THE POLAR WAR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9595, 15 September 1909, Page 5

THE POLAR WAR.

DR, COOK'S CLAIMS.

ANOTHER EXPLORER'S STATEMENT.

United Press association-By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received September 14, 8.20 a.m. LONDON, September 13. Mr Whitney, the millionaire ex ptorer, who is On a sporting expedition in the neighbourhood of Etah, on the west coast of Greenland, states that he met Dr. Cook, who spoke of his journey north, but did not mention that he had reached the Pole.

DEFINITE AVOWAL"WANTED

PEARY HAS MATERIAL OF INTEREST.

September 14, 8.20 a.mj .'■;■«*' MEW YORK, . __ "I Peary, cabling'to the New York "Times," says:—-"If Cook makes the statement, before any reputable body, or even over his signature, that he reached the Pole, I will furnish material pi&xeat P ub * lie interest." "!': Peary's fifth companion in his journey to the North Pole negro servant, Henson. EXPLORING THE ARCTIC SEA' „ BY AIRSHIP. Received Septemner 14,J : 20j,.m 1 _ ,BEKL"lN,"September 13. ~Princy Henry~"of Prussia, brother of the Kaiser, has been elected president of the Gennan National Society, which is_arranging_to explore tho Arctic Sea~with the Zeppelin airship. lmßKm The Kaiser is patron society. |Received September 14, 9.55 p.m. NEW YORK, September 14.£ The portion of Commander Peary's story that is causing the greatest astonishment is that he covered 138 miles from latitude 88 to the Pole in four days.

ANTARITIC EXPEDITION.

Received September 14, 9.35.p.m.* LONDON, September 14. _ Captain Scott expects to return to England in 1912. Lieutenant E. Evans, a navigating officer of two relief expeditions, will be second in command. Many memners of the scientific staff and crew of 1901 will accompany Captain Sott. His four motor;] sledges Jare sufficiently long to bridge dangerous revines. A large sum to defray the cost of the expedition had already been promised, Captain Sott, interviewed, said that £40,000 was the minimum cost of the expedition; He felt certain that the overseas Dominions, particularly Australia and New Zealand, would furnish a good sum to • wards the expedition, -j They would be well represented on the staff. He mentioned the prospect of utilising ethergraphs between ships and shore. Much depended, as regards the completeness of the entire equipment of the expedition on the liberal and quick response to the appeal for funds He hoped to enter the ice at the end of December