Antarctic Travelling.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 April 1914, Page 8

Antarctic Travelling.

When Sir Ernest Shackleton was making his dash for the South Pole part of his diet (he said in his book, "Farthest South") was pony-fiesh. Four Siberian ponies were taken to pull the sledges, but as these liecame unfit for work owing to the extreme cold and lack of proper food, fhey had to be shot. A revolver was held about three inches from the forehead of the victim, and one shot was sufficient to cause ins;ant death. The throat of the animnl was immediately cut, and the blood allowed to run away. The carcase was then skinned, and (lie meat taken off the legs, shoulder and hark. It was found best to merely warm the meat 1 hri>;ip;h when they wanted to eat it, and although rather tough the flavour was good, and it was a very great saving of food.

A dirty-looking stranger entered an hotel. "Whore's the bar ?" he asked of -';;!". -a ho was standing- at the door. ••Whsn. kind of a bar ?" asked the latter. " Why, a liquor bar, of course. Wn;.'.t do you suppose 1 mean ?" "Weil/' drawled Pat, with a twinkle. "I didn't know: but what, you might moan a bar of soap."