TO THE ANTARCTIC

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 5

TO THE ANTARCTIC

DR MAWSON’S EXPEDITION 1 THE AURORA LEAVES BRITAIN. . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrienl, (Received July 23, 9.55 p.rn.) LONDON, July 23. Dr Mitavson’s expedition ship Aurora 5 sailed at midnight. She calls at Slieer--3j noss to adjust compass, and coals at I Cardiff. >1 Tho dogs were safely shipped. Lieutenant Ninnis, assistant suri veyer, and Dr Mortz, geologist, are tho ■ only members sailing in tho Aurora, i Tho officers and crow number twontyfivo. i Lieutenant Watkins Bickorton sails 3 in tho s.s. China with an aeroplane, r which has boon severely tested at Brooklands, and withstood the tests in , a highly satisfactory manner. 1 'File Axcrora is a, wooden three-must od . schooner, titled with an auxiliary screw, I and is of 580 tons gross register. She* was r built at Dundee in 1870. She is to make ’ Hobart her port of departure for the Far I Houth, and is oxijwtcd to leave there i about the middle of November. Dr lien.-/, * who i.-j inc rationed in the above cable rnotfifTaiv?. is a Swiss, and is an expert in ’ ice- work. Lieutenant Ninnis is a British r officer. and belongs to the Royal Fathers. In addition to doifhg survey work ho in to 3 look after the sledges. Lieutenant \\ at- - kins is an expert Brook lands aviator.