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to carry 400 Ib. per camel, and having hitherto been 

 asked to carry about 200 Ib. apiece, besides being 

 given as much meat as they could eat. However, the 

 Mamur sent a message to the effect that between 

 Sinkat and Kassala 300 Ib. per camel was the regular 

 load, so it became necessary to repack all the loads, 

 a long and troublesome business, and also to leave a 

 few of the less important articles behind. Was hard 

 at work all day, receiving very little assistance 

 from anybody but the shikari and my two Hindustani 

 servants, both of whom have done very well. In fact, 

 everybody I meet envies my servants, and says that 

 Arab servants are totally useless. 



October Vdth. Spent a long day repacking loads. 

 Called on Mamur in evening, who was quite polite and 

 promised to send me the rations for my servants and 

 shikari next morning. 



October 20^. Maximum temperature in tent 90, 

 minimum in open 60. Wrote letters and purchased 

 stores for servants for the 250-mile march from 

 Sinkat to Kassala. Despatched four ibex and six 

 gazelle trophies to Rowland Ward through agents at 

 Souakin. 



October 21st. Got off at 7.30 a.m. and halted at 

 10.30. Missed a plover twice and bagged a hare. 

 In afternoon started at 2.30 and halted at 4.30. 

 Saw two more hares and several gazelles, but would 



