BYRD EXPEDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16838, 29 December 1928, Page 14

BYRD EXPEDITION

ESTABLISHING A BASE MESSAGES TO WELLINGTON (Per Preas Association.'* WELLINGTON, last night. Close touch with the Byrd expedition is being maintained by the second in command, Mr. R. Brophy, who is still in Wellington. He received a radio message from Commander Byrd yesterday morning, reporting the arrival at Discovery Inlet, and from this he concluded that the Bay of Whales, where it had been proposed to establish the expedition's base, had been found full of ice. Commander Byrd reported that Discovery Inlet still contained much ice, but evidently, remarked Mr. B'rophy, it is going to be clear much earlier than the- Bay of Whales. This possibility had been foreseen by Commander Byrd, whose plan provided for establishing a base at Discovery Inlet should the ship be unable to get into the Bay of Whales. Mr. Brophy said that Commander Byrd would probably get an aeroplane ashore as soon as possible in order to make observation nights. He would also put the dogs ashore to exercise them, after their confinement on the ship. It had been proposed, added Mr. Brophy, to take a further supply of fresh •:meat, south' '."iii 'the Eleanor Boiling the next trip, but, Commander Byrd had reported getting an adequate supply of seal meat, so this would not be necessary. Mr. Brophy will leave Wellington to-night for Dunedin to supervise the loading of stoi'es and equipment into the Eleanor Boiling, which is to leave for the Ross Sea between January f> and 10..