SPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE 



town of the district, where I took up my quarters in 

 a dreadful inn which only possessed one bedroom, 

 that I had to share with two other travellers. Under 

 the kind direction of the doctor and the treasurer of the 

 Mozambique Company, I visited the church and the 

 ancient fortress built by Vasco Hornem in the sixteenth 

 century, besides inspecting the old factories, with their 

 thick embattled walls for resisting the attacks of rebels, 

 and ascending the hills which command the town, 

 on which are to be seen old cannon and remains of 

 fortifications. 



Sena is a town of officials, very dull and without any 

 trade, as the Zambezi, which is always altering its 

 course, is now several miles away. On the 23rd I 

 left Sena and stopped awhile at Inharucca, after- 

 wards reaching the village of Chacolo, where the 

 natives entertained me with a series of curious dances. 

 The water there is horrible, being quite yellow. Leaving 

 this place at half-past five, I crossed a plain covered 

 with mimosas ; and on my way saw an animal which 

 I recognised as a kudu. After a patient stalk I got 

 within 100 yards of the antelope, killing it with the 

 first shot. The kudu (Strepsiceros kudu), n'goma in 

 Kafir, is one of the most beautiful antelopes. The 

 horns of the male are gracefully twisted and attain 

 considerable dimensions, while the skin is striped 

 like that of the eland. I also encountered some 

 zebras and hartebeests which I did not shoot, as I 

 had enough meat to feed my men. 



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