No. 1951, England, west coast:-Liverpool bay. 1447, Ireland, east coast:-Dublin bay and river Liffey. 1039, Norway :-Christiania harbour. 2308, Norway, west coast:-Approaches to Trondhjem, eastern sheet. 2275, White sea-Gulf of Onega. 2842B, Baltic sea. 2296, Gulf of Bothnia. 2302, Gulf of Bothnia :Tome point to Tauvö. 2227, Gulf of Finland:-Revel roadstead. 2372, Gulf of Riga:-Libau to Lyserört. 2694, France, west coast:-Channels between Ile d'Ouessant and the mainland. 430, Corsica :-Lava bay to Cape Morsetta. 2600, West Indies :-San Domingo to Dominica. 130, West Indies:-Anguilla to Puerto Rico. 85, Magellan strait:-English narrows and adjacent anchorages. 1374, Chile-Cape San Antonio to Tucapel point. 1286, Chile:-Tucapel point to point Lora. 647, Chile :-Coronel, Lota, and Colcura bays. 1922, British Columbia :Fraser river and Burrard inlet. 714, British Columbia :-Oyster and Telegraph harbours. 1923A, British Columbia:-Cape Caution to port Simpson. 1235, Persian Gulf-Mouth of the Euphrates. 1293, Celebes-Approach to Makassar. 1739, China, south coast, Canton river:-Whampoa channel to Canton. 3026, China-Macao to Pedro Blanco. 1199, China, east coast:-Kue shan islands to the Yang tse kiang. 1271, Bays and anchorages on the east coast of Korea. 358, Japan:-Western coasts of Kiusiu and Nipon. 2657, Japan:-Gulf of Tokyo. 1674, Australia, east coast:-Brisbane river. 980, Caroline islands. (J. D. Potter, Agent.) Scotland.

Hydrographic Office.

Tidal Streams round the Coast of Scotland. Hydrographic Office, London. 1899. 12 charts. Price 58. Presented by the Hydrographic Office.

The twelve charts which this atlas contains show the direction and rate in knots of the tidal streams round the coasts of Scotland for every hour of the tide at Dover. They have been compiled from observations made during the various Admiralty surveys from 1836 to 1899, and from observations made at the lightships of the Northern Lights Commissioners.

The compilation of these charts has been carried out by Commander Courtland H. Simpson, R.N.

United States Charts.

U.S. Hydrographic Office.

Pilot Charts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans for November, 1899. Published at the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C. Presented by the U.S. Hydrographic Office.

PHOTOGRAPHS.

Central Asia.

Rickmers.

Twenty Photographs of Russian Turkestan, Bokhara, etc., by W. R. Rickmers, Esq. Presented by W. R. Rickmers, Esq.

These photographs were taken by Mr. W. R. Rickmers in Russian Turkestan and Bokhara. The following is a list of their titles:

(1) Looking east from the top of Hazrat-Ishan; (2) Yakh-Su valley, looking up from mouth of Safet-Daria; (3) Hissar; (4) Conglomerate; (5) Looking south from the interior of the double barrier; (6) Hazrat-Ishan, from a point on the west ridge; (7) In the Beg's garden, Baljnan; (8) Right bank of the Safet-Daria just above its mouth; (9) Left bank of the Safet-Daria opposite the Russian colony (barrier V.); (10) The Russian colony (November); (11) Baljnan; (12) Conglomerate scenery; (13) General view of conglomerate ranges; (14) A side valley of the Yakh-Su; (15) Hazrat-Ishan and the Safet-Daria valley; (16) A bridge, Karatagh; (17) Gallows; (18) A courtyard; (19) A gorge, Dandushka; (20) Village near Munninabad.

China.

Watson.

Forty Photographs of the Upper Yang-tse Kiang. By Lieut. H. D. R. Watson, R.N., of H.M.S. Woodcock. 1899. Presented by Lieut. H. D. R. Watson, R.N. This interesting series of views was taken by Lieut. H. D. R. Watson, R.N., and, as their titles will show, represent river scenery of the Yang-tse above Ichang :

(1) Win rapid; (2, 3) Ta Tong rapid; (4) Kong Sing rapid; (5-7) River opposite town of Kwei Chau, province of Hupeh; (8-10) Yeh rapid; (11) The Tao Tai of Chung King landing at Kwei Fu, province of Su Chuan; (12-13) Nin Kon rapid; (14) Looking up river just above Nin Kon rapid; (15) Wushan gorge; (16) Pagoda of Patung, province of Hupeh; (17) Wushan gorge; (18) Town of Kwei Fu, province of Su Chuan; (19) Feng Hsiang gorge, upper end; (20-23) Miao Chi Tre rapid; (24-27) Hsin Tung rapid, or new rapid of Yun Yang Hsien; (28, 29) New rapid; (30, 31) River and riverbed in May, 1899, 4 miles above Yun Yang Hsien; (32-36) Hsin rapid; (37–40) Nin Kon rapid.

South America.

Wallace.

Forty-nine Photographs taken during a Journey from Salta (Argentine Republic) to La Paz (Bolivia), by L. A. Wallace, Esq. Presented by L. A. Wallace, Esq.

The journey which these photographs illustrate was undertaken by Mr. L. A. Wallace in 1893. The series consist of forty-nine photographs, of which the following are the titles:

(1, 2) Looking up stream (Rio Grande) near Senequillas, about 70 miles north of Jujuy, Argentine Republic; (3, 4) Humahuaca; (5, 6) On road in river a few miles north of Humahuaca; (7) Summit above Ojo de Aquas; (8) At the Posta Cangrejillos; (9) Mojo church; (10) Mojo in distance; (11) In village of Naserino; (12, 13) On road in river above Naserino; (14) General view of Tupiza, Bolivia; (15) Cuesta de Almona; (16, 17) Cultivating fields at Totora, a little beyond Almona; (18, 19) Town of Cotagaita, Bolivia; (20, 21) Indians near Cotagaita; (22, 23) Arrival of mules at the Posta of Lagunillas, Bolivia; (24, 25) The Posta at Tolapalca, Bolivia; (26) Posta at Anacato; (27-29) Indians dancing in Posta of Challapata, south end of Lake Aullagas (Poopoo), Bolivia, 12,500 feet; (30) Plaza in Challapata; (31) Posta in Challapata; (32, 33) Posta Machamarca, between Lake Aullagas and Oruru, Bolivia; (34-42), Taken on river Ubiquera, between Salta and Cerro Nevado, Argentine Republic; (43-49) Taken in the streets of La Paz.

N.B.-It would greatly add to the value of the collection of Photographs which has been established in the Map Room, if all the Fellows of the Society who have taken photographs during their travels, would forward copies of them to the Map Curator, by whom they will be acknowledged. Should the donor have purchased the photographs, it will be useful for reference if the name of the photographer and his address are given.

THE establishment of a British Legation to the court of King Menelik, one of the important results of the English mission under Sir Rennell Rodd in 1897, gave me the opportunity of first visiting Addis Abbeba last year (1898) in the spring, when I obtained permission to accompany Captain J. L. Harrington on his journey to take up his appointment as diplomatic representative at the capital. Our route was that taken by the English mission from Zeila via Harar, well and fully described by Count Gleichen in his English Mission to King Menelik.' The delicate position our envoy was placed in made it impossible for me to suggest a journey I had long contemplated through the southern zone of Abyssinia to the Sudan. The journey, however, not only gave me an interesting experience of Abyssinian life and court and military ceremony, but ample opportunity of making inquiries and arrangements for future travels.

In spite of its want of a good harbour and any natural advantages, Zeila still monopolizes, through sheer good management, the confidence of traders and assures the security of the caravans. On the other hand, Jibuti, only 25 miles to the north, with the finest harbour in that part of the coast, does one-tenth of the trade, with the help of (or, according to their compatriots, in spite of) just twenty-six times as many fonctionaires. This elaborate administration has operated in such a way that merchants and camel-owners are most averse to coming into the

* Read at the Royal Geographical Society, December 11, 1899. The map will be published in the next number, along with the Appendix to the paper.

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town. In the last few years the road has been enlivened by raids and massacres on a large scale, while a regular war has been going on between the tribes on each side of the route, the Black Isa and the Danakils, who both combine to threaten the French settlers. The railway in slow course of construction is a constant source of irritation to the other local tribes, who are mostly camel-owners; this year it culminated in a regular attack on the workmen, resulting in the murder of a European and fourteen navvies and a threatened assault on the town itself. The railway has only reached its twentieth kilometer or so, but if completed will entirely destroy the trade of Zeila.

The road from Zeila to Harar is about 180 miles, as compared to 220 from Berbera, and will always command the traffic until a railway

is built connecting it with one of the good harbours, Berbera or Jibuti,. and according as the former or latter is the first in the field, the tradewill be absorbed by the English or the French.

On arrival at Harar, we found Ras Makunen, Governor of Harar, was away on an expedition in the very direction I afterwards travelled, in the Beni Shongul country, so that to my regret I had not the pleasure of seeing this general, who is almost universally regarded as the coming man of Abyssinia. We therefore pushed on to Addis Abbeba, arriving there in sixteen days (about 260 miles), on April 19.

The first appearance of the representative of the British Empire in Addis Abbeba was not impressive. We pushed on ahead of the caravan, and arrived like a flock of half-drowned hens wading through such a sea of mud, as a continuous sheet of water (a sample of what are

flippantly called the "light rains") could transform an extraordinarily rich and thirsty soil. We were obliged to beg for a couple of days' grace for the prosaic business of drying clothes and luggage, and furnishing the large round empty hut assigned to us, an operation performed by dividing up the space and extemporizing packing-cases into divans and cupboards. The third day the king sent word that he would receive. the envoy in state at his palace. The reception took place about nine o'clock, but at early dawn our compound was surrounded by a variegated mob of men armed with samples of all the guns ancient and modern, dressed in flowing shammas ornamented by a broad red stripe. Among them appeared officers with brocaded shields overlaid with gold.

and silver on their arms, and mounted on fat mules gorgeous with brass and silver trappings. Interspersed were the men of distinguished service-lion-killers with a fringe of the animal's mane round their heads like a blonde wig of a bald-headed comedian; elephantkillers with chains hanging from their ears; and warriors with feathers and bangles awarded for various feats of prowess.

As we proceeded out of our gates a rough but picturesque order was formed. Ourselves (Mr. Harrington, myself, and the interpreter) rode in the centre, attended by a large escort and the special bodyguard of the king, with muskets in red cloth covers, preceded by a band of very doleful one-note trumpeters. Finally came Mr. Ilg Conseiller d'État, raised to the high rank of Betwadded ("favourite"), who has signalized himself by his useful services to the country of his adoption,