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ILLUSTRATIONS vii 



FACING PAGE 



An extraordinary example of stretched ear lobes . . 194 



The white and pink four-petalled flowers .... 195 



The sultan Missambi — in white — and one of his courtiers 200 



These girls are all the affianced wives of Missambi . 201 

 Grass hut near Missambi's village in which I took up my 



headquarters 201 



Huts of Walioba's people — the Wiregi 238 



A Wiregi village, in the rocks 239 



These outcrops are typical of the country near Victoria Ny- 



anza 242 



The Wiregi guide for buffalo 243 



Walioba's '' Palace" 244 



Walioba— "Pere" 244 



An example of ear stretches and a good advertisement for 



the Kodak Company 245 



Wiregi porters furnished by WaUoba . . . . . . 245 



Entering Musoma on Victoria Nyanza . . . • . . 248 

 The " Chain gang " at Musoma in charge of German native 



soldiers 248 



R. J. Cuninghame and Stewart Edward White on their 



arrival at the Lake 249 



The four survivors of the donkey train 254 



At Musoma — the only sawmill in the country . . . 254 



The entrance to Mara Bay taken from Victoria Nyanza 255 



The dhow in which we sailed up Victoria Nyanza . 255 

 Loading our dhow at Musoma for the trip up Victoria 



Nyanza 255 



Government Post (German) at Shirati 260 



"Bologna Sausage" tree. From the wood of this tree is 



brewed the poison the natives used on their arrows . 260 



A Kavirondo village 261 



Full fed — and absolutely satisfied 266 



Although generally the Kavirondo women go stark naked, 



when they marry they hang one of these "tails" behind 266 



Kavirondo. This man was nearly seven feet in height 266 



Kavirondo girl 267 



