IN ANTARCTICA

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1929, Page 6

IN ANTARCTICA

(By Russell Owen— Copyrighted 19-9 by the New York Times Company, and St. Louis Post Dispatch. All rights lor publication reserved throughout ilio world. Wireless to New Yoik I’imes.) A BEAUTIKL'L AURORA. COLD RECORD FOR APRIL. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright}. (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) BAY OF WHALES, -May 0. The most beautiful aurora yet seen occurred last night, ft began at seven and lasted with varying intensity until ten-thirty. Every lorm of aurora was seen. Corona arches, cuitains and streamers. Soon after seven came the waving curtains from west to east. At first they were white, Irut spots of rose began to glow in them, blushing and dying down. Then the (curtain, almost directly overhead, seemed to part and a mass of whirling lire was seen glowing with rosy colours. It was like a gyrating storm of lire and was so marvellous that it drew acclamations of astonishment from those why remained outside in the cold watching. One of tjiose inexplicable changes in the weather took place yesterday with a blizzard from the east. The wind raced forty miles an hour and the temperature rose from forty-two below to nine above zero. It was so warm that we sank deeply in the drifts. )n cold weather the snow is closely packed in drifts, which ring hollowly under the loot and will support without sinkng. the weight of the heaviest man. After a warm day the themometer again descended to 32 below zero, tonight. Tlte average temperature for April was 29 below zero, nearly double the average of that month recorded b\ Amundsen.