™~“I 
I MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO 
creepers hanging in luxuriant festoons from the 
branches. 
On arrival at Kilindini, 1 made my way to the 
Railway Offices and was informed that I should be 
stationed inland and should receive further instruc- 
tions in the course of a day or two. Meanwhile I 
‘©? PITCHED MY TENT UNDER SOME SHADY PALMS.” 
pitched my tent under some shady palms near the 
gharri line, and busied myself in exploring the island 
and in procuring the stores and the outfit necessary 
for a lengthy sojourn up-country. The town of 
Mombasa itself naturally occupied most of my 
attention. It is supposed to have been founded 
about A.D. 1000, but the discovery of ancient 
