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Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13646, 11 February 1913, Page 4

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A: CHRISTOHURCH REVIEW.

Christchurch, Feb. 10. The Terra Nova is returning to Lyttelton earlier than was expected. It, was given out that she would return to New Zealand some time in March, and, indeed, Mrs.' Scott, wife of the leader of the expedition, who left San Francisco a few days ago on her way out to meet her husband, confirmed tins state.ment. It may be, of course, that Terra Nova on arrival at the base found the whole, party waiting, and everything in readiness for an immediate return. The Terra Nova will probably be a day or two in-New Zealand before any .news : is given out to enable the official stbry of the expedition to be cabled Home for first publication in London. The first news, "therefore, will be cabled hacks to New Zealand from London.

■The Terra Nova sailed from LytteLtbn only a few weeks ago (on Decemoor 14th) for the Antarctic, whence she had returned on April 4th of last year. The last news brought from Captain Scott was that he was-well on his way to the Pole, and .had every chance of reaching it; Members of the expedition said that they were satisfied he would do it.

When the return party left him «n January 3rd Captain Scott still had five men, and large supplies of food, quite sufficient to take him to the Poleand back again to the depots. If 1.0 covered only eight miles a, day he would do it easily,:but-as a matter of fact he was doing fifteen miles a day. .. When, however, Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, returned with victory, won, interest in Captain Sco tt'» chances of .reaching the, Pole somewhat declined, for it seemed plain that the Norwegian had been, first. Captain Scott's expedition aimed at. achieving a vast amount of useful scientific and exploration work, apart altogether from reaching the: South Pole. Nq;6ther expedition had ever so many .scientific investigators in its ranks, and the results achieved are expected to be of the ver^ highest value. v : :'^ Mr.J. J. Kinsey, agent; for the expedition iih New Zealand, whenjseen today stated that he had heard' not hi a?' concerning the arrival of the' Terra Nova beyond the news that the papers had received. "You know as much a» I do," added Mr. Kinsey.