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VI. DIFFERENT ROUTES TO CENTRAL AFRICA. 



Should a sportsman be coming to Nyasaland then he 

 ought to book a passage to Chinde on the east coast, and as 

 the large steamers cannot cross the Chinde bar on which 

 there is not much water, all passengers and baggage have 

 to be transferred to a tug which comes alongside the 

 ocean steamer. There are two tugs kept at Chinde for 

 this purpose, and they are named the Kadett and 

 Adjutant, and they both belong to the German East 

 African Line. The Union-Castle Line run big steamers 

 which touch at the Chinde buoy, and take passengers. 

 Most Britishers will prefer to travel by a British line,, 

 although the steamers of the German line are usually 

 quite comfortable. 



When the passengers and their baggage have been put 

 aboard the tug, she casts off and makes for Chinde, which 

 is about ten miles from the buoy. The tug often bumps as 

 she crosses the bar, but very seldom runs aground. 



British Chinde consists of a fenced in concession, and 

 all cargo for British possessions is landed free here, and 

 pays duty for Nyasaland at Port Herald, the customs 

 station. Many passengers and goods for North-Eastern 

 Rhodesia come via Chinde, and I think it is the most 

 interesting route into North-Eastern Rhodesia. As a river 

 steamer is usually ready to proceed up the river for Port 

 Herald, there is little delay, and passengers are often able 

 to leave for up-country the day they arrive. Various 

 companies have river steamers, such as the British Central 

 Africa Company and the African Lakes Corporation Ltd. ; 

 and the river voyage is interesting to the lover of nature, 

 although little large game will be seen. 



Perhaps a few hippo may be noticed occasionally, 

 although they are pretty wary. They dive before the 

 steamer gets close, and appear again when it has passed. 

 I think it is a great shame for passengers to fire at these 

 animals, as they are seldom killed, though sometimes 



