ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
[ ITALIAN DUKE PLANS A NEW j I j EXPEDITION. I j ■ NEW YORK, December 29. j I I A cable to the "Sun" from London. I says: —The Duke of Abruzzi is in ', Rome for the purpose of obtaining j the formal consent of the King1 to a new enterprise, which is not, as re* ■>% ported, another ]Nnrrth Pole expedi- ; tion, but a well-devised scheme for the exploration of the South Polaf seas. King Victor. Emmanuel admires and sympathises with his cousin's exploring- ardour, and the royal consent and financial assistance are assured. The Duke purposes to start front Buenos Ayres in 1902 in a ship which ; will be specially built in Italy from I his own plans and specifications. The Duke has already selected as com* * | panions Vittorio Sella, the geographer, and several young officers of the Ital* ian royal navy. '~ .<?
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 25 January 1901, Page 4
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