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IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA CHAP. 



with the help of the chief, to procure a good supply 

 of foodstuffs, flour, beans, and bananas, of which I 

 was sadly in need. 



We then took our departure from Kamuru and 

 proceeded to Munyezu, still through a very thickly 

 enclosed country and through vast plantations 



" A GOOD SUPPLY OF FOODSTUFFS." 



of banana trees. On the way we saw by the 

 side of the path the scalp of one of Dominuki's 

 men, who had been treacherously speared while 

 attempting to retrieve some stolen cattle. 



The chief of this district, whose name was 

 Pymwezu, met us in quite a friendly way. He 

 promised us food galore, but his people were not so 



