LECTURE BY DR. BERTRAM THOMAS.
Arrangements have been made by the Council of Victoria . University College and the Wellington Philosoprical Society for an address on "Across Unknown Arabia".to be delivered by Dr. Bertram Thomas, the celebrated explorer and Oriental scholar, in St: Francis Hall, Hill Street, tonight. The address will be illustrated by cinematograph films and lantern slides depicting scenes- in Southern Arabia, a district in which Dr. Thomas carried oui his remarkable explorations in 1931 when, alone and in the guise of a nomad Arab, he traversed for the first time the desert of Rub' al Khali, hitherto a terra incognita to Western civilisation. Long experience in the East, in Irak, Muscat, and Mesopotamia lias given Dr. Thomas a remarkable insight into the! customs and life of this part of the world. Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Galway. have signified their intention of being present. ■' ■ ■ .
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 5
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LECTURE BY DR. BERTRAM THOMAS.
Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 5
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