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Cooperate IN TIVE WORT NJ Exploration
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Expedition Needs Another e1Oo. 900.

LoSbos. Nov. Tho two expeditions
which start nov, summer 10 esplor" Antarctic
regions should add much to our knowledge
of the almost unk Down continent. even " they
do not succeed In penetrating Ia the Pole il-"lI
Exploration Il much easier, 90 nearly aIl es-
pert- ara agreed. In the frozen south than IN
the frozen North II has been Imagined thst
tn" two expeditions, German ana English
now preparing would 60 out In friendly rivalry.
On the contrary, they are cooperating and VIII
continue To do 40 In every possible way They
will sail together In August ne IT. aud the Official
statement OF the subsequent plans Ia as foi-
lows
When they reach the far South they VIII
separate with q carefully arranged plan OF
work for each. The Antarctic regions have been
divided into four Quadrants. First. there 10
the Victoria quadrant. which extends from
90 degrees east to $50 degrees. and includes
Victoria Land. next. there Is the Ross quad
rant. from isO degrees to 90 degrees west.
south Of the Pacific Ocean: third, the Wedden
quadrant. from 20 degrees west to degrees
(Greenwich meridian). the Weddell Sea. and
the remainder, from degree TO 90 degrees
east. makes the Enderby quadrant. and In
cludes Enderby Land. Two auadrants have
been assigned for exploration and research
TO each expedition. the British taking the Vio-
toria and Ross, and the German the Weddell
and Enderby..'
The British boat, the Discovery. Ii building
at Dundee II all goes well. she will be launched
In March. and a good. serviceable boat 1t Is be-
leved she will prove above all. strong one.
Built something like a whaler. the Discovery
IL likely Ia occasion her owners and crew few
mLSaiyinss
The German boat. which Is building at Ktel.
is Of lighter sort She will not be quite so big
and Is being constructed much on the lines OF
the Tram She will. In fact. be q slightly modi-
flod Fran. The Fran was. however. essentially
a ship for smooth water. and she would never
have done for the scas OF the Antarctic.
The British expedition Is still hampered by
lack Of funds. There is a sum VI e+50.oo0 on
hand. Of which one-half Is contributed by the
British Government. This, II IL calculated.
Is just enough for q two years cruise and so
journ. The Royal Geographical Society IL
anxious 10 raise another 100000 In order TO
equip the expedition for three years. which is
the length Of etay planned by the German
Government for its representatives.
The British commander will be Capt. Scott
OF the navy. Re is about 80 y ears old and has
had no experience in polar work, but Sir Glenn
ents Marx ham and the other organizers OF the
expedition have unbounded confidence in him.
II Is pointed out that 1t is almost impracticable
to send a man Of wide experience on such
mission. The hardships are ruch that man
Of 20 Is far better fitted to endure them than q
man Of a. Hence II became necessary TO
select a commander Of those phy steal and
mental gu alities which best At him for such a
task without regard to actual experience In
polar explor alton.