CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXPEDITION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 1 November 1912, Page 5

CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXPEDITION.

COMMANDER EVANS INTERVIEWED. (Per Press"Association.) . CHRISTCHURCH, October 31. Commander Evans, •of .the British Antarctic Expedition, in the course of an'interview, stated that-all the relief stores to bo taken south are being sent . out in the New Zealand Shipping Co.s'" steamers duo in Lyttelton about the end * of November. The Terra Nova will take . a full year's stores and supplies in case - she is detained in the Antarctic. The actual date of" sailhfg from LytteMon will depend on the arrangements to be mado by Lieut. Pennell and Mr. T). G. Lillie regarding some important biological work which has been planned. Tri all probability the Terra Nova will return to New Zealand and be back in Lytteltoh by the end of March next year. Commander Evans said he expected to find that Lieut. Campbell and. party had reached the main base of the ex- - sedition at Cape Evans in April last. It will he remembered that Lieut. Gnmrjbell had to land at Evans Cove, TerraNova Bay, and he probably found his •way to Ca*Do Evans, a distance of over 200 niiles. by .skirting tho coast line, * s it would be impossible to march direct across tho sea. ice to MeMurdo Round. Lieut. Campbell and his men would thus bo able to strengthen the large party for this season's work. Tt wasnvobablp. that Capt. Scott himself would lead the largo party this season to exoV>ro from Beardmore glacier to the south - eastward, and *=a complete tfnri mai> in * tho southern boundaries of the great :ce barrier. Commander Evans paid that Capt. Scott and his party wmild " probably lmvo reached tho "South Pole on January 14th or 15th last, and they would have returned to Hut Point about March 10th. They would then havo to wait until the sea ice had frozen over in order to cover the 15 miles betu-een Hunt Point (the headquarters of the Discovery expedition), and the nres-ent headquarters at Cane Evans. On the Lost occasion Cant. Scott's nnrtie<-. wero forced to remain at TTnf, Point and did not .'succeed in reaching Cmnmo.nder Evan*; until At>ril J3tV afterwhich dato the sea was comnletelv frozen over in M^Murdo Sound. Tt is expected +hp.t Chv+. Scott and his fudging parties will all have returned to Cnpo Evans by the, end of January next When tho Terra Nova reaches Cape Evans, in McMnrdo Sound, stores mud equipment from the mnin Two w>ll h& i embarked. and tho leader (Cant. Scott) wiM then carry out, whatever plans he may havoroadofor the ship. ~