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shortly to Africa and building a small house on 

 the slopes of Mount Kenia, where it was my intention 

 to go and visit him in the following winter. He 

 then left to pay a visit in the West of England, and 

 returned at once to his rooms in London (on May 

 29th, 1907), where he died suddenly. 



The following note in the Field, January 4th, 

 1908, gives some idea of Neumann's influence 

 with the natives — 



" The following is an extract from a letter 

 recently received from a traveller through the 

 wild district of the Samburu tribe to the north of 

 Kenia, in which the late A. H. Neumann lived 

 during his last visit to East Africa. It is of interest 

 to all who knew the charming personality of the 

 man, and shows how great a hold he had won over 

 the affections of the wildest savages by being both 

 a true sportsman and a true gentleman. The 

 name ' Nyama Yangu,' by which he was known 

 to the natives throughout the country, means 

 ' my meat,' and is said to have been given him 

 because when once he had marked down his game 

 he never missed it. 



"J. J. Wilson. 



" Mombasa, November 20th. 



*' ' (Extract). 



" ' Ngongo, October 25th, 1907. 



" ' The first place I struck was a place called 

 Mbusketok. Here I was greeted by a very old 

 Samburu man with open arms and a shout of 

 " Nyama Yangu has returned to us ! " (interpreted 

 to me by my Masai boy). Whether I looked any- 



