Departure of Base-Ship Italia for Spitzbergen Spezia, Mar. 20.
The str, Citth de Milano (2,691 tons), which will serve asa base-ship for the semi-dirigible Italia, in which General Nobile will attempt.
flight to the North Pole, left today for Bay, Spitzbergen, where she will remain during the expedition The departure was witnessed by 'a number of distinguished personages, Signor Mussolini sent a letter to the captain of the ship, which was saluted by the war vessels us she steamed out of the barbour—
Reuter,
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