BACK TO THE ICE.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1914, Page 5

BACK TO THE ICE.

THESHACKLETON EXPEDITION,

pj" 6 ™ lo TELBGBAPH P«B UNPPED PBESB ASSOCIATION. Received July 22, 9.30 -x.m • * ,J{ EIIANTLE, July 22. Or, L 0" IS i" S $ lO am '™l "V the O nits include Mr Frank Debonham, oxped^o„ S ° olog ' St t0 Ci! i' t:li ' 1 Sco^

!' connection with Sir E. Shaoldco,itt l,!7T' I'-T'ty «'hiol, wilf land on the Australian side o the Antarclic tin T>r^ U ! a 7 l '•""v.Tge vi h tlie other par ic.s in t]„, middle of the continent, laving food depots en [,, , * up ao lar as the Heardmo e Olaeie,

WONDERFUL SAUSAGES,

i" Kt --s,!iiii d( ' toll . speaking to | .'in ".Hi,M•!!<•(■ compose 1 .. ! >'»i"st wholly of jv«,ni< ,1 at a meeting <>Tlti\J>ii''('"'<>!' '■n.y'and Waifs and Siravs No>tv at ISndgowater House, St. ' Jaimv""ntl.meu lllf following menu, „f hi< forth «-onnn K ..1,,m,r0 kin to tlu- «o,itJi Pole:' I'l'caklast: :joz lan!, 2oji <;u"ar l„z dried, milk and wheal protein. "K,,,,-,,' takes away the sickly taste of the limine combination supplies the two tJiin-w. 11111 l,l »'Iy needy—heat and energy. His remarkable what two lumps of wifdo. to buck una fellow wearied and cold (in the nnroh."

Luncheon: Nut food. "Not the-usual sort of vegetal ian thing, but Brazil niks and almonds and heerh nuLs—the most nutritious things one can <-et " lieu dried milk, melted. Dinner: Siime as breakfast. "And all these. things," ■ said Sir [ I'.rnest, "are packed in sausage skins, and I. imdeivitaml that the .skins are the most' mil rif ions "art of the composition. We. tried them in Norway, hut d:d not Hieceed. We shall no doubt do better at the South Pole when we are more hungry. Our rations are & r mz a day. The average -erson in London cats ;lll> r , day. but them !,< a lot of waste in his food. In our.s there i.s none. ■ The l{>val Annv Medical College has helped us to eliminate it. Ah one requires hulk. as well ils . ., m | nourishment, we take oats, which .swell uii iuw.do you.

"In the South Polar region* ymi are always up against Nature in its sternest mood. AVe are going to attempt the South Polar continent from one nea to tfio h'iwe';T-JiiiT; 1 . üb.-;>. -will be the first, crossing of. tiie last. coiK.-ieiit in tin's world. '

"All lies on the knees of the gM v ls,J Perhaps in a year's time, or a year and a half, you will.know the result."