Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



picture, and a very welcome one after the dull 

 sea-voyage. The most interesting spot in Mombasa 

 is the old Portuguese fort shown in the illustration. 

 It was built over 300 years ago, and has experienced 

 all the vicissitudes entailed by the constant strife 

 and the ever-changing fortunes of its masters. 



Mombasa is so hot that I left it without much 



regret. At about eleven o'clock in the morning 



I caught the train for Nairobi. The distance of 



about 327 miles is covered in twenty-four hours, 



and what a magnificent journey it is ! What other 



can compare with it ? I had previously entertained 



some expectations of seeing big game, which I had 



been told were visible from the train, but imagine 



my surprise when on looking out of the window 



I saw a herd of zebra, within a hundred yards of 



the train, in the open. These were quickly followed 



by herds of antelope and gazelle, groups of ostriches, 



droves of hartebeeste and gnu, with an occasional 



giraffe. I obtained a splendid view of them, for 



they did not scatter to the four winds of heaven 



on the arrival of the awe-inspiring train, but, on 



the contrary, seemed rather filled with sheer and 



idle curiosity. On the right we passed Mount 



Kenia, though of course at too great a distance 



for more than a hasty impression, and on the left 



Kilimanjaro, situated just within the German East 



African border, one of the highest peaks of Africa, 



covered with snow all the year round and rising 



some 19,000 feet, can generally be discerned. In the 



meantime the train has been steadily ascending to 



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