DASH FOR THE SOUTH POLE.
CAPT. AMUNDSEN'S EXPEDITION. SIR ERNEST SHACK-ETON'S VIEWS. PiiE9s Association. —CoPTBianT.. (Received April 2x, 9.30 a..m.) * CHRISTIANIA, Thurs. - Ca ( pt. Am/umdsen's report of his Antarctic expedition states that eight men and 115 dogs had been, landedi cm. the Barrier and that the dash for the South, was to begin, directly the Fram danartLONDON, Thursday. Sir Ernest Sluackleton, interviewed, said that if Copt. Amundsen started on 15th February he would 'be able to sledge until mid-April. It would be impossible to cross the crevasses of the Beardniore glacier owing to the darkness. It was .probable titoat the temperatiuire would be dejgrees below freezing point. It was .possible Cajxt. Amundsen's message meant lying depots to the ..South. FARTHEST SOUTH. WHAT THE FRAQtf ATTAINED. (Roc. April 21, 11.40 a.m.) BUENOS AYRES, Thurlsday. Tiie Fram, lOaptain Amundsen exploring ship, reached) latitud/el 78 degrees 41 minute, the farthest south of any ship.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 April 1911, Page 5
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151DASH FOR THE SOUTH POLE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 April 1911, Page 5
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