ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 11 July 1912, Page 5

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION

DR MAWSON'S PARTY

V ARRIVAL OF THE AURORA AT OTAGO HEADS.

By TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'

DUNEDIN. July 10

The Antarctic exploring ship Aurora 3 rrived unexpectedly oft the heads this forenoon, and one member of the expedition, Mr R. Primmer, was taken off by the pilot launch, and came up to Dunedin.

Mr Primmer was a member of the • cinematograph staff, and was entrusted with important despatches relating to the expedition. All news, however, is "being withheld until it is published in the journals having exclusive right to it, and Mr Primmer would give no in--i'ormation beyond stating that the Aurora had a very rough trip of 23 days 'from Macquarie Islands. All the mem-/ hers of the expedition were in good health. |

The Aurora left for Lyttelton after landing Mr Primmer, and she should :a.rrive there to-morrow afternoon.

Mr Eitel, secretary for the Mawson expedition, arrived here on Tuesday by the Moeraki, and will probably go to L/'ttelton to-morrow to meet the Au.rora.