PEARL OF GREAT PRICE.
TRANQUILLITY OF ANTARCTIC. NEW YORK, April 16. InJthe rebroadcast from Little America/ Rear-Admiral Byrd's Antarctic headquarters, to England, Rear-Admiral Byrd sent the following brief message: — "The perils of isolation are greatly exaggerated. Tranquillity is a pearl of great price." Other members of the expedition broadcast a description of the scientific observations under way.
The long winter night is rapidly approaching in the Antarctic. On Saturday the sun rose at 11.11 a.m. and set at 2.25 p.m. The temperature dropped to 45 degrees below zero. The work of transporting food to the main camp is continuing, but is almost completed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 90, 17 April 1934, Page 7
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103PEARL OF GREAT PRICE. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 90, 17 April 1934, Page 7
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