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elephant J these tusks almost j oining about sixmches above 

 the level of the eye, in the middle of the forehead, and 

 thereby putting the shot between the eyes, which is 

 certainly mortal to the Indian elephant, entirely out 

 of the question. On examining this elephant's head, 

 however, I could see no reason why they should not 

 be killed by a shot behind the ear, or in the centre 

 of the forehead, in a line between the ears (my fa- 

 vourite shots in India), provided the sportsman goes 

 right up to them. We camped here for the night, in 

 order to give the natives time to eat the elejyhant. The 

 carcass was soon cut up, carried to camp, put on sticks 

 over fires here and there, and roasted. There was 

 feasting, singing, and dancing all night long, and the 

 mosquitoes were innumerable. 



We had now arrived at that part of the country 

 held by the Manganjas, under a poAverful chief called 

 Mankokwe, and on the 16th (August) numbers of this 

 tribe might be seen at different places along the river 

 armed and equipped for war. They reported that 

 the Makololos (seventeen in number — men who had 

 been brought from their own country and left at Chi- 

 bisa by Livingstone) had induced the Ajawahs to join 

 them, and were constantly fighting with Mankokwe, 

 taking away their women, and burning their villages. 

 They said, " See, we are all men, no wives." 



That night we anchored by the bank close to one 

 of their villages. It rained heavily, and everything 

 was drenched. The following morning Mankokwe 

 paid us a visit, and made vehement complaints against 

 the Makololos. As we passed along through his 

 country, w^e met several Manganja tribes assembled 



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