Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
Brief Message Brought from Brit
ish Explorer by Captain
Of His Ship.
NO MENTION OF SOUTH POLE
disappointment on Learning Par
ty Will Stay Another Year
English Hoped Amund-
sen Was Beaten.

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wellington. New Zealand. March 81.
Capt Robert +. Scott's vessel Terra
Nova, which carried the British eXpe-
dition TO the Antarctic, has arrived at
Akaroa, a harbor in Pankss peninsula,
New Zealand. but has not brought
back Captain Scott or the members of
his expeditions The commander Of the
Terra Nova brought instead the fol-
lowing brief message from scott:
81 am remaining in the Antarctic
for another winter in order to con-
tinue and complete my work."
The latest news sent back by Cap
tain Scott to lis base at McMurdo
sound showed that on January g he
had reached point 100 miles from
the South Pole. and was still advance
ing.
1t vas clear that had the oXplolrr
delayed sending back notification Of
his progress until he actually reached
the pole, news from him could not
have been received by the Terra Nova
before she WAS compelled to leave,
owing to the setting in of winter and
the freezing Of the Ross sea.
An on board the Terra Nova are well.
Great disappointment was felt when It
hocame known that the Scott party had
rcen left behind. The Terra Nova IS ex-
pccted to reach Lyttolton on Wednesday.
Another winter. which the advices from
New Zealand say captain Scott has de-
cidcd to spend in the Antarctic viii make
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will have worked in the south polar re-
gion.
captain Scott, With his party, consist
ing of five lieutcnants of the British navy,
3 scientists and - picked sailors. sailed
November %, 1870 on the old whaler Terra
Nova from Port Chalmers. New Zealand
| for the .Antactic
The explorer had spent many of his 43
| years in study of the polar regions and
| when he set out for the south this time he
| had the experience of two previous expe-
ditions to fall back upon.
because the Scott expedition Is better
| equipped for scientific work than any OF
the many which have penetrated the reg
| ions, much valuable geographical and
other data is anticipated a result of
the exploration, whether the party
reaches the pole itself or not.
BRITISH KEEN1Y DISAPPOINTED.
London, March 3l.-The long and inn
patiently awaited news Of Captain
SCOTS Antarctic expedition has al last
arrived but viii bring the Eeoncst dsap-
polntinont to the cherished hopes Of all
EngNshmcn that tie British expedition
! might after all prove to be first in the
race for the South Pole
ON january nearly three weeks after
! Amundsen Aoistcl the Norwegian flag
at the Pole, Scott still had $50 miles To
! cover before attgining the object of his
desire.
since tho urvs If Ainundeeu's sa-
iccsgful att.,urt Furlishrron have
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NV ''''r' INC "'S"ppo'I''"F news
'"at '''o'' Is speh"i"S announcer "ihte'
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iur'her weary awaiting before IL car
De known whether lie even succeeded
in reaching the Pole According tc
some of Captain ScottS intimate
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