When he reached the spot Captain Lundborg was shocked at the shevelled and dirty appearance of General Nobile and his companions, who wept and kissed the rescuers. With great difficulty Lieutenant Schyberg carried General Nobile, who had injured a leg, to the aeroplane, which then managed to take off from the ice and returned to Hinlopen Straits, near East Island, where the General was given beef-steak and some whiskey, after which he was placed on Swedish seaplane and carried to Virgo Bay, Spitsbergen, and left on bord his base-ship,' the Citta "li Milano, Rome, July 12.
No message has been received from the wireless operator Signor Biagi reporting that the party of Italia survivors under Lieutenant Viglieri are losing courage or are despondent, but it is pointed out that wireless communication has. ceased owing to a magnetic storm.
No news either has been received that Signor Ceceioni has died. The Italian Legation at Oslo has received a telegram from the base-ship Citta di Milano, despatched at 2 o'clock this morning, denying the report of Signor Ceecioni's death—Reuter.
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