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AT the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on Monday evening, after a feeling allusion by the Earl of Northbrook to the loss sustained by the Society by the death of Mr. R. B. Shaw, British Resident at Mandalay, who was well-known for his excellent geographical work in Eastern Turkistan, &c., some reports were read which had recently been received from Mr. Keith Johnston, the leader of the East African Expedition. The first was an exceedingly interesting account of his preliminary trip from Zanzibar to the Usambara Hills and the second was a memorandum of information obtained regarding routes between Dar-es-Salaam and the north end of Lake Nyassa. It is no exaggeration to say that the latter document contained more real geography than many travellers contrive to collect in the course of a long journey, and it confirms the impression that Mr. Johnston, if he be spared, will, on his return from the interior, furnish us with a most admirable and accurate account of the country traversed, the greater part of which is at present absolutely unexplored. The Secretary afterwards read letters from Mr. Johnston and Dr. Kirk, H.M.'s Consul-General at Zanzibar, announcing the final start of the expedition for the interior, under the most favourable circumstances. Mr. Johnston has with him one European assistant and 138 porters, who have been carefully selected with the aid of Chuma, Livingstone's old follower, who also accompanies the party.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 20, 205–206 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/020205a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/020205a0