ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 15 September 1909, Page 3

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

QAPTAIN SCOTT'S PLAN'S. l\N APPEAL FOB, TUNDS <♦ * LONDON, Tuesday. Scott expects to retain to England' m 1912 Lieutenant El Evans, who was navigating otiisa; of the two relief expeditions, trail Se his seiond in command, and manymembers of the scientific staff and ' cr«rw of "hjj 1901 expedition will I accompany Captain Scott ' in" his next Antarctic voyage fibs four motor sledges will be sufficiently long to bridge the dan gerotiß crevasses large sums have already been pro raised towards the expenses of the expedition. >-i Oaplain interviewed, said £40,000 Fjwould be the minimum re-quired-for a properly equipped ex pedition. He felt certain tfiat th* dominions, particularly Anstjal^a and Kew Zealand, would furnish a good sum towards * the expedition. They would b« * welt ' represented —on the would be well represented on the Btaff. Jffe mentioned the prospect of" utilising -ethergraphs between, the and the shore. He said much" depended as regards the completeness of the entire equip meat of the expedition, upon a liber al and quick response, to- his agpeal for fnndSj Ho hoped to enter the ice at- the <snd of December