Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



These boys are truly excellent on " safari," and seem 

 thoroughly to enjoy it. I daresay they levy a 

 quantity of food and other necessaries from the 

 natives, and do themselves handsomely at the latter's 

 expense. I found my "safari " had come about ten 

 miles, which left me twenty-four more to Hoima. 



As there was no hurry, I took two days over it. 

 The road was in a very fair state, except at the 

 bottoms of the nullahs. The country through which 

 we passed was very thickly wooded, and we crossed 

 a good many streams. 



On the second morning we came across a whole 

 pack of monkeys, all jabbering away on the centre 

 of the road. 



The next day I got up early to do the last lap 

 into Hoima ; it was the thirteenth since I left Bombo. 



Suddenly on emerging from a defile, I beheld my 

 new station — the usual Boma and houses of the 

 few white officials, scattered upon a hill ; and away 

 off to the left, on another hill about a mile and a half 

 away, I could see the neat lines of the Soudanese 

 Detachment, composed of a collection of thatched 

 huts with round walls of sparkling whiteness arrayed 

 in lines on a beautifully swept square, doing credit 

 to the zeal of the commandant. I soon found him 

 out at work checkino- his store, and he showed me 

 round to my new abode, and then took me to 

 luncheon at his own house. 



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