ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2735, 14 February 1910, Page 5

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

CABLE NEWS.

THE STEAMER POURQUOI PAS

SPOKEN

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LONDON, Feb. 11

The steamer Sud spoke Doctor Charcot’s Antarctic steamer Pourqnoi Pas in the Strait of Magellan, and supplied tho v party with fresh provisions. Dr Charcot refused to, supply information regarding his expedition. The Quaker School of York lias presented Captain Scott with enough money to purchase a dog sledge.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA IN FRIENDLY RIVALRY.

(Received February 13, 5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 12

Captain Scott states that Commander Peary did not start his Antarctic expedition until he received an assurance that the British welcomed friendly rivalry. Captain Scott is arranging for co-operation with the Americans as regards meteorological and magnetic matters. Captain Scott considers that the Americans have the longer route, but possibly the easier one. Present knowledge suggests a gradual slope from the Pole to Weddell Sea. The main difficulty’ will be to find a suitable wintering spot in Coat’s Land.

THE AMERICAN PLANS. Captain Bartlett, aboard the Roosevelt, starts on the Ist of Sept., and coals finally at Punia Arenas in December. The Antarctic night will he spent near the SOth parallel. The expedition relies on dogs, including six which went to the North Pole.

CAPTAIN SCOTT’S PREPARATIONS

Captain Scott has collected £32,000, enough for the ship and outfit, and is seeking to raise a further £SOOO in Britain for salaries, and a further sum in Australia and New Zealand.

Already over 2000 applications have been received for posts in the expedition, and they are still pouring in.

THE FRENCH EXPEDITION. (Received -February 4. 1.10 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 13

Dr. Charcot has arrived at Punta Arenas. He reached latitude 70 degrees south and longitude 12 west, and discovered new land west of South Alexander I. Land.

[The French, expedition under Dr. Charcot sailed from Havre on August 15, 1908. His “farthest south” is 18 degrees farther north than that of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who reached 88.23 south.]