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The Geographical Journal for April contains several articles of interest, 

 including " The First Crossing of Spitzbergen," by Sir W. Martin Con- 

 M'ay; " Two Years' Travel in Uganda, Unyoro, and on the Upper Nile," 

 by Lieutenant C. F. S. Vandeleur; "The Southern Borderlands of Af- 

 ghanistan," by Captain A. H. McMahon; "The Perso-Baluch Bound- 

 ary," by Colonel Holdich, and "The River Oder." The last article of 

 the volume is by Professor A. W. Andrews on "The Teaching of Geog- 

 raphy in Relation to History." This article has a special interest to 

 members of the National 'Geographic Society, inasmuch as it is in line 

 with the course of afternoon lectures recently completed. 



I'he Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society, January-Mai-ch , 

 opens with an article entitled " The Mendi Country and Some of the Cus- 

 toms and Characteristics of its People," by Rev. William Vivian. This 

 is a little known region between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Sir W. Max- 

 well contributes an article on the Results of the Ashanti Expedition in 

 lS95-'96, which is supplemented by a description of the Niger River and 

 Territories, by Major Hampden Jackson. The work of the Hausa Asso- 

 ciation is summarized by Rev. W. Robinson, in a paper read at the Liver- 

 pool meeting of the British Association and published here. The Botany 

 and Zoology of Uganda and other parts of Equatorial Africa are the sub- 

 ject of papers by Rev. F. C. Smith, and the number concludes with an 

 excellent article on Queensland, by General Sir Henry W. Norman. 



The Transactions of the Liverpool Geographical Society for the year 1896 

 include several interesting and valuable papers. The tirst, entitled " Rail- 

 ways in Africa," by Major Darwin, describes not only the existing lines 

 of railway, but the lines of water communication and the railway routes 

 needed in the future. Miss M. H. Kingsley writes on the "Ascent of 

 Cameroons Peak and Travels in French Congo," the narrative of an in- 

 teresting journey. Mr Gray Hill writes the narrative of "A Journey to 

 Petra," and Mr W. A. L. Fletcher of "A Journey Toward Llassa." Mr 

 J. C. Ernest Parkes gives a short description of " The Man-Eating People 

 of the Imperri," and Mr James Irvine furnishes a "Description of the 

 Kingdom of Benin," written about the year 1630 and abridged from the 

 folio edition of John Ogilby, published in 1670. The volume closes with 

 a summary of the scientific results of Dr Nansen's North Polar Expedi- 

 tion, by Professor Mohn. 



The April Bulletin of the American Geographical Society is an exception- 

 ally interesting number. Mr Cosmos MindelefF writes on " The Influence 

 of Geographic Environment," discussing its application to the Pueblo In- 

 dians of New Mexico and Arizona. Dr George M. Dawson summarizes, 

 in two and one-half pages, the "Geographical Work in Canada" in the 

 year 1896. Professor R. S. Tarr continues his series of papers on "The 

 Physical Geography of New York State." Mr James Douglas furnishes 

 an historical article entitled "The Consolidation of the Iroquois Confed- 

 eracy," and Mr Francis C. Nicholas contributes a paper upon the " Eco- 

 nomic Importance of Geological and Physical Conditions in Tropical 

 America." The Washington letter of Mr F. H. Newell contains an ad- 

 mirable summary of the situation regarding forest reserves. The " Rec- 

 ord of Geographical Progress" is exceptionally full, and this, with Map 

 and Book Notices, closes the number. 



