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be required in the way of clothes in this part of 

 the AYorld. But the very greatest care should he 

 taken in ordering and fitting on all these things 

 Ijefore leaving London if inconvenience, vexation, 

 and worry is to be avoided. As for armament, 

 1 would suggest a couple of douljle-l)arrelled 

 express breech-loading rifles, with reboiniding 

 locks, '500 bore, and about a thousand rounds 

 of ammunition. Solid bullets are greatly to 

 be preferred to expanding bullets. The latter, 

 indeed, in my opinion, are not safe to use in a 

 country where at any moment a lion oi- a leopard 

 may be met Avith, as they are so extremely uncer- 

 tain in their eifect upon the animal struck by 

 them. I have seen them kill a buck on the spot, 

 breaking up almost the whole of his inside. I 

 have seen them j)ierce the fore or hind legs of a 

 — "Hbuck, inflicting a trifling wound, and I have seen 

 them smash up on the surface of the skin, causing 

 a frightful wound in appearance, but no immediate 

 or necessarily fatal injury. Hans Lee, a high 

 authority and flne marksman, Avill hear of nothing 

 but the solid bullet. In addition to these rifles, a 

 couple of smooth bores for feathered game, with 

 unchoked barrels, so that ball cartridges may be 

 flred from them, half-a-dozen Martini-Henry rifles 

 for the boys of the camp will complete the out- 

 flt in respect of Aveapons of oftence. Hatchets, 

 knives, saAvs, and any tools should he bought in 

 Einiiand of the best makers. Li the matter of 

 provisions much can be obtained and of good 

 quality at Cape ToAvn, or at Kimberley, or at 



