ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3185, 3 April 1911, Page 3

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

THE NORWEGIAN EXPEDITION. A MESSAGE TO LONDON. [.PER PRESS association.J CHRISTCHURCH, April 1. The following cable message, describing the meeting of some members of the British- Antarctic Expedition with Captain Amundsen’s Norwegian Expedition, , was forwarded to London from this city last night:—“When following the harrier from King Edward VII. Land, with a view to landing the eastern party in the vicinity of Balloon Bight, we found the Eram at the Bay of Whales. We visited the Frain, and learnt that Captain Amundsen. Johansen, and a party of seven were establishing winter quarters, two miles from the edge of the ice. Captain Amundsen returned in the early morning and invited the English officers to breakfast. They visited-the lmt. It had every appearance of comfort. The men were in excellent health and condition. The stoves were being landed and transported to the quarters. Seals were abundant. Captain Amundsen and his officers lunched on the Terra Nova, after which the ship’s company visited the Eram. The sole object of Captain Amundsen in to reach the Pole travelling via Beardmore Glacier, after which he intends to carry out his original programme of Arctic exploration. In the meantime the Eram proceeds to Buenos Ayres, and returns to the Barrier in 1912. Their equipment is llfi Greenland dogs, with sufficient sledges and skis. The dogs work 13 in a team, there being two teams to each sledge, and working on alternate days. The load is 1001 b each working dog. The party ski alongside the sledges. The men are clothed in seal furs and wear no wind clothing. The dogs’ food is dried fish. The Terra Nova left the message announcing the meeting with Captain Amundsen at the Discovery Hut, which Captain .Scott will find on his return front the depot journey.” MR. D. G. LILLIE’S WORK. Mr. D. G. Lillie, one of the biologists with the expedition, who returned with the Terra Nova, was asked for information regarding his work. Mr. Lillie explained that just at present lie was not able to go into, details, or to give any results. When,the contents of the. trawls were got on board there was no time to investigate them, because unless immediately dealt with they became frozen. He hoped, however, to be in a position to give some information in a week or so, and added that he had made arrangements with Mr. E. R. Waite (curator of the museum) for the .exhibition of bis specimens. Mr. Waite had very kindly placed a shed at his disposal, and also a room in the museum. Dr. Chilton had also assisted greatly by lending him the necessary books. With these opportunities and facilities Mr. Lillie expected to get to work on the specimens shortly, and lie anticipated some good results therefrom, especially bearing on the theories regarding the migration of sea things.