Last Saturday evening in the Queen's Hall, in the presence
of a brilliant audience which included the King and the Prince of Wales, the Duke of the Abruzzi delivered a lecture on his recent expedition to Ruwenzori. Besides describing
minutely the various stages in his exploration of the range, and the'heights and situations of the chief summits, be gave an interesting sketch of the work of early travellers, and paid a high tribute to the assistance which he had received throughout from British officials. His Royal Highness spoke in English, and the lecture was illustrated by some hundred wonderful mountain photographs by Signor Sella. At the close the King in a genial speech conveyed the thanks of the Royal Geographical Society and of the audience to the Duke, and, in reviewing his career as an explorer, expressed the hope that he had still a long life before him in which to win fresh triumphs. The Duke was warmly welcomed by the great meeting, and we can only repeat what we said last week, that he has the admiration of every Englishman who has in his soul any spark of the enterprise of his race.
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