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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 15

~ln 1906 the, Duke ; of tho Abruzzi'led an expedition into Equatorial Africa for the purpose of 'exploring ' the great snow ranges known- as Eiiwenzori. - After carrying out -his" project, successfully ho turned over Ihc I Jiotes and journals': of the expedition'to .Cav. Filippo de Filippi, who had published a re- : port of ono of his Boyal Highriess's .previous ' expeditions, 'and'; reiiuested. him to'Writo an account of . this "oiie;,:' "Rutvenzori". is the result.. It is done into English by "Caroline do Filippi, nee Fitzgerald?', and, illustrated from" photographs—some of.^tliem..very:, wonderful photographs—taken by '.yfttorio Sella, one of tho mombers of- tho expedition. The Prince. Wmself contribu,t6s' the preface. Tho wish of Sir Henry M. Stanley that someone would "take Ruwenzori'in hand and make : a thorough, work of.it. 'explore .it fromtop to bottom,- through all those enormous defiles and-those deep gorges" was never fulfilled until it was carried out by ,the Duke of tho *A.bruzzi.' Ruwenzori had, been explored only.' in part, owing- to. the vimmense - difficulties of transportation 'and of climate. Emiit Pasha, Sir Hairy Johnston','C. 'S. • Moore, and others had reached parts of 'he great, range, but it was reserved - for the •royal explorer to solve all its mysteries.