Entebbe 



view for two successive mornings, whereby it is 

 typical of the unrest of Uganda, which fascinates 

 by its rapidly changeable nature. 



The first thing to attract my interest were the 

 fine golf-links, which do great credit to the noble 

 sportsman who laid them out. You can get every 

 sort of game in Entebbe — cricket, hockey, and 

 tennis. The Botanical Gardens of Entebbe are ex- 

 tremely beautiful — almost beyond description. The 

 illustrations furnish views in the Gardens. In one 

 a shady walk among the palms and ferns is seen, 

 with an European lady in a white dress, looking 

 cool and fresh, strolling along the path enjoying the 

 beauties of the foliage and the scent of the flowers; 

 in another a rubber-tree is shown ; in the third is 

 depicted a tree typical to Uganda, with yellow- 

 hangers' nests hanging to the branches. There 

 are many European ladies in the place, although 

 the sameness of the climate all the year round 

 becomes a little bit depressing after a year's sojourn 

 in the place. 



I made the acquaintance here of the Asafue 

 ant. I was walkings in the o-arden of a Govern- 

 ment official, who had kindly given me some 

 luncheon, when I noticed along the broad path 

 a narrow black line, and, on a closer inspection, 

 I discovered that it was formed by myriads of 

 ants. This enormous army was on trek with 

 scouts out in true military style. In my ignor- 

 ance I attempted to break up their line forma- 

 tion, but their scouts doubling out in skirmishing 



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