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of cataracts to Stanley pool, about 150 miles lower down, hasbeen 
constructed. e stations established on the Kwango are super- 
intended by Europeans, who have all the apparatus for taking 
meteorological and other observations. 
ajor Von Meechow has returned to Berlin from the Congo, 
which hereached July 19th, 1880. After a visit to the grand-Succam- 
bondu waterfall, under the guidance of the great chief Tembo 
Aluma, he paid his respects to the great Muene Putu Kassongo, 
and returning, followed the river to longitude 5° 5/ at which 
point he was compelled to return on account of the fears his fol 
lowers entertained of the cannibals. He then stayed some time 
with Kassongo, and on February 20, 1881, arrived at Malange. 
r. Wissmann, of the German African Society, has reached 
Zanzibar from Loando. Leaving the latter place in company with 
Dr. Pogge, he crossed to Mukenge (about 6° S. and 22° E.), and 
thence set out for Nyangwe on the Lualaba, whence Wissman pro- 
ceeded to Zanzibar, while Pogge returned to Mukenge to plant a 
station there. ci 
There are now four German expeditions in Africa, two proceeding 
from the east, and two from the west. Dr. Stecker, after visiting 
King John of Abyssinia, in company with Dr. Rohlfs continued 
onwards through the Soudan; Dr. Bohrnand Dr. Kayser reportupot 
athree months’ journey to Lake Tanganyika; Herr Paul Reichard 
is at Gondo, and in company with Dr. Bohrn, has explore Of 
Wala river to its mouth; and Capt. V. Scholer, after founding @ 
station at Kakama, proceeded to Zanzibar. 
Robert Flegel has made a minute cartographical survey of the 
hitherto unknown part of the Niger, between Muri and Shay. At 
= beginning of December he reached Keffi on his way © the 
inne. Ae 
Dr. Junker has cleared up the hydrography of the Welle, which 7 
he believes to be the upper course of the Shari, while the we 
the great tributary of the Congo, rises further to the east | 
Asia.—In the course of his late journey from Canton through 
information regarding Yunnan, which is a great uneven P ie 
the main ranges of which bend north and south, reaching |e 
while gold is beaten out into leaf in Tali, and sent | ope 
quantities to Birma. Mines of coal, iron, silver, tin A oded 
were repeatedly seen. The temperature in the south 18M% 
