BACK FROM THE ICE.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13797, 6 February 1917, Page 2

BACK FROM THE ICE.

IHZ AUP.OEA BEmNINS. NO NEWS AVAILABLE.. . : : C.' ; V-. ; : ■ r v. •^ : Vv vj , (Per Press Association,) ' , ■ WELLINGTON, ! Febmarj'»s. : ■ Tlti) Aurora has signalled, by wireless, r >]uc .no message is available yet. . . . i A me.-sage of nearly two hundred' 'yords was:received from" Captain Davis, V. ' :hcAurdra, bu^ttis in a codcwhich" ••snnor be deciphered here;. The mes-' sage has gone t.6 Australia, where the : lu-f-.rar!l- is', held, and tlie contents will -• ; RCt available till the key can "be obfrom Melbourne. ,j\ . The --tni ora has, also been communicated with, askingifor a- translation, but the signals are very 'faint,; in- the daytime,. ; ssysii susvivoßS rescued;' ' | ' J'■ > - - " THREE DEATHS DURING ' ; CAPTIVITY, . : ■f ■. ... ' COMMANDER, CHAPLAIN,. AND SECRETARY PERISH. ' I ~,.' : , AURORA DUE IN WELLINGTON. ; ' ON SATURDAY. 'i ■ ; ' • ' (|'fr Prejs Association.) . WELLINGTON, February 5. i A wireless message -from Captain Davis repds as follows:—/ j I ''The Aurora. arrived at-- Cape : Evanc, all well, on January 10th, and' relieved.the seven surviving members ■ of. the Shackleton expedition, namely: : A, Stevens M.A., B.Sc. (geologist ; and chief of scientific staff.) ; Ernest Joyce (in charge of dogs); Dr J. L, Cope (surgeon). , , H- E. Wild, brother of Frank Wild (m charge of store's).' ■ R. W; Richards (physician). Orvine O. Gage (commissariat of'flSeer); •I Keith Jack, M.Sc, (physicist and assistant' biologist). ' ' ( The survivors were found all well'. "I regret to report that during the -econd year of the expedition, liev. A. P. Spencer-Smith, 8.A.. F.R, Hist. S, (Chaplain and photographer) died of scurvy on the Barrier on March 9th, ,1!11G. Captahi: .Eneus A. Mackintosh R.N.R, (comwauding the party), ] and;.Mr Y. G. Havward (seerei lavy) -perished on May Bth, IUP ' bein g overtaken by " a Kizzari • which broke up the sea ice over which they were attempting to n oss from Hutt Point to' Cape .Evans." The Aurora left McMurdo Sound on ■January ilijli and should arrive at Wellington about February 10th. ' Tiie next-of-kin of. the Rev. SpencerSiiiirh la his mother who', lives at 51 Palace srreet, Westminitcr, London i Captpin Mackintosh's wife lives at j "Lthe, Jhdens," Bedford, England. Mr Hay ward's mother resides at Ecklin- , ville, Counaught road, Harlesden, London, .