IN ANTARCTICA.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11547, 1 April 1903, Page 7

IN ANTARCTICA.

THE RETURN OF "THE MORNING."

LIFE NEAR THE SOUTH POLE.

THE PORT OF TBIARU.

•THE WEEKLY PRESS." It would be difficult to fiisd a more interesting budlge% of illustrations than those contained in "The Weekly Press," published to-day. Comnivheing wit.h the South Canterbury Port of Thaaru. there «re excellent pictures of the principal buildings and strctie, as well as of the great harbour works which are being carried en. Another prominent subject of illustration its the ri&it of tlic Aifc-iralosian, Squadron to LytteJton. This is shown in all its phases, the vussefa at the wharf, the reception of the Admiral, and the grait naval display at Lancaster Park, and "Press" portrait, No. 61, of Vice-Admiral Fanshawe, is given. Tins visit of tl»e Squadron will probably live longer in the mind of Canterbury* than nny previous one, from the faci that thoiiKUni of ec-liool-oiiildrea have visited tho vtsaols and inspected the wonders of the navy. The must prominent event during the week Juu*. however, been the arrival of thy Antarctic relief ehij* Morning from hti , visit to the Discovery hi AnUuvtiea. The arrival is fully illustraced, the pictures giving some id<ia of the excitement the appearance of the. little boat caused. But, greater liiian all, tho urrival of thy Morning baa enabled "The Weekly Pjcss" to <iKimmieuoe> a series of illustrations which wiil show life in iJie Autarctio as it lias never beta ehown before. They are from photographs specially tatei for that joumuJ by a, itpressixtiiitive on tho Discovery, aiA tih:y are tiv-' only illutstiutions of the ihJ-coveiyci and work which will appear in any journal, colonial or English, until the exploring sliip herself returns to civilisation. There is "alto published a most spuiitd narrative of tha voyage, v.-ii'.u-ai for "The Weekly Press*' , by Mr Horace lhickridgc, aai exploiter and soldier oi niujiy experieiwes. In the "Faniiier" will be found a number oi articles appertaining to interesting subjects. *uc'u i;k the tscouriug of wool by a novel prociss, and rural afl'airs in Europe, and tilt re is an attractive sketch by Baring Gould, entitled "The Ploughman." Thoi-s aro the usual lettera from corresponaciite on local farming matters, and, in addition to the <«-ciinaiy notes, two special arbiclee h.to. publijhvd,* oiia "B;uAerio!ogy in Relation to Dairying," and the other "Crossing Beef and Milking Breeds." Among the •subjects d*alt with in the editorial coluoine of the "Referee" aro "Present-Day Handicapping," various time records accomplished during the present season, early two-year-old lvicing, English etud notes, a-nd the pw»i«*tß of the football season. In tho cricket columns there are some interesting statistics relating to the past season, and t>he columns dealing with other branches of outdoor sport contain many interesting items.