SILENCE BROKEN.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20335, 7 September 1931, Page 9

SILENCE BROKEN.

MESSAGE FROM WILKINS.

ALL WELL IN POLAR SUBMARINE. ("UNITED PBEgS ASSOCIATION —BZ ELSQTWQ TELEGRAPH—COPSBJOHT.) ' QSIX), September 4. The meteorological' station in thenorth of Norway has received a wireless message stating, "AU well 1 ' from the Nautilus, Sir Rutort Wilkins's submarine. Although there has been. no news of the Nautilus for five day#, Sir Hubert Wilkins'fe suggestion of a poaeihility that communications would he. interrupted for several days is at pre? pent preventing undue anxiety. Scientists are of the opinion that the lack of communication is due to the NftUti* jus having entered the light pone," where magnetic eon-1 ditions make wireless 1 theless, preparations for a search inojude the dispatch of the sealer *9ei» ding, to the\ icefields, to search for the' Nautilus. The Norwegian .Go** emment is dispatching the sealer End T, Johansen to Tromao, where she will meet two seaplanes, one piloted by Captain who now considers » relief expedition essentinl, POSITION NOT DIVULGED. (Received September 6th, 5.$ p.m.) I OSLO. Sontember S, i Sir Huborfc Wilkins's submarine, the 1 Nautilus, refused to give her present 1 position. irejess transmission lasted 1 twenty minutes, but the contend of the message have not yet been divulged, but it< is known that all & well aboard.