KILLED IN ACTION.
AN ADMIRALTY MINUTE. London,, Wednesday. The Lords of the Admiralty have reorded their regret at the loss of Captain Scott and his comrades. Their minute says: "Their lives proved the constancy and the resolution with which tiiey carried out their duly. The Lords of tho Admiralty consider their loss should be regarded w< if they had been killed in action. Their story will be long remembered with honour by the navy." The Royal Geographical Society has received a cable from Rear-Admiral Peary expressing his sympathy. Ho adds: "Their names will bo the Southern Cross of exploration in the Antarctic."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 542, 15 February 1913, Page 5
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102KILLED IN ACTION. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 542, 15 February 1913, Page 5
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