CIVIC HONOURS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 961, 31 October 1910, Page 6

CIVIC HONOURS.

FOR CAPTAIN SCOTT. CHURCH AND CITY REPRESENTED. . ' ißy Teleeraph.—ProES Association.) Christohuroh, October 80. ■ At a civic reception to Captain Scott on Saturday, the' Church was represented by Bishop Grimes and Dean Harper, science by members of the Philosophical Institute, the City Council;,.' by the Mayor and several city councillors, and the Harbour Board by its secretary, Mr. Hood Williams. Thero .was also more than a sprinkling of ladies,' and the general public was well represented.

The Mayor, in the course of his address, referred to tho great; interest felt by the people of Canterbury in the.ttork of the expedition, and assured Captain Scott that ho felt certain that, what- ' v ever his requirements were in ; the way, of equipment,. the people of. Canterbury would do found ready to do their best ■ to supply tim, > ' Mr. R. M. Laing {Philosophical In■stitute), dwelt on tho interest '■ which : scientists felt iu the results of the expedition', which, he trusted, would be found to add greatly to the sum of human knowledge. Bishop Grimes, in a brightly entba eiastic and eloquent speecE, expressed the pleasure which the people o!' Chnßtohurch. felt at j again . renewing their, acquaintance with Captain Scott, and their recognition of trie bravery • and indomitable pluck which character ised him. '.'I believe," Bflid his Lord-'. • ship';..,"that if there is any vman:>on . eartli who can reach tie Polo Captain Scott, is the man." '

Captain Scott's Speech*

• Captain Scott, who was loudly chee®» , ed, dwelt in hfe reply on the extreme ■ pleasure with which those, who hai • been with him ten years before found • themselves ones more in Christdmrch welcomed by both ' the warm suhshino aid the hospitality', of the people* Speaking as a friend to friends, he em- ■, pha-sisecT the fact that every' mMuto oj their time during their stay Would bo : fully occupied in planning for the work before? them, ana testing their equip* ; ment. . "I_ feel sure," : said v Captaio ■'Scott, as it were to members of his own family,i;"l shall'not be, raisund<T- : - stood by our very good friends ■ hero •whenl say that we waul io be lot alow •w.'go about our business." Be, dwelt at ,somo length on the . great pleasure '• which it gave him, and the members of the, expedition, to ; receive, as they did, so hearty a welcome from ; everyone,' •and to be made to feel quite at home. A high meed of praise wsib accorded 1 by ■ Captain Soott to Sir Charles' Bowen;' pn, whose suggestion it was that LytteP : : " ton was first selected as the base of the pioneer Antarctic Expedition—a sugges- V tion wbichhad;resulted in all following : V expeditions also selecting Lyttelton. \ 'Let me, say," said Captain Scott, that, in no part of! the: Empire- is "d,.; keen an'interest felt in the work of the expedition,as ,in New Zealand. That ia ' proved by, ;th© generosity "of ' the Gop. € rom< > nt ih giving tlio munificent sum of amount which I feel bum lam safe-in saying will bo doubled by pnvato; donations.*'-

Last night Captain and Mrs. Soott vere preseut at the Theatre RoyaL wiiero,, tney . were' enthusiastically reMived. 'To-morrow morning .Captain ccott visits tlio pomos and dogs on Quail Island. • A local firm has given ' free of cost, i offices in the city for tie Use of the expedition. 1 . v.-. •

■ , A Strange Occiirrenco. the Terra Nova calling at xort Chalmers on her way to Antarctica nothing .'has yet' been ' definitely decided, but it is, probable that:'she will do so in order to top oil her coaling. All other stores: and coal will bo • taken aboard, at Lyttclton. ' A start has been made to unload the Novaj which, will' be docked oa Wednesday or Thursday. In tlio meantime tlio huts arc to be 'temporarily erected on the declaimed land at Lyttclton. ' i '■' ,;

Considerable surprise is expressed by •those interested in the, movements of " the-Terra Nova, j.nd by shippin'g people, that no report of her having passed tho signal station at .Bluff last Tuesday was' telegraphed to Lytteltonor Christehurch. The; Terra Nova, when coming through " Foveaux Straits; weiit out,of and stood in .'sufficiently close " t<3' exchange signals ■ with. the station at Bluff . ■ i at about I.SO p.m. last Tuesday... About two hours were , lost through the' altera- 1 : tion of the..; course,. and the eteppago for signajling, but, although the Terra Nova ; hoisted her signal letters and asked to be reported '.'all well." no toport was received from the BlufL ; '