A telegram was received in London on Monday announcing the
arrival of Captain Borchgrevink, leader of the Sir George Newnes Antarctic Expedition, at Stewart Island, New Zealand. The chief scientific achievement of the expedition is the location of the Southern magnetic pole, while a sledge party made a new " farthest South " record by reaching 78° 50'. Captain Borchgrevink and his party, who have, apart from the loss of their zoologist, returned safe and well, were deposited by the Southern Cross' in February, 1899, on Cape Adair, where they built a house and proceeded to expl,,re the neighbourhood. The experiences of the ' Belgica ' already proved that it was possible to winter in the Southern ice-pack ; Captain Borchgrevink has now demonstrated the possibility of making a long inland journey in the Antarctic Continent. We congratulate Captain Borchgrevink on his achievements; we condole with him that his return should have occurred at a time when the eyes of the civilised world are fixed on a point much nearer the equator than the poles.
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