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Show BELIEVE SCOT! HAS REACHED SOUTH POLE NEW YORK, .fen. 20.- Officials of the Geographical society and various similar organizations interested In polar exploration explora-tion eagerly aie awaiting word from Captain Robert Falcon Scott, who expected ex-pected t'i reach tin south pole on ' hrist-mas hrist-mas day. and thev believe thai when he announces the result of nls British Antarctic Ant-arctic expedition It will be to say that his quest was successful. Lieutenant Shackleton reached the farthest south on January 9 1909, ninety-seven ninety-seven geographical miles uwav from his objective point, and then turned back onlv because he nan short of provisions. provi-sions. Captain Scott has 7 miles to cover from his winter uuartcrs lo reach the south pole His tourney consisted .' B dash across tbe comparatively ieei ie. to toe Ice barrier, then up the glacier's side to the plateau some 10.000 feet ..hove se.i level, and then to the pole. Tie- sett expedition was outfllled as no other exploration expeuition was equipped before. Thi British govern.- rnent snhs.-rlhi-d SSuO.iaj'i to tbe fuml and the British public contributed -mi eauSI hinn. Accompanjing him, tn addition to a iii ked rew. were five lieutenants of the royal navv. two surgeons and three biologists. Three motor sic. ice- wire carried in the hold of bis vessel, lavcnll tons of provlalone. 1:?0 dogs and thirty iij,. i ionics. |