Show I Briton Plans Flans South Pole Dash in dig Big Aeroplane T ONDON May ay 31 Plans Plans in hi preparation preparation LONDO tion of or tho British Imperial an- an tartie expedition which leaves England Eng Enc lan land In th the famous Camous snip Nova in June next year are beinG rapidly matured according to Mr dr r. r John L L. Cope tho tiro leader of ot the tho expedition The expedition will consist c o of It- It eight ty-eight men and ln will win b be split up into three parties s said d hit Mr Cope The main land party part of or two twenty m men n nIll will Ill remain at Now New cW Harbour while whito there will be bo parties at It Scott Isla d within the antarctic c circle an and at Loss Island which t forms the tho gateway to tho the Ross Hoss sea ea Wren 1 len the Terra Nova has landed e these parties sho ebe will re return return return re- re turn to Wellington New Zealand and will take provisions on onboard onboard board to last lut for tor four Conr years She Sho will leavo loa Wellington In tn the following summer 1 1921 1331 1 calling at Scott island Capo Cape Crozier on Ross iNand inand iN- iN and and New Harbour after niter which sho she will proceed to circumnavigate tho thu continent attempting to reach Cape Ann Enderby land the thc following winter 19 1922 Tho The program after leaving lea Cape Ann in the summer of or 19 1922 19 continued Mr r. r Cope COle is to proceed along alon the coast line at present known malting making for tho the South During this tM trip an nn attempt will be made to visit Coats land but the tho Terra Nova will not attempt to cross the W Weddell s sea a. a Owing Owing- to Ice Ico conditions is is possible that she sho may bo forced to winter at Coats land lan instead o 0 of tho the South Shet- Shet lands In any case however she sho will willbe willbe willbe be In wireless communication with the Falkland islands The three new features of ot tho the ex expedition expedition ex- ex explained Mr Yr Cope are the winter period spent on the barrier the taking of ot an aeroplane with the possibility of oC a Cj flight ht to the tho south pole and the tho circumnavigation of or the A An- An i- i tartie continent J If It tho the proposed flight l is undertaken a sledge o of or provisions and a tent will bo ho carried on tho aeroplane aeroplane aero Lero- plane to enable the thc party to return to their base baso if they ar are ara forced Corce to como come down |