GOVERNMENT GRANT PROPOSED.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13648, 13 February 1913, Page 5

GOVERNMENT GRANT PROPOSED.

AMERICA'S SYMPATHY

A BRAVE WIBOW

London, Feb; 11

A. national'fund is being opened those dependent on the lost explorers. Mr. Taft and Dr. Woodrow Wilson cabled to-the King condolences on Britain's loss. '.'.£.. Sir J. G. Ward was presiding at the Royal Colonial Institute when Sir E. im Thurn read a paper on the least known islands of ,the .' Western Pacific, paid a tribute to the brave explorers who had pteced their flag alongside the Norwegian. ■ . . : ■ • . Sir George Reid remarked that all knew when farewelling Captain-. Scott that the : latter was staking his life; but concerning this story of an hourly . terrific struggle with death, this vie-j tory, this sad though glorious martyrdom, whori: a. lonely widow was speeding onward -hoping to meet a, gallant husband,; the readiest tongue . was silent. ■■'"■■)'■• • Mr.' Reginald Sniith, of. Smith, Elder .and Co', states that Dr. Wilson was a remarkable personality, and a modest untiring adviser.to ;hc o-fpodition,. He adds that Cap< ;i -vc^t;'. ;vd C? ") - :>ii"i- ---■ ■■.'■ , A ;,',» .expedition wes --^ Aiu'Ht^d. . : iVLty Officer Ivans' widow, on^recoiving Lieutenai.t Evans' message, LsaidV "I have conflation in knowing my husband died bfr.vely." '--.• Ri©si(dkg tat-.tho Oloyal Humane Society, Lord George Hamilton paid a tribute to the heroes, and especially to Captain Oates' ; for sacrificing, his life lest he be a drag c-.i !-.is comrades, hoping thus to give t).v.u a better chance to-roach t/heir feqal. Lady Ellison. ..Macartney, Captain; Scott's sister, broke tho news to.his mother. -