HUNTING AND HUNTED IN BELGIAN CONGO 



He came over, and as it would occupy some thirty 

 minutes to get all his kit across, we had our chairs un- 

 packed and settled ourselves to smoke, chat, and watch 

 the transport arrangements. 



Nov, for another instance of how small this world is. 



" Do you know South Africa ? " he inquired, after 

 ad chatted away for some time. 

 ' Yes, I have been pretty well all over it," I replied. 



" You know the Orange River Colony, then ? ' 



" Yes," I said. 



" I was at Heilbron and Frankfort for some time." 



" I had a brother in the S.A. Constabulary at Frank- 

 fort." 



" What, Arthur Cooper ? " 



" Y- 



" Arthur Cooper vour brother ? 



" Yes." 



" I have played football with him many a time. I 

 was in charge of the polke there." 



And then, of course, having spent over nine months 

 in Frankfort and Heilbron districts, I knew a number 

 of people that he did. 



Although it does not bear on my African travels, 

 there is one Other instance that I would like to quote. 

 At the conclusion of my N- '/.■ land trip in ic/j8, on 

 the last day of my stay at Auckland, when coming out 

 of tin P t-offio I noticed a young fellow going past 

 in the crowd of pedestrians on the pavement; Tl. 

 was instantly mutual recognition, for be happened to be 

 a friend with whom I ha '1 in 1903 -it Ledbury in 



W' hire. For '1. ■ we had ight of 



.1 other, and neither of us had :,. that the other 



was in the same spot of the world at that time. Only 

 four boors were wanting before my boat, the Moana, of 

 the Union S.S. Co., would be leaving for Sj N.S.W. 



It : to have a chat Ha 



