IN ANTARCTICA

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1929, Page 5

IN ANTARCTICA

(By Russell Owen—Copyrighted 1929 by the Now York Times Company, and St. Louis Post Dispatch. All rights For publication reserved throughout the world. Wireless to New Yoik Times.)

BEAUTIFUL AURORAS. INTERFERENCE WITH RADIO. iUnited Press Association—Ry Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this dav at i). a.in.) BAY OF WHALER, Ala.v 16. The Aurora, or something played up with radio communication for the last two days. \lt may have been the Aurora although wireless experts refuse to commit themselves, but it is at least a coincidence that during the past two days there have been strong beautiful auroras. Tin? day before yesterday in the afternoon the finest yet seen lighted up the heavens. The entire sky seemed alight with the flame. It began with arches that shivered across the sky and became curtains that waved and pulsated with green, blue, dark red glows, and sometimes it whirled as though blown by a great wind and the colours scattered and fled through the whole mass' through the beautiful light. It was a magniflcient' display. Yesterday long arches hung one above another in the north and from them stretched across the zenith to the south, was a slowly waving curtain of greenish white, which curled and ended it a twisted lash like that of a whip. It lasted for as long ns ono could stand outside in the cold and watch, and with their coming the wireless waves just curled up and died. There are other causes which could interrupt radio, but studies arc being made to see if there is any connection between the two and a few coincidents like this seem very probable. The temperature last iiiglit jvas 48 below. ' '• .• 5••