TASTY DINNERS FOR TO-MORROW.—Several hundred brace of duck have already arrived in Auckland. A scene at the railway station when they were being collected this morning. PROPOSED SUBMARINE VENTURE TO THE NORTH POLE.—In what has been termed a huge steel cigar, Sir Hubert Wilkins, the intrepid Polar airman-explorer, will embark this month on an attempt to creep under the ice, a distance of about 2000 miles, across the North Pole. Above is a sectional view of the submarine, which has been equipped for the expedition, and a plan of the route proposed to be taken. The submarine, which has been christened the Nautilus, is a twin-screw vessel powered by two Diesel engines connected to electric motors. The oil-burning Diesels will be used for motive power when the craft is operated on the surface and the electric motors when submerged. It is necessary for the submarine to force her way through the ice to the surface to allow the batteries to be charged every few hundred miles of her journey. To do this the craft is equipped with a drill about 14 feet long, which operates through the conning tower. It also contains a periscope with which the commander can investigate conditions above while his boat is still a prisoner under the pack. The Nautilus will probably have to cover about 2000 miles between Spitsbergen and the open water north of Alaska.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 12

TASTY DINNERS FOR TO-MORROW.—Several hundred brace of duck have already arrived in Auckland. A scene at the railway station when they were being collected this morning.

PROPOSED SUBMARINE VENTURE TO THE NORTH POLE.—In what has been termed a huge steel cigar, Sir Hubert Wilkins, the intrepid Polar airman-explorer, will embark this month on an attempt to creep under the ice, a distance of about 2000 miles, across the North Pole. Above is a sectional view of the submarine, which has been equipped for the expedition, and a plan of the route proposed to be taken. The submarine, which has been christened the Nautilus, is a twin-screw vessel powered by two Diesel engines connected to electric motors. The oil-burning Diesels will be used for motive power when the craft is operated on the surface and the electric motors when submerged. It is necessary for the submarine to force her way through the ice to the surface to allow the batteries to be charged every few hundred miles of her journey. To do this the craft is equipped with a drill about 14 feet long, which operates through the conning tower. It also contains a periscope with which the commander can investigate conditions above while his boat is still a prisoner under the pack. The Nautilus will probably have to cover about 2000 miles between Spitsbergen and the open water north of Alaska.