Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-28


he 4tions as having always beer
ono the most active and able sup
pei of methods of natural con.
tro/ Ind having obtained permission
frd The Italian minister Of agricul
tu e ARRANGED to :aave Italy IN
Jul that veal Sailing from JauiI-
Lao Jar Bordeaux direct for French
CD. his steamer touched at Ten
er in the cknary Islands, where
dlt the short stay he put in some
vi at the fruit markets, which led
hi 10 "think that a few months
sd of the fritz fly in that region
II prove oil interest. Thence
i tinerary tbk him to Dakar in
s al, ~the ole port really worthy
81 s name in he whole OF West AT
II to the nortk of Angola. Having
Iktly been Enlarged, this harbor
i the point bf becoming of great
Urtance as IA port of call for
sItners bcuGdI for South America.
stage was lcf particular interest
lin as being where he first set
in tropical Africa.
fof. Silvestri reached Gonakry,
capital of FIench Guinea, on Aug
4. Here nd found the best hotel
Mi West Aftca, from and includ-
Dakar to tie Belgian Congo Con-
contains 1000 inhabitants, OF
bm 500 Elfopeans are mostly
.nch. THE considerable CONNER
! in1portanceHwhich it already pos
ses,s Prof Salvestrf says, will be
eli increased before long, since it
destined to become the point of
pment for many products from the
erior of Guinea and the Soudan.
a fine raifoad, which has been
'ried as far BIS Koaroussa, has es-
,lished a raid and sure means of
nmunication between the Niger and
coast"
aggressive D5kv Metropolis
Having spenl the remainder of the
nth in that region, where he sue
sded in breeding specimens of a
atitis and l parasite later named
Bezzi after Fiffard and Fullaway
IpectivelyAfrof. Silvestri returned
Senegal. Following more investiga-
ms there he went back to French
inca, but secured nothing of great
ne there. excepting some parasites
the black scale infesting olives
ich he sent to Italy. On November
lie took asteamer for South Nigeria
j, after touching at ports on the
iry coast the Gold coast, and in
go and Dahomey, arrived at Lagos
the 18Th. This, the capital OF
nthern Nigeria. has a population
5000, BIZ which from 500 to 600
Europeans. 1t has electric light
, a steam tramway and govern
mt icehouse with cold storage
lipment Prof. Silyestri was ex-
busy in that country until
cember 90. when he departed for
nerun. From there he went in
to the Gold Coast, Daho-
y, Congo, Angola and South Africa,
space will not permit the drawing
IN slightly from his engaging de-
options of what he saw and did in
,se countries. In Cape Town most
his labors consisted in caring for
parasites obtained in his journey
!, and it was there that he conclud-
it wbuld be advisable fer him per-
tally to transport his finds to Ha-
ii. Making scientific preparations
this purpose, he sailed on March
for Adelaide, S. Australia, arriv-
on April L., 1913. There as else
ere he met with cordial coopera-
n en- the part of government ento-
logists. and at Melbourne. Veto
his next destination, was enabled
obtain some valuable parasites to
Dplehrent his African collection
1m Melbourne he went to Sydney,
S. ". where he was busy for some
rs looking after his tiny colonies,
on May 8 sailed for Honolulu,
ere he arrived on May Is. OF the
rasites bred in Honolulu he was
e tb take specimens Of two species
me to Italy with him, releasing
m in peach and olive orchards in
It country.
following tho account of his inpes-