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get through the sentries; otherwise it would go hard with us.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[April 15, 1907. morning while bathing I finng my sponge sta, however, a curione shrinkage from death in an rat which had the audacity to sit on the edge, unknown and probably cruel form. I seamabed of my bath, and killed it. That night almost the every square yard of ground, but the lions had entire tops of my boots, and the binding of a left, scared by some burning grass Steblanski book I was reading, were eaten by rats, while had fired. They were close by, however, for the my hat and socks were almost destroyed by back they had killed was almost warm, and one cockroaches." From Mozambique, where he of the mea setually saw one of them. I fonad learnt that the African Lakes Company were preparing an
his footsteps over the ashes of the grass just expetition to prosecute war barat, and followed them into a similar dense against a body of slave-raiders who had attacked patch of reeds and grass, but again without small British station and ravaged the success, The natives mainfested little surprise country, he departed in high hopes for Quili. at these somewhat eccentric actions"; they mane. But on the way be heard many disparag- merely assumed that he had taken a charm ing accounts of the Company and hesitated against lions of such potency that he was invul- about offering them his services. His subse- nerable to them, and therefore had nothing to quent inquiries disproved the disparaging state- fear! ments he bad heard and dispelled his doubts of the bona fides of the war. Captain Lagard was i offered the command of the expedition and thus, he entered upon the great work in which he earned bis distinction and renown a4 BD Empire-builder,
"The night was intensely bot, and I in- vested in some cheap drink, and opened negotia- tions with the café-keeper. They were even. tually successful, and we started now with the boy attached. It had become night long | since, and the road was lonely, except for an occasional soldier, and he seldom sober. What the precise danger was I am not aware- whether from hostile natives or the fear of an Italian sentry shooting us; for, of course, we knew no countersign, or even the ordinary pass-word. Anyway, it began to be obvious that the boy was in a desperate fright, and even the stout Somal began to show signs of wishing he wasn't there. So I amused myself by telling him stories of heroic deeds of my own, of campaigns and battles, and of tigers and bears, till I had demonstrated that there surely never was so brave or so wonderful a man as myself. All this he retailed in Arabic to the open-eyed boy, till they both fancied that, with such a Baron Munchausen in their company, we might survive after all, and they did not bolt as I feared they might.
"We succeeded, don't quite know how, and, passing all sentries. I eventually found myself at the tent of the English correspondent of the Times, in a very bedraggled a d'travel-stained gear. His astonishment was great, but he received me courteously, and I was presently introduced to General Baldisers, commanding the brigade, and his staff. They offered me refreshments. I had eaten nothing since daybreak, and not much then; and I could have eaten, I thought, a whole leg of mutton. At all events, I did not leave much of the thin slice of Italian sausage and the poached egg which their hospitality provided. Nothing could excer qurtesy, and I had a'mg and most agreeable Fation,"
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He was not, however, successful, and he offered his services in any capacity to the Times ocrrespondent, on condition that he should
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HIS WORK IN EAST AFRICA.
It is no exaggeration to say that magnificent heroism characterised the work done in Nyasaland as well as in Uganda by our future Governor. Haring B tough and wiry constitution, a co .viction that active exercise is among the best securities against the climatic perils of the tropics, he worked with sound judgment, indomitable pluck and per- severance to establish peace and order in 8 vast territory where previously nothing but Iwlessness and bloodshed had prevailed. In 1893 he was able to write :-" When Ugands of to-day is contrasted with Uganda of eight or ten years ago
the progress made is, I think, nothing short of marvellous. Then the régime described by Speke and Chaillé Long was practised. Human life was of less anebunt than the life of cattle. It is said that to satisfy some whim of the king's the Kalibiro dug a trench and slaughtered men ofer it till he stood up to his in blood. Mr. Ashe writes of
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MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS.
Anything like 'speechifying' is a duty I dread, and would prefer to shirk."
"A long residence in India has made me conversant with every kind of fever; that most
all dendly of forms--Peshawur fever '- clung to me for a year in Afghanistan and nearly cst me my life. Sudan fever, Barms fever. Denghi fever, ordinary malarial fever, hara victimised me at various times and taught nie certain common-sense tropical countries."
precautions in
A FATAL QUARREL.
ALLEGED MURDER IN A JAPANESE HOTEL.
Between eight and nine o'clock on April 5th a Japanese, who is presumed to be a seaman, went into the" Yamamoto Kwan" at No 5-Connaught Road Central. Shortly afterwards three other men entered and apparently made the acquaintance of the first man, for the four sat down at a table to spend a however, was not a lasting one. convivial evening. The sudden friendship, After a meal and several drinks the three men quarrelled with their new acquaintano and kuives aro said to have b en produced. The Japanese.
Thing
Which
Vetelly had kindly lent.
Alt. | Long after, in Ugad, the author heard the story of these adventing from a group of Somals, who had learnt the from his guide, and theirtonisk- ment was at when they learnt that he was that sen-willed Englishman."
On arrival at Masgowa he again embarked on board the Pandora which was still unlading
writhing in torments in slow furnaces for no crime Speke says the Waganda are a turbulent set of people, who can only be kept in order by the executiouer. Now all that is changed." Sir Frederick Lugard's title to prominent raak among the empire builders in Africa admits of no questioning.
AS A RACONTKUR,
Scattered here and there in the first volume one comes across stories of many exciting sporting adventures which the author has had. The chapter on
"Life in the Jungle" gives him the opportunity to relate camp-fire storis of adventures in India and Burmah. They are too long to reproduce, but as a sample of his daring we may recount his first little adventure of this description in East Africa.
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decamped. The ma hop reported the matter arrival, found the Japane the verandah bleeding profusely knife wounds about the body. An was speedily procured, and the i removed to hospital, but he expired No arrests have yet been mad detectives are in parsait.
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HONGKONG,
The death took place on Apr Government Civil Hospital of Bisl Fitzgerald of the Methodist Episo Deceased, who left America in accompanied by his wife and fami tour of the world, and after conferences in India and Burmah journey eastward. At Penang contracted smallpox and died on Doubtless this baraavement affecte
health. Shortly after his arrival
he
timber, and “ putting away my suit of white uniform, my sword and my identity as an English officer, I returned once more to my quarters among the cargo, and my meals in the Cook's galley. It had never been his idea to permanently join the Italians. His bopa was that he might embark on some useful under- taking in South Africa, if possible in connection with the suppression of the slave-trade. With
Shortly after his arrival in Africa he had this object he had written to certain influential
An experience which earned him Among people, but as the letters had not arrived the natives the sobriquet of "the man who by the time he returned to Adeo, and as his tries to catch lions alive in his hand." While he hopes had failed in regard to the Italian
was weak from ferer and his drastic remedies expedition, he found himself once more without plans
his travelling companion who had gone ashore or resources, while the
to shoot, came upon four lions who were sitting sovereigns in his belt bad dwindled very
over the carcase of an antelope in very dense perceptibly. In this dilemma he thought over Various schemes and had nearly embarked on
high grass. They would not more and growled angrily. His companion deemed it wise to Arab dkww when the arrival of the British retaro, hat his story fired the enthusiasm of India boat bound for Zanzibar induced him Captain Lugard who, weak as he was, got some to alter his intention and take a seceud-class of his men to go with him and show him passage ("for European deck passengers were the spot by offering them a reward and not, allowed") to that place. On board he found assuring them that he did not want Colonel Euan-Smith and his wife, bat them to come
with him "between myself, as a second-class passenger, than they cared fc.
a yard farther
Arrived. I left them at and them there was, of course, but little com. munication." He, however, sought an interview
a distance where they clambered on an ant hill with the Colonel and told him of is desire 10
to see the fun, and I advanced alone into the take part in some useful work in Africa.
thick patch of grass (6 to 8 ft. high) where the Col. lions were supposed to be, with my trusty little Euan-Smith told him of the projected forma..450 rifle. I felt it to be a case of vestigia nulla tion of the East African Association and retrorsum and bad they been there it is, of promised to use his efforts to obtain for him suitable employment in the service.
course, extremely improbable that I should have While waiting his call to this service he proposed to
come out alive. ́ ́ I am deaf in one ear, and was therefore unable to distinguish the direction The Fooochow Echo March devote himself to elephant hunting. From from which s premonitory sound might come
desert-d babies are still baizíg Zanzibar he proceeded to Mozambique in (even supposing I heard it), and eyesight was
"Baby Tower" in the natiyh cit 8 terrible ship, swarming with and cookroaches to such an extent "that thing......
rats useless where the dense gram obinred every The Shanghai Municipal Coar they must have added appreciably to the weight in no sense picky, and in my case at any rate
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