Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



not prevent the drivers from extorting a most ex- 

 orbitant fare from the unsuspecting visitor or the 

 just-out-from-home traveller, whom they "spot" with 

 rare perspicuity. 



The town is built partly on the plain, with the 

 barracks and residential quarter up on the hill. 

 Most of the roads are fairly good and lined with 

 very pretty trees. The natives are a fine-looking 

 race, and go about with merely a blanket hung 

 very loosely about their bodies, showing clearly 

 that they do not see the necessity of this super- 

 abundant adornment. 



There are some 5,000 whites' in the place, but 

 most of them are non-residential. The entire 

 population is about 20,000. The shops are well 

 stocked, and there are few things you cannot 

 purchase, although the heavy custom - tax at 

 Mombasa renders the prices very extravagant. 

 Government Road is the main thoroughfare of the 

 capital. The town is improving daily, and stone 

 buildings are rapidly supplanting the original wooden 

 shanties and tin erections. There are even agri- 

 cultural shows, and the illustration shows three- 

 quarter English-bred sheep awaiting a customer. 

 The climate is delightful, and thoroughly fit for 

 Europeans. In fact, Nairobi has as great a future 

 as any rising city in the world, and for any man with 

 capital, a prudent purchase of some of the town plots 

 now for sale should return him a very tall percent- 

 age on his money. Another illustration depicts 

 the Government Road or main street of Nairobi, in 



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