INTO THE WASTES

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 69, 1 November 1928, Page 6

INTO THE WASTES

WILKINS LEAVES CIVILISATION

DEPARTURE FOR POLE,

(Received 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 31

Sir George Wilkins cables from Port Stanley under date October 30; “Wo bade goodbye to civilisation when wo sailed from the Fi.ilkland Isles the last port of call towards the Antarctic scarcely charted seas. Tlie next landing point' will be Deception Island at nle Northern ledge of the unexplored ice continent where wo go to the harbour to discharge

our equipment linoljadjiug fclie (ipro-j ’ pianos and the then move on foot into the wastes in order to establish base prof} ibly well within the Antarctic Circle. All are in splendid condition.