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THE POLAR FLIGHT
AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION RELIEF KXPF.DITIOX I’XWISE. COPFNHACFX, May 26. AI.. Thominosaii. Chairman of the Norwegian Shipping Union says there is no reason to believe that a relief expedition would he ol much value to Amundsen, who had previously opposed such an idea, being of the opinion that his expedition had been so carefully planned and equipped for the Arctic conditions that a relief expedition would have a worse chance than his own EXPLORERS HOPEFUL. OTTAWA. A lay 26. Like Stefansson, (’apt. Berner, the Canadian explorer, believes that there is no reason for alarm about Captain Amundson. He says: “11 he did land In* "ill now he making observations that "ill unquestionably establish that he reached the Pole. It is equally possible that he has safely landed, and lias encountered weather unfavourable for his return. He has been long enough in the Arctic regions to be able to wait awhile, and judge the best route to bring tin* party back to safety. He could utilise Nansen's food cache, four hundred mile- tram the polo, at Cape Columbia, lie would then have little difficulty in reaching Ellesmere Land and Sabine Capo, "here I left a food cache. I lien he would journev into Alaska, ol* Hudson s Bay. getting into touch with the Canadian Mounted Police.
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1925, Page 2
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