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were unable to do so. They went further, intending to land 
on the barrier, but there they found Amundsen, and had to 
turn back. Finally they got ashore at Cape Adare, 500 miles to 
the north. They were left there on February 8th, 191 1 by the 
Terra Nova, which arranged to call for them on about Jan. 8th the 
following year. The lecturer, by means of slides, explained 
some of the difficulties encountered. The velocity of the wind 
sometimes reached 100 miles an hour. They spent the winter 
tolerably pleasantly, with plenty of amusements, food, and occu- 
pation. They did a good deal of sledging, and met with many 
adventures. Mr. Priestley showed pictures of animals, birds, and 
fishes, and narrated some amusing and instructive incidents. 
When the Terra Nova returned it carried the little party about 
300 miles to Evan's Cove for a six weeks' sledging journey, with 
just sufficient food for that period. They travelled many miles, 
and made a survey of the country. At the end of the time when 
they were to have been picked up by the vessel she could not 
reach them, as there was 18 miles of pack ice, which prevented 
the ship reaching them, and there was ten miles of open water, 
which prevented the party reaching the ice, and the vessel went 
away. The party had to remain about nine months without 
shelter or reserve of food. And all that period there were not 
twenty-four hours' calm weather. Storms raged the whole time. 
The little food they had they economised with great care, and 
eked out an existence with seals, the stomach of one of which 
furnished them with 36 fish. For shelter they hollowed out a 
snowdrift, and made a carpet of seaweed. At the end of 
September, 191 2, they were able to start a journey down the 
coast to join up with the main party, and after going 230 miles, 
living on half-rations, they reached their destination just after an 
expedition had set out to recover the body of Captain Scott. They 
waited on Ross Island until the Terra Nova returned home. 
The slides with which the lecture was illustrated were exceed- 
ingly good, and brought to the sight a vivid idea of the nature of 
the country and the adventures of the party. 
Professor Lloyd Morgan, in proposing a vote of thanks to the 
lecturer, expressed regret at the inability of the Vice-Chancellor 
to be present. The way in which the audience had listened to 
the lecture had already shown Mr. Priestley that they most 
thoroughly appreciated the way in which he had put before them 
such an extraordinarily interesting story. The name of 
Priestley was somewhat honoured in that University. The 
lecturer himself was a student under his friend and colleague, 
Professor Reynolds ; and his brother, now Professor Priestley, 
was at the University for many years. Hence it was a particular 
pleasure to him (the speaker) to be present to hear a former Uni- 
versity College student speak to them in such a graphic way, 
and to feel that they had partially trained a man of so much grit. 
One thing which showed through the delightful humour of his 
charming and instructive lecture was that there was a good deal 
