AN ADMIRALTY MINUTE

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

AN ADMIRALTY MINUTE

PARTY'S ■DEVOTION TO DUTY

REGARDED AS KILLED IN ACTION

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE

NATIONAL .FUND

(Received Feb. 12, 10.00 p.m.) . London, Feb. 12

Tho Admiralty has issued a minute regrct-bing the loss of Captain Scott and his comrades'. It says their lives have proved the constancy, arid resolution with which they carried out their duty. The Lords of the Admiralty' consider their loss should ho regarded,as if Ihoy wore killed in action. Their story will lons b& remembered with honour by the Navy.

The Royal Geographical Society has received a cable from Commander Peary, expressing his sympathy in tho heroic deaths of the party. He adds that their names will be thp Southern Cross of Antarctic exploration.

The committee of tho Antarctic expedition has issued a national appeal. Tho "Daily Chronicle" lias given £2000 to tho fund, Sir James Caird

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£500', Lord Rothschild £250;. a-nd ■Commander :Eeary;.£2o. '>' ;•;•'.>■■:■</• -":%■ :_.;.-:■

"The Times" says that" tho country will ever honour '.Captain Scott and his comrades, who devoted themselves with single-minded heroism to the realisation of a great ideal. ;

The "Telegraph'^ says that the vio tims1 were almost within reach- of the. last sheltering depot when death claimed them, aaid quenched the splendid: courage which had led the little party day by day. The name of Captain Scott will be added to the country's imperishable roll of heroes. —'

The "Daily Mail" says that the* targody is as overpowering andlas moving* In dignity and heroism a& ■ Franklin's,- and that vjetbry was swallowed tip in death. The: "Chroniclo" says that the results of tHe expedition will bo stich that science will be able to say that ©aptain Scott did not struggle or die in vain.