TO THE FROZEN SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20721, 14 November 1930, Page 12

TO THE FROZEN SOUTH.

DISCOVERY'S SECOND VOYAGE PLANS FOR BROADCASTS. [FROM OCTI OWN" CORRESPONDENT.] SYDNEY, Oct. 30. The Australian and New Zealand exploration ship, the Discovery, now lies at Melbourne ready for the second voyage into the Antarctic wastes, and on this occasion she will give the world an experience it has never had before. A powerful short-wave broadcasting set has been installed, and the leader of the expedition, Sir Douglas Mawson, will broadcast talks on tho work of the expedition froiu tho Antarctic. If satisfactory communication can bo established it is probable that listeners all over tho world will hear impromptu concerts broadcast from the Discovery during the voyage. There were hundreds of applications from men who were anxious to join the crew of the vessel. The 16' selected men have no mistaken ideas about the job for which they have been engaged.. The ship is a ship of youth. Four of tho crew accompanied tho vessel on its last voyage, and all tho men arc young and enthusiastic. Romance is tho last tiling they are looking for. They have been trained to the sea, and for them tho Discovery is just another ship. Adventure they expect, and hard work they havo found already. And that, they declare, is a thing a sailor can expect on any boat, whether in th» tropics or in the frozen seas, Ono of the most important men aboard is the wireless operator, Mr. A. J. Williams, who held the same position during , tho last voyage. With other wireless experts he has been fitting up tho new a p.paratus that will make it. possible for the world to listen-in to tho Antarctic. The sel will havo*7g kilowatts behind it, working. on short wave. Arrangements are being made to pick up tho Discovery in Australia, so that tho broadcasts can bo sent to every set, and it is hoped that New Zealand will follow suit. In the concerts that are being planned one of tho chief performers will bo tho ship's carpenter, Mr. J. Williams, of Adelaide, whose banjo has been heard all over Australia through station 3CL, Adelaide. The final point of departure from Australia will bo Hobart, and the Discovery will set : out early next month. Fuel and supplies'for a six months' voyage are being taken,' and it is expected that valuable Bcier\tifio work will bs accomplished. Already, on the lari voyage, much was done, hut xnpoh remains to eft done, ai»d those who hava undartaken. thf voyage may expecV s strcnuons time* ..