from the Bluff locality. On the morning of ■March 12, the blizzard increasing, the ehip dragged her anchors, and again was swept dangerously close, to Oapes Itttviio and .Royds. The wind increae. , r tsd to storm force and the ehip was driven forty miles' from her 'anchor-

age. When the weather moderated she returned to the anchorage and was moored with two fonvardi anchors ahead, and all the other available wires mid mooring chains run astern to an nnchornge ashore. On_Mareh 23 Stevens, iSpencer, Smiith. Gam awd Richards went to tiieir "quarters at the huit to carry on the scientific,work. An_ iceIberg near the end of the cape capsized, causing! a tremendous sea that washed away the oil cases and .some cool. More than sufficient provisions were landed • at the hut for the use of the shore party, andi sufficient .(for two months approximately) provisions left- by Smith's expedition at JtfJvans Bay. These will Bβ ample for all the shore party's needs and no fears need be entertain-ed-for "food supplies for the party. The atlinr stores , at Hut point, are sufficient, with the. new depot, for four months in all. There are large colonies of seote in the vicinity of all tlie huts end consequently bluboer. for fuel is" available in profusion. The provisions at Oapo Royds_ are sufficient for twelve men for eiglileen months. ITio , clothing and fueJi is limited, buit oouldi, witli reeoiircefu'lhess. be made to last until relief next year. There is no Fear of BCUI-VT, with seals, penguins, and giiJls in plenty. l»iputpiiant iStenhonse asks that special assurances be made to all relatives Olf th«* eouthern party, as to the sufficiency of food. v A conversation with him shows Hiat he had been greatly worried about the apprehensions of relatives and therefore sends this special .message. MASTERTON OAIRjNIV-AL. Masterton, This Dfly. ■ "The Queen Carnival closed last night The total votes were ,>,931.2(X5, and the carnival returns arc over .-CSo.OOO. Mrs rv. McDonaki. (Featherston) was elected queen. This reenit wae dctkred by Rt. Hon. W. I'. 1 Massey, to i a gathoring; of TOGO people j