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a public reception. They remained as guests of the Governor of 

 Uganda until their departure for Kampala. 



The Colonel expressed himself as astonished at the beauty of 

 the lake and the comfort provided for the steamer's passengers. 



Uganda is one of the two administrative divisions of British 

 East Africa. It was formerly a native kingdom and now officially 

 constitutes the Uganda-Protectorate. It adjoins the Anglo-Egyp- 

 tian Sudan on the north, the Congo Free State on the west and 

 German East Africa on the south. Eastward it abuts upon the 

 East African Protectorate. 



The area of Uganda is about 90,000 square miles. The 

 greatest part of the region is a plateau of moderate elevation, enjoy- 

 ing a salubrious climate and having a richer flora and fauna than 

 almost anv other section of Eastern Africa. Some of the Con2,o 

 dwarfs are found in the region. It is thought that nearly 2,000,000 

 of the 4,000,000 people inhabiting the protectorate speak Bantu 

 languages. 



A LARGE POPULATION OF INTELLIGENT CHRISTIANS. 



The Baganda people of the region, who number nearly 1,000,- 

 000, are intelligent and largely Christianized. Numerous mission 

 stations are established throughout Uganda and there are many 

 schools with native teachers. 



The seat of the British administration is at Entebbe. The 

 residence of the native ruler, the " Kobaka," whose prerogatives 

 are still, in a measure, recognized, is at Mingo, a few miles from 

 Entebbe. The Uganda Railway connects Mombasa on the coast 

 with Victoria Nyanza. 



The Victoria Nyanza is the principal feeder of the Nile. It 

 has an area of about 26,000 square miles, almost equally divided 

 between British East Africa and German East Africa. The lakes 

 most important tributary is the Kagara, now generally assumed to 

 be the ultimate headstream of the Nile. 



The elevation of the lake above the sea is 3,775 feet, and its 

 greatest depth seemingly not exceeding 240 feet. The Victoria 

 Nyanza was discovered by Speke in 1858. It is now navigated by 



