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Majesty's Coronation, and afterwards we visited a 

 series of African dances. 



June 23rd. Steamer got off at 5 a.m. and reached 

 Sennar considerably after dark. Captain B. very 

 kindly gave me dinner. Afterwards I had some 

 trouble with the six camel-men who were to carry 

 my baggage from the landing-stage to the railway 

 station a distance of a mile. 



June 24th. Got off at 11 a.m., just after receiving 

 a M.O. for 50, in addition to 30 handed over by 

 Captain B. the day before. Keached Khartoum after 

 midnight. No conveyance, and had to leave all heavy 

 baggage in the cloak-room, riding to the Grand Hotel 

 on donkeys at 1 a.m. 



June 25th. Owing to Sunday, was able to do very 

 little business in the town, which was pervaded more- 

 over with the slackest, most disrespectful-looking 

 native soldiers that I ever recollect seeing either in 

 the Sudan or India. However, I got off some tele- 

 grams, bought a suit of pyjamas, and had my hair cut 

 by a Greek barber. 



June 26th. Sold my 16-bore and the balance 

 of my shot-cartridges for 8. Took two cheques, 

 received by me in Singa, to the Bank of Egypt to 

 be cashed. Although they were both Bank of 

 Egypt cheques, the manager declined to cash one 

 of them, (a) because the gentleman who drew the 



