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Show DUKE WILL FIGHT ; MALARIAL FEVER ; Italian Noble Risks Life in Developing De-veloping Resources of African Afri-can Colony ROME. Jan 29. The Duke of the Abruzzl lias undertaken an ambitious program to develop tho resources of ; Italian Somaliland. the most eastern I part of Africa, by taking of the expedl-Itlon expedl-Itlon to that colony on which he has embarked. The distinguished Italian .explorer plans to fight the dreadful iform of malarial fever which' d- lm-ates lm-ates the people and the terrible tse-tse 'fly which attacks the cattle Ho hopes also To Increase the production of cotton cot-ton and all other products of the colony. col-ony. He will attempt to accomplish this by controlling tho course and the surplus sur-plus waters of the Ubi Shebell river, tho main water supply of the southern i portion of Somaliland. known as the colony of Benadir. The duke plans to spend the entire winter In au effort to maKe It healthy, prosperous and a source or profit to Italy An attempt will be made to direct the irrigation of tho country adjacent to tho river by construction of reservoirs reser-voirs for the use of animals so as to save them from the tse tee fly which attacks them when they are taken to the river to drink. Starting from Mogadiscio, tho duke will go by the Ubl Shebel river to Maaddel Where the enterprise will be I centered. He carried a large quantity of agricultural machines and hor.es with their aid to develop cotton along tho river, as the English have done along the Nile The government Is nl.ling In the development de-velopment of Benadir colony by Improving Im-proving the caravan roads which lead into Maaddel. oo |