A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland The adventures, observations & experiences of a cinematograph actress in West African forests whilst collecting films depicting native life and when posing as the white woman in Anglo-African cinematograph dramas

CHAPTER X

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CHRISTMAS AT SANSANE-MANGU

At Mangu--Captain von Hirschfeld--I make an "impression"-- Though not the kind I should have liked to have made--"The Place where Warriors Meet"--A brush with the Tschokossi --Captain von Hirschfeld's splendid hospitality--Tamberma Fort--The head tax---The Mangu plantations--Mangu in the rainy season--Great heat--Terrific thunderstorms-- Our Christmas dinner at Mangu--New Year's Eve festivities --We burn three thousand feet of film--Game birds round Mangu--A fishing carnival--Queer native methods-- Canoeing on the Oti River--A marvellous shot--Filming in the tropics--More difficulties--The new station at Mangu, and the old one--A striking contrast--The big Mangu "songu"--A gathering of the clans--Trapping a hyena-- A plague of bats--Fresh milk and native butter--Ancient records at Mangu 125-140