The Chronicle LEVIN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1916. ETIQUETTE!

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 December 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1916. ETIQUETTE!

A muck-pathetic story told in Gilbert's "Bab Ballads" concerns two castaways who were staived on separate sides of an island because the sort of food that each man preferred grow on the side occupied by the other man, and neither had been "introJueed" to 'the other. This phase of etiquette seems to be reflected in some mysterious telegraphic message sent rrom Christeliurch yesterday concerning the Antarctic ship Aurora. The several-year-old memories of disputation and deposition that characterised another • Antarctic 'expedition that sailed from ail to Lyttleton are revived by he latest announcements. We read :— ".MYSTERY ABOUT OFFICERS. "Press Association. •'Dtinedin. Dec. 19. "Dr McNab was asked to-night il J either Captain Worsley or Lieutenant Stenhouso was going to sail with the Aurora. The Minister replied that he had no statement to make, but lie intended making one after the vessel had left. Sir Ernest Shackleton was then asked if tile officers named were going to sail on the Aurora. Ho said he had no statement to make, but that he' intended leaving one behind him. Captain AVorsley and Lieutenant iStenhouse stated they did not know if they were to sail in the vessel, hut that if tliey did they would have to go in civilian attire. "It is understood the Government received information ''from England by cablegram to-day that

it had been arranged that the Aurora should be handed over to Sir Ernest Shackleton immediately on her return to New Zealand. "Tho Aurora- is expected to Bail at about 9.45 to-morrow morning." Such unseemly isquabbling as that indicated 'by the telegram abovequoted indicates something wrong in the traditions of the branches of the public service to which the disputants belong; we cannot believe that sue)', quarrels have a personal origin only. They tend to destroy helpful public interest in the work of the explorers.