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commanding a fine view of his kingdom. Close by- 

 is the C.M.S. station of Kabarole, near enouofh to 

 keep a watchful eye on Kasagama. There are a 

 hospital and a resident doctor and nurse at Kabarole, 

 in addition to the teaching staff of the mission. 

 Still a mile farther south is the large Roman 

 Catholic Mission of the White Fathers, most 

 notable for the excellence of the vegetables which 

 they grow, and for the scented avenues of euca- 

 lyptus-trees about the mission. There is a large 

 and thriving population, immense plantations of 

 bananas, and (it need hardly be said) miles of 

 elephant-grass. 



On the whole, one could find many worse places, 

 in Uganda at all events, to live in than Toro. It 

 is high up, more than 5,000 feet above the sea, and 

 comparatively cool — in fact, I found it much too 

 cold on coming there afterwards from the roasting 

 plains near Lake Albert Edward — and you can 

 sleep every night without a mosquito-net, a far 

 more blessed dispensation than one would imagine. 

 The unlimited supply of clear fresh water is perhaps 

 an even greater advantage than the absence of 

 mosquitoes. There is always the chance of slaying 

 a leopard or a lion, if one is anxious to do so, and 

 some of the best elephants in Uganda are to be 

 found within a day's march. Some of the country 

 round about Toro is exceedingly beautiful, A few 

 miles to the east is a belt of glorious tropical forest, 

 full of gorgeous flowers and birds and monkeys, and 



