Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



running after me with my cycle. He also gave me 

 some tea out of a water bottle, and did all he could 

 to make me comfortable. After this, although my 

 time was exceedingly short, it was absolutely 

 necessary to visit his house in order not to offend 

 him. It was quite close to the main road : a very 

 imposing two-storied edifice, furnished in European 

 style. Large cups and saucers heavily decorated 

 with gold were produced, and an excellent Genoa 

 cake. One or two chiefs were allowed to join the 

 company. Presently, the chiefs wife came into the 

 room, and having knelt to her husband to wish him 

 a happy return, he gallantly placed her on a chair, 

 introducing me in European style. She seemed to 

 be quite used to meeting strangers, and was not a 

 bit put out. I conversed with the chief for a 

 quarter of an hour, and then said I was lunching 

 with the District Commissioner, and must push on. 

 He ordered his rickshaw to take me wherever I 

 wished to go. So after saying good-bye to his wife, 

 and telling the Chief to visit me at Bombo, I 

 continued my journey to Kampala. I experienced 

 some difficulty in remembering where the Boma 

 was, as the town is very scattered. I found my 

 friend hard at work. He was turning out of his 

 house for a man and his wife who were just out from 

 England, but he took me along and introduced me 

 to them, and we finally all had lunch together. 



Before leaving Kampala, I reported to the 

 authorities that I had shot an extra elephant to the 

 number allowed on my licence, entirely in self- 



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