Chapter HI. 



of tlie Ena,'lisli (>ttiei:ils, includini;' tlu' residence of tlie 

 S\il)-( 'oinmissioiier, siiiToiiiuled hy a hedge and a palisade, 

 stand upon a liill. Upon tiie neigliV)ourin>;- liills are tlie 

 Missions and tlu- Hospital. Upon another hill to the south- 

 east, covei'ed with extensive haiiana j)lant;itions, are situated 

 the dwellings of the King of Tore. On the low ground 



THE CARAVAN ON T)IE IIAKC'II. 



hetween the hills stand the shops, like those of Kampala, in 

 long lines on either side of a A\i(le avenue planted w ith trees. 

 There are also barracks for native troops, and the usual market. 

 There are many natives here of the Baliima tribe. These are 

 handsome people, alleged to be of Ethiopian origin, tall of 

 stature, slender of figure, \\ith finelv ]iroportioned lind)s, a 



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