AMONG THE ICE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18152, 29 December 1928, Page 8

AMONG THE ICE.

THE BYRD EXPEDITION. MESSAGE FROM DISCOVERY INLET- ..- By Telegraph— fcres* JL*eocl»Uo». , -WELLINGTON, Dec. 2S. ; Close touch with the Byrd expedition is being maintained' bjf the second in command' (Mr R. Brophy), who is still in Wellington. He received a radio message from Commander Byrd yesterday mtprnins reporting the arrival at Discovery Infrom this he concluded thh*' the Bay of Whales, where it ha a beSn proposed to establish the expedition’s base, had been found full of ice. ’ ’Commander t-yrd reported that Discovery Inlet still contained a great deal of ice, but evidently, remarked Mr Brophy, it is going to be clear much earlier than the Bay of AVliales. 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 flights. He 1 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 in the Eleanor Bolling’s next trip,. , but Commander Byrd had reported getting an adequate supply of seal meat, so that this would not be necessary. Mr Brophy will leave Wellington to-night for Dunedin, to supervise the loading of stores and equipment into the Eleanor Bolling, which is to leaVe for the Ross Sea between January 5 and 10.