SHACKLETON'S EXPEDITION.
SEARCH EXPEDITIONS IMPERATIVE. By Cable—Press Association— Copyridkfc Received May 23, 9.10 p.m. London, May 23. Mr. Douglas Frwhfleld, presiding; *1 a meeting of the Geographical Society, .'aid the search for Shackleton mwrt of undertaken despite the pre-occupmiiow of the war. Honor demands that » ship, men, and money must be found. If, as was hoped, Sir E. Shackleton mP needed in his bold march, his prolonged detention, though inevitable, would, happily, be inconsiderable. There wffl» technical difficulties in sending a ehip from Now Zealand. He hoped the Aurora was not so badly damaged as to prevent repairs. For this purpose we may rely on Autralia's and New Zealand's gallantry and scientific interest to lend what help might be necessity in that sector,-but the graver problem was that nothing had'been heard of t&e Endurance since she was at .South Georgia in December, 1(114. The Wed«l Sea was one of the moat treacherous in, regard to landmarks, but a search mm 1 ) Sbe undertaken.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1916, Page 5
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163SHACKLETON'S EXPEDITION. Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1916, Page 5
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