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Sullivan, and myself left the boat early, and found 



. . three donkeys on shore, which Mr. 



Again on •' ' 



donkey Stanning had ordered for us, and we 

 back . 



rode into the native camps, which 



proved quite a revelation. They were built of 



sacking, lids of biscuit boxes, etc. The natives 



came out to see us, looking as wild as any of the 



tribes in the interior. After inspecting the soldiers' 



camp we returned to the hotel to breakfast. Soon 



after joining our boat we were quickly on the way 



to the next port. There was nothing particularly 



noteworthy for the rest of the voyage except, 



perhaps, the fearful heat at Aden. We duly 



arrived at Mombasa. 



It is simply incredible what the natives wear 

 in the lobes of their ears as ornaments, com- 

 mencing with sticks, rods, blocks of wood, and 

 finally jars, the size of a medium tumbler ; also 

 much brass and wire round their necks and ankles. 



While I was in Nairobi I met Mr. Greswolde 



Williams, who owned one of the nicest homes in 



the neighbourhood, and on his return 

 From ° ' 



Mombasa from a successful big game shoot he 



to Nairobi 



kindly made me a present of a full- 

 grown lion-skin. Mrs. Greswolde Williams had 

 a lioness and several cubs in captivity in the 

 grounds of her house, and she fondled and played 

 with these cubs as if they were kittens. I hope 



