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wounded. Besides, as a hippo sinks when shot dead, and 

 takes a considerable time to rise, there is no chance of 

 recovering the body, so it is senseless cruelty firing at them. 



A few days from Chinde, the river steamer gets into the 

 Shire River, where the scenery is more broken and prettier, 

 and a fine view of the Morambala range is obtained. On 

 reaching Port Herald, the traveller passes his belongings 

 through the customs, and next day, as the steamers usually 

 run in connection with the trains, he leaves for Blantyre, a 

 distance by rail of 113 miles. Then, if he intends going 

 for a shooting trip, there are several firms that will help 

 him to get boys and carriers, and he can buy all kinds of 

 foodstuffs there, though I advise him to bring his rifles, 

 ammunition, tents, and camp outfit from home, as they will 

 be cheaper. A comfortable deck chair and a mosquito net 

 should never be forgotten. 



If the sportsman is bound for North-Eastern Rhodesia, 

 he can get there -via Chinde and Blantyre ; and, if he does 

 not intend to shoot in Nyasaland on the way, his dutiable 

 articles could be sealed and passed through " in transit " ; 

 but the shooting in the central and northern parts of 

 Nyasaland is as good as it is North-Eastern Rhodesia, and 

 all game found in the latter place exists in Nyasaland, 

 except a few species, such as situtunga, lechwe, and 

 sassaby ; and these need a long journey in North-Eastern 

 Rhodesia to reach their haunts. 



Another way into North-Eastern Rhodesia is via Tete, 

 on the Zambesi ; but although this is an interesting 

 journey, it is slower and more expensive. 



For North-Western Rhodesia the sportsman's best route 

 is via Cape Town, and on by rail to Livingstone or Broken 

 Hill, at either of which places he could find boys and 

 carriers. Shooting in North-Western Rhodesia is much 

 more expensive than it is in the other two territories 

 mentioned, and, as I have not spent much time there, 

 I will say little about it. I have entered or left Nyasaland 

 and North-Eastern Rhodesia by all the routes I have 

 mentioned, some on several occasions, and I once went 



