WILKINS’ EXPEDITION
RELIEF STEAMER SENT. antseotio exploration. BYRD’S OFFERS REFUSED. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT-) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received* noon to-day. OSLO, April 25. The Northern Exploration Company’s Njina has left Norway with telegraphic instructions to proceed as near as possible to Green Harbour to pick up Captain Wilkins and Lieutenant Eielson and their aeroplane and bring them to Norway. The vessel is due to arrive on Saturday. Thus the explorers* are expected at Troniso early in the coming week. Captain Wilkins refused an offer by Commander Byrd to join his Antarctic expedition. He also refused to sell the aeroplane to* Commander Byrd. Captain Wilkins says that he does not want to devnlge his antarctic plans •at present, but he expects te start in September. Captain Wilkins points out* that the ohieet is not to reach the actual, polo, but to survey the unknown area..
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 April 1928, Page 11
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