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AT NAIROBI 



carriage as they used to do occasionally in the 

 early days, but these are perhaps attractions that 

 the traveller would prefer to dispense with; and 

 even without such excitements he will find much to 

 interest him in the wild life of all kinds by which he 

 is surrounded. 



Soon after my arrival in Nairobi I began to make 



" RHINOS NO LONGER CHARGE THE ENGINE WITH 

 THEMSELVES." 



preparations for a short journey to the eastward 

 which would take me to that part of the' Ukambani 

 Province known as the Kitui district. I may per- 

 haps mention that for administrative purposes the 

 Protectorate of East Africa is divided into seven 

 provinces, and of these Ukambani is one of the most 



