ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
FRICTION ON THE NIMROD. (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, last night. In regard to the statements concerning the crew of the Antarctic ship Nimrod, a Wanganui resident states that when in Lyttelton a. day or two ago he conversed with several members of the verseFs crew, who told him that the whole present state of affair^ is due to the friction, between Qiptain England and Lieutenant Shackleton. ' Captain England was engaged as navigating officer, but Lieutenant Shackleton, when the vessel arrived at the ice, attempted to interfere with his duties and »to dictate his course. Captain England refused to do anything, but what he himself thought best for the safety of the ship, and^ hence the trouble. The men declared^ themselves perfectly willing to serve v under Captain England, but did not relish the prospect of serving under Lieutenant Shackleton.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11231, 21 March 1908, Page 3
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