up, but by the time we could rig shears the air temperature had converted the slush into hardened ice, and she was found to be stuck fast.  At present there is no hope of recovering any of the boats:  as fast as one could dig out the sodden ice, more sea-water would flow in and freeze ...  The danger is that fresh gales bringing more snow will sink them so far beneath the surface that we shall be unable to recover them at all.  Stuck solid in the floe they must go down with it, and every effort must be devoted to preventing the floe from sinking.  As regards the rope, it is a familiar experience that dark objects which absorb heat will melt their way through the snow or ice on which they lie.

Note 18, p. 206.

Ponies Presented by Schools, &c.

School’s, &c.,          Nickname of Pony.        Name of School, &c.,
name of Pony.                                   presented by.

Floreat Etona Snippet Eton College. 
Christ’s Hospital Hackenschmidt Christ’s Hospital. 
Westminster Blossom Westminster. 
St. Paul’s Michael St. Paul’s. 
Stubbington Weary Willie Stubbington House,
          
                                      Fareham. 
Bedales Christopher Bedales, Petersfield. 
Lydney Victor The Institute, Lydney,
          
                                      Gloucester. 
West Down Jones West Down School. 
Bootham Snatcher Bootham. 
South Hampstead Bones South Hampstead
                                                High School (Girls). 
Altrincham Chinaman Seamen’s Moss School,
          
                                      Altrincham. 
Rosemark Cuts Captain and Mrs. Mark Kerr
                                                (H.M.S. Invincible). 
Invincible James Pigg Officers and Ship’s Company
                                                of H.M.S. Invincible. 
Snooker King Jehu J. Foster Stackhouse
                                                and friend. 
Brandon Punch The Bristol Savages. 
Stoker Blucher R. Donaldson Hudson, Esq. 
Manchester Nobby Manchester various
Cardiff Uncle Bill Cardiff ,,
Liverpool Davy Liverpool ,,

Sleeping-Bags Presented by Schools