My African Journey

CHAPTER XI

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THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT RAILWAY 209

ILLUSTRATIONS

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MR. CHURCHILL AND THE RHINOCEROS AT SIMBA _Frontispiece_

ON THE COW-CATCHER 7

THE RHINOCEROS AT SIMBA 12

GUARD OF HONOUR, KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES 20

BREAKDOWN ON THE WAY TO THIKA CAMP 22

SHOOTING PARTY AT THIKA CAMP 24

THE BANDA AT THIKA CAMP 28

COLONEL WILSON'S LION 28

"DURBAR" AT KIAMBU 30

THE RIFT VALLEY FROM THE KIKUYU ESCARPMENT 66

GOVERNMENT STOCK FARM AT NAIVASHA 68

THE LAIBON'S WIVES 71

RAILHEAD AT KISUMU 71

KAVIRONDO WARRIORS AT KISUMU 80

NANDI AND KAVIRONDO WARRIORS AT KISUMU 84

KISUMU 86

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ENTEBBE 90

THE GOVERNOR WITH BAGANDA GROUP 102

BAGANDA WARRIORS AT KAMPALA 106

KING DAUDI'S DRUMMERS AT KAMPALA 108

WATCHING THE WAR-DANCE AT KAMPALA 109

ON THE WAY TO KAMPALA 110

ROAD BETWEEN JINJA AND LAKE CHIOGA 110

WAR DANCE AT KAMPALA--"THE BRAVEST MAN IN THE ARMY" 112

WAR DANCE AT KAMPALA 112

THE WHITE FATHERS' MISSION AT KAMPALA 114

CHILDREN AT THE ENGLISH CATHOLIC MISSION, KAMPALA 114

INTERIOR OF NAMIREMBE CATHEDRAL 116

THE RIPON FALLS (SOURCE OF THE NILE) 120

BETWEEN NIMULE AND GONDOKORO 128

FOREST SCENE NEAR RIPON FALLS 133

PALM TREE NEAR THE ASUA 134

BANDA WITH ESCORT OF KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES 134

AN ENCAMPMENT 136

LANDING AT MRULI 146

MURCHISON FALLS 159

FAJAO, WITH NATIVES ASSEMBLED TO WELCOME US 160

FLOTILLA AT FAJAO 162

THE TOP OF THE MURCHISON FALLS 164

UGANDA SCENERY 164

THE LANDING-PLACE AT FAJAO 169

EARLY MORNING ON THE NILE AT FAJAO 170

FAJAO 170

APPROACH TO LAKE ALBERT, WITH THE CONGO HILLS IN THE DISTANCE 174

WADELAI 174

THE "KENIA," "JAMES MARTIN," AND "GOOD HOPE" NEARING NIMULE 178

HIPPO CAMP 178

MR. CHURCHILL ON THE OBSERVATION LADDER AT HIPPO CAMP 182

BANK OF THE VICTORIA NILE 182

MR. CHURCHILL AND BURCHELL'S WHITE RHINOCEROS 186

COLONEL WILSON'S ELEPHANT 187

THE "KENIA," "JAMES MARTIN," AND "GOOD HOPE" ON THE WHITE NILE 187

FORDING THE ASUA 192

THE BELGIAN OFFICIALS AT LADO 196

GONDOKORO 196

REVIEW AT KHARTOUM 198

SOUDAN GOVERNMENT STEAMER "DAL" 198

A SHELUK AT KODOK (FASHODA) 202

THE PALACE, KHARTOUM 204

GEORGE SCRIVINGS 207

PHILAE 208

MAPS

EASTERN AFRICA 2

BRITISH EAST AFRICA 16

UGANDA 92