The Anta ctic

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 225, 11 February 1913, Page 5

The Anta ctic

I THE TERRA NOVA'S RETURN. . .NO NEWS AVAILABLE. s Per Press Association, f Oamaru, February 10. , The Terra Nova arrived at Oamaru L at 2 o'clock this morning, and laudad two men, who are supposed to be Capt .Scott and one of his oll'icer.s. Dunedin. February 10. 'lt is reported here that the. two men who landed from the Terra Nova have proceeded to Cliristchurch. A DISCREET SILENCE. • Cliristchurch. February 10. .Mr. J. J. Kinsev, the New Zealand agent of Captain Scott's expedition, say« i regarding Scott's expedition, that he has no information for publication regarding Scott's expedition or the movements of the Terra Nova. Wellington, Last Night. lvoni the only information 'procurable to-day it does not appear that any news of Scott's expedition will be available tonight. The first pei-ons to he served are the purchasers of the copyright in England, and New Zealand, and Australasian papers will have to Avail, until they get the news i>j England secure from the chance of anticipation. Time in. Last Night. On the first north bound express a Post reporter sought out two young iron whose tanned face., suggested the out' door life. They looked ordinary travelers i \ceol that they wore' sea hoots. T lie reporter questioned them, but one replied: "Our orders are to »•/ nothing. T don't mind von asking." he said. 'Those are vnur orders: our.s are to say 'nothing." Tie would a-iswer only one question asked, and that was when New Zealand would get the news of Scott's expedition. He replied "Twenty-four hours after it has heen sent to London as has been the practice in the past." He refused definite!v to answer questions as to the health of the expedition. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL. MYSTEIMOL'S DOINGS. FIRST NEWS FROM LONDON. Cliristchurch, Last Night. The Terra Nova returned much earlier than was expected. It was given out that the Terra Nova would return to New Zealand some time itt March, and. indeed, Mrs. Scott, wife of 'the • leader of the expedition, who left San Francisco a few, days. ago. on her way out to* meet her husband, confirmed this statement. It may be, of course, that the Terra Nova, on .arriving at the base, found the whole party waiting and everything in readiness for immediate return. The Terra Nova will probably be a day or two in New .Zealand before any news is given out to enable the official story of the expedition to be cabled Home for first publication in London. The first news, therefore, will be cabled back to New Zealand from London. The Terra Nova sailed from Lvttelton only a few weeks ago, on December 14, ' for the Antarctic, whence she had returned on April 4 of last year. The last news brought from Captain Scott was that he was well on his way to the Pole and had ever chance of reaching it. The J. members of the expedition said they were satisfied he would do it. When the return party left him on January 3, Captain Scott still had live men and large supplies of food, quite sufficient to take him to the Pole and back again to the depots. If he covered only eight miles _ a day lie would do it easily, but, as a matter of fact, lie was doing fifteen. When, however, Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, returned with the - victory won, interest in Captain Scott's chances of reaching the Pole somewhat, declined, for it seemed plain that the '• Norwegian had been the first. Captain Scott's expedition aimed at achieving a vast amount of useful scientific and exploration work. Apart from reaching . the South Pole, no other expedition had so many scientific investigators in its ranks, and the results achieved are ex- .• pected to be of the very highest value. Mr. J. -T. KinSey, agent, for the, expedition in New Zealand, when seen to-day 1 , stated that he bad heard nothing con : eerning the arrival of the Terra Nova beyond the news that the papers had received. '"You know as much as. I do" added Mr. Kinsey. MOVEMENTS OF THE VESSEL. CAPTAIN SCOTT MAY LAND TONIGHT, Cliristchurch. Last Night. ' The Terra Nnva men who arrived from Oamaru to-night are Lieutenant Venn ell and Dr. Atkinson. They state that no- , thing can be divulged re the expedition until the cable message to the Central News Agency is given twenty-four hours' start. The shin is now on its way up from Oamaru to Lvttelton, and, should arrive late to-morrow night, or early the following morning, when Captain Scott will give his story.