SOUTHWARD BOUND.

Wairarapa Age, 13 February 1934, Page 4

SOUTHWARD BOUND.

RESEARCH SHIP DISCOVERY’ 11. WELLINGTON, February 12. At 9.15 a.m. yesterday the Royal research ship Discovery II left Auckland for Port Chalmers. She will call there to pick up Dr. Potaka, of Nelson, who is taking the place of Dr. G. Shirey as medical officer to the Byrd Expedition, and to load a small quantity of urgently needed equipment for the expedition. Arriving at Port Chalmers early on Thursday morning, the Discovery II will remain only a few hours, and she will then proceed straight to the Antarctic, via the Antipodes Islands. The call at the Antipodes is in connection with the crew of the yacht WindWard, which disappeared some three years ago while making a trip to the Chatham Islands.

The Bear of Oakland will come north lt ‘^ e ® a y Whales to meet the Discovery II in. order to save her as much time as possible. The transhipDr. Potaka and the supplies J 1 plac ? at and Bear of Oakland will then return to the Bay of Whales, leaving the Discovery II to carry on with her pre-arranged cruise. fo

The Bear of Oakland will have little LTJ n + i7 h - ICh leave the Antarctic before the ice closes in, and it is nossiible that she may winter there. Preparations for this contingency were made- before the ship left New Zea-

Dr. G. Shirey is aboard the Jacob Ruppert, which is due to arrive at Dnnedin about the end of this week ft!‘ e^ UPply Ship ’ unJitt e<i by her build to!• fe = reofpack . i ---nwfe. ter in Dunedin, returning when the ice opens next summer.—(P.A.)