ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION

Evening Star, Issue 12163, 6 April 1904, Page 6

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION

[Special to the Star.] CHRISTCHURCH. April 6. THE TERRA NOVA TO BE DOCKED. The Terra Nova will be the first of the three ships of the expedition to be docked. Her boilers also require an overhauling, owing to water condensed from salt water having been used This would result in a certain amount of saline incrustations on the inner sides of the boiler. She will go into dock to-morrow to undergo a few repairs. The crew will probably have general leave for a few days, and men from the Tatrranga will take up the duties on board. Captain Scott states that, so far he has no instructions with regard to the movements of the vessels ITe states tliat the Discovery will be docked shortly. POISONED BY SEAL BLOOD. Seaman Dell, who originally came out in the Morning, and to the Discovery on the relief ship's first, visit to the Antarctic, is now an inmate of the Christchurch Hospital. During the time the vessel was wintering in the South, Dell was engaged in cutting up seal meat, when some seal blood got into a cut on his hand, and blood-poisoning supervened. It beca.mo to operate on the gland under Dell’s left arm. hut he did not. do very well, and further surgical aid is necessary. Dr W. Clark Sou ter, surgeon of the Terra Nova, is hot a New Zealander, but is the .descendant of one, for his grandfather is burned in the North Island, .and some of Iris father's sisters reside there. ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC TEMPERATURES : A COMPARISON. Some of the members of the expedition who have now had experience both of the Arctic and Antarctic regions confirm the statement that the temperature in the extreme South is lower by degrees—it is said mniethnes as numb ; .,s lOdcg lower than that in corresponding latitudes in the extreme North, 'lids is usually ascribed, whether correctly or not to the Gulf Stream making the climate of the North warmer than that of tiie South LORD RANT'JR LY VISITS THE DISCOVERY. His Excellency the Governor paid a visit to the Antarctic exploration ship Discovery at Lyttelton on Saturday morning. Captain Scott, however, was absent, having spent the previous night in Christchurch. On his return he received the following message Please to accept for yourself and convey to your gallant officers and men my heartiest congratulations on your safe return to New Zealand. Am anxiously awaiting to hear some more details about you, and shah he in Lyttelton to-morrow morning on arrival of Wellington steamer, and will come and see you at about eight o’clock.—Ranfurly.” Telegrams of congratulation were also received by Captain Scott from the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward. Bishop Julius, and many others. The following telegram was despatched to the Premier from Lyttelton:— “ The Discovery’s officers and men unite in thanking the Premier of New Zealand for his kind message of welcome. His words are deeply appreciated.—(Signed) R. S. Scott”