NOT FROM THIS SIDE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2470, 7 April 1909, Page 2

NOT FROM THIS SIDE.

ATTACK THE POLE FROM SOUTH AMERICA. A “Post” representative had a short interview in Wellington, last week,, with Lieutenant Shacldeton, who looked tired, as. might be expected-of a man just returned from an arduous expedition. .and fallen immediately, without' respite, into much public business. “Do you intend to go South again?” lie was asked. i : ' ,

.“Well, that is rather rough on a man with .the frost-bite hardly out of liis fingers*” and the explorer extended a hand showing unmistakable signs of the keen and nipping air of the Far South.

“I 'have made no arrangements as to ■ that,” he continued, “blit if ever I do make the attempt, it will be from the other side, from the Falkland Islands and South America. This side we, have seen and we know about it nearly all that is worth knowing. We know.- that) the South Polo, must be on the. high plateau we traversed during the last stages of our journey'. It is the other side that is unexplored.” Lieutenant Shacldeton then discussed some of the features of the. expedition already noticed.’ He had npt much mere to pay at present, as he had to consider his publishers. The more remarkable aspects of the expedition had alreadjJjcc« 'presented to th& public. Dr. Marshall' was developing the cinematograph films taken, and the other scientific members of the expedition were doing their work. Much of ‘ it' would ..be done locally. The examination of the" specimens, for instance, could be done as well here as at Home, and there was the freshness of immediate association here to add to the general interest. -The scientists of the Dominion and of Australia were quite capable of taking over that piarfcion of the work that fell" within their ■particular province. The explorer quoted the names of distinguished investigators. He added that he had made practically no future arrangements so far. He had no intention at present of lecturing .throughout Australasia, but it was not unlikely he would, deliver lectures at Home. He intended to leave New Zealand on the 15tli April t all being well. Before that there might be other plans to record, but not at present.( He was jglad to get a spell of comparative rest.