LAND OF MIST AND CLOUDS IN SOUTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18889, 12 October 1929, Page 1

LAND OF MIST AND CLOUDS IN SOUTH.

WEIRD CONDITIONS IN ANTARCTICA ARE ' DESCRIBED BY OWEN. BY RUSSELL. OWEN. Copyrighted, 1928, by the “New York ■Times'* Company and “St Louis Post-Dispatch/’ All Rights for Publication Reserved Throughout the World. Wireless to “New York Times.” (Received October 12, 9.25 a.m.) BAY OF WHALES. October 10. For days we have been living in a land of mist and cloud, where outlines are vague and uncertain, and the white surface underfoot cannot be seen. One may stumble oyer a lump of snow or the edges of zastrugi, or step suddenly down a decline. There are no shadows but only diffused light, which reveals nothing in detail, although dimly one may see in the distance the forms of ice pushed up in great uneven ridges or a nebulous line of Barrier cliff. During the last two days it has been warm bringing in moist air from the sea and lifting the temperature higher £han it has been in weeks. Yesterday 'afternoon it was four degrees below zero and then shifted to the south and in a few minutes the whole canopy of cloud began to disappear. The thermometer dropped suddenly and the air was filled with ice crystals, which pattered against one’s face like rain.— Australian Press Association.