MR. ROOSEVELT'S RIVER.
THE EX-PRESIDENT LECTURING.
By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, June 17.
Mr. Roosevelt'lectured to a brilliant gathering at the Royal Geographical Society on his travels in Brazil. Ha claimed that he had plaved the Duvida. or "River of Doubt" on the map as. Speke, Grant and Baker had put the Upper Nile on the map. The Duvida had not been surveyed, but had been located by astronomical observations.
Mr. Roosevelt did not mention Mr. Savage Landor, the traveller, who criticised his achievements rather severely.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 19 June 1914, Page 5
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85MR. ROOSEVELT'S RIVER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 19 June 1914, Page 5
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