THE NIMROD EXPEDITION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 22 April 1908, Page 6

THE NIMROD EXPEDITION.

CAPTAIN ENQLANP AND LIEUTENANT SHAOSLETON, A QUARREL. The following was published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" i last week as a telegram from Melbourne:—:• The: Ninirod was..in 13' fcthomsi '-'Please go,.further in," said Lieutenant Shackelton. "It is imppssiblo," said .Captain .England. '4ftpr some argument' the Lieutofiant made towards the telegraph as if iiitpnding to signal- "Full , speed; nlieiid,";'. but ; the Captain got m ahea'd'of hiiji,'and said, ."I,am magter of this ship. It is nqt'possible to take her nearer land with, safety." Then they had • sonie; more talk, and weAt below. , . This statement- made on Saturday by Mr. H. B. Bull, oiid of the crew of the Nimrod, just, arrived in Jlelhourno on -, furlough; 'aflords'commentary on. a cablegram published, on.-March .10.' "Interviewed at Lyttelton yesterday Captain England said, ,'You may ■announce my resignation 'as .'commander, of. tlla- Nimrod on. 'the ground - of.' ill-health.' " Mtv Bull was' at; the r wheel •. at -the ,tinie of the reported misunderstanding. . '.'Nothing was . mentioned to , iis men' about, it," ,ho stated, '''until wo got hack' to Lyttelton. Then one night before wo made port the; skipppr ;oall-a<l ;us- aft, ; : coniplimont-wl us on tho way; in \yhich ho had worked tlio ship, and hoped we should enjoy oursolycs'during oui' nine- months' stay in port.. Wo' got in on §uii(l(iy or Monday night.. He called the mei) again, and said,, 'I have to! say goodbye.; The unexpected has; happened since, I s»w' you 'last;' and lie did not;say much more, for his feelings got too much for him. I could see ho was nigh crying. \\'c men ,were' very nuieh troubled ahdiit this, and when \we' got fnrwni'd severdl; said, they'd, leave with tho. Qaptain, and nine out of the, crow, of 17 have left. The, boatswain, carpenter, and several; others told the 'old man' so at onee. He advised them to wait and see how things turned.out, byt by now I tiiink all nine h(vye resigned— onfj engineor,' one sailmaker, two firemen, four seamen, and t-ho carpenter."- ■ ,Y-A;.'