I MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO II 
the past well deserved its native name of Azszwa 
Mvita, or “Isle of War”; but under the settled 
rule now obtaining, it is rapidly becoming a thriving 
and prosperous town, and as the port of entry for 
Uganda, it does a large forwarding trade with the 
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‘©THE PLACE OF DEEP WATERS.” 
interior and has several excellent stores where 
almost anything, from a needle to an anchor, may 
readily be obtained. 
Kilindini is, as I have said, on the opposite side 
of the island, and as its name—‘ the place of deep 
waters ”—implies, has a much finer harbour than 
that possessed by Mombasa. The channel between 
