We are getting more and more deeply interested in the problem as to the truth ot* falsehood of the modern Robinson Crusoc's story. M. de Rougemont has: rend another paper' this week before the British Association, this time before the'geographical section. On the score of illness the traveller left the meeting before the'rend-* ing of his paper was concluded, and could not therefore he submitted to cross-ox-amination, but there "was an animated discussion in the course of which M. do Rougemont found several defenders, the most important of who ni was Mr. Scott Keltie, the Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, who is convinced of the new Crusoe's truthfulness. Since then, however, the field of battle has been transferred to the pages'of the Daily Chronicle. M. de Rougemont has declined to submit himself to a Committee of scientists, on the ground that he does not profess to be a scientist himself; hut he is perfectly willing to submit ts trial by Daily Chronicle. He has called' at' the office, atid has convinced Mr.' Massingham that he isa very able and intelligent mau. ° He has answered very cleverly some of the objections of his critics; but scepticism has so far rather increased than diminished. That
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