IN ANTARCTICA

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1929, Page 5

IN ANTARCTICA

WILKINS AND SCORESBY. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) . CAPETOWN, October 11. Flying the Falkland Islands flag William S-oresby left Simontsown last night for the South Shetlands, in the Antarctic. Sir Hubert Wilkins joins him at Deception Harbour, where he has two seaplanes, with the object of locating shoals of whales, and also to e.-plore the Antarctic coast, and possible whaling bases. Mr .Scoresby will be joined in 1930 by the Discovery Second. At present he will devote his attention to whale marking by darts and sounding. Thre« hundred whales were marked off Africa. (By Rnssoll Owen—Copyrighted 192 f by the New York Times Company, and St. Louis Post Dispatch. All rights for publication reserved throughout the world Wireless to New Yojk Times.)

(■Received this dnv at 9.25 a.m.) BAY OF WHALES, October 10.

For days we have been living in a land of mist and cloud where outlines are vague and uncertain and the white surface underfoot cannot be seen. One may stumble over a lump of snow or the edges of Znstrugi or step suddenly down a decline. There are no shadows, only a diffused light which reveals nothing in detail, although dimly one may, see in the distance forms of ice pushed up in great uneven ridges or the nebulous line of the Barrier cliff. During the last two days it has been warm bringing in moist air from the sea and lifting, temperatures higher than it has been in weeks. Yesterday afternoon it was four degrees below zero and the wind shifted to the south and in a few minutes the whole canopy of cloud began to disappear. The thermometer dropped suddenly and the air filled with ice crystals which pattered against one’s face . like rain.