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October 15^. Returned to Kamobsana. Missed a 

 gazelle right and left on the road, and then bagged 

 one of 8| inches. Saw a hare. No news of baggage 

 or "Alawi." 



October IQth. Picked up articles left at Kamobsana 

 Railway Station, and marched about 10 miles south 

 to Arba, the next station down the line towards 

 Sinkat. The head-skin shot the previous evening 

 went bad. Saw one quail. 



October 17th. Continued the march towards 

 Sinkat. After marching some 5 miles the guide 

 stopped the caravan for five hours ; then proceeding 

 in afternoon, saw the house of the D.T.S., at Gebet, 

 which was my objective, a mile on, and made my 

 interpreter give the guide a piece of my mind. 

 Found Mr. EL, the D.T.S., at home, who was most 

 obliging, asking me to tea and dinner, and informing 

 me that my luggage had reached Port Sudan, and 

 would get to Sinkat next day. 



October 18th. Marched about 8 miles to Sinkat, 

 arriving at the railway station just as my luggage was 

 being unpacked. After some delay a messenger from 

 my agents at Souakin turned up with letters. Pitched 

 my camp at railway station, and unpacked luggage. 

 The camel-men then went to the Mamur at Sinkat 

 and complained that I proposed to overload their 

 camels. This after signing an agreement at Souakin 



