A GOOD RECORD.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1802, 19 December 1912, Page 3

A GOOD RECORD.

Commander Evans, R.N., of the Terra Nova, lias established a good travelling record this year. He accompanied Captain Scott ou his great southern journey to within about ir>o miles of the South Pole, and left the leader in latitude B?deg 33inin South on January 4th last to return to the main base at (""ape Evans, accompanied by William Lashley and Thomas Crean. In latitude 80deg |3omin South Commander (then Lieut. ) Evans was found to be suffering badly from scurvy. The little party being one man short he had to continue assisting in dragging the sledge, but his condition became so bad that his two brave companions placed him in his sleeping bag on the sledge and made a gallant effort to drag him to safety. On February 18th his condition was very serious, and Crean went on alone and covered the 30 miles to Discovery hut in 18 hours, and found Dr Atkinson and party with two dog teams. They set out in a blizzard, and picked up Commander Evans with Lashley, and got them safey to the hut. After a week's rest he was taken to Cape Evans, and placed on board the Terra Nova, on which he returned to Lyttelton on April 3rd last. He was then convalescent, and on May 2nd, accompanied by Mrs Evans and Mr Francis Drake, he left for Sydney, where the party joined the Orontes for England. On July Ist Lieut. Evans had an audience with his Majesty King George V., and received his appointment as Commander R.N. After an eight weeks' stay in England, Commander Evans returned to Lyttelton, via Capetown and Australia, and lias now started on his return to the Antarctic, and is due at Cape Evans in latitude (about) 7?deg South on January 13th.