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eye. I asked him to take it out in the presence of a 

 batch of raw natives just arrived as carriers from the 

 south. They looked on imperturbed. In answer to 

 my query they said that it was a wonderful thing to 

 do, but made no further comment at the time. 



On arrival at my destination, Sheikh Kangei's (Jur) 

 village, I found that the terrible battle had been a 

 drunken brawl. My gramophone in this village col- 

 lected quite an audience, mostly children, who called 

 the turns, and criticised quite freely, and in a friendly 

 spirit. 



Of course I had no intention of returning by my 

 route out. My orders, however, are worth repeating. 

 If I came to any village, except a Dinka one, I was to 

 make myself at home, and get food and carriers, on 

 payment, of course. If I came to a Dinka one I was to 

 send in and ask the headman's permission to halt. If 

 he refused it I was to go on even if there was no water 

 for miles. These were Province standing orders, a 

 copy of which I now have. This was the " Dinka 

 Question," the Government were not prepared to *' take 

 them on," and feared to precipitate disturbance. As I 

 marched almost invariably a good hour in advance of 

 my party, I saw myself carrying these orders out. As 

 the man who handed them to me said, " Standing 

 orders are valid only if they suit the circumstances." 

 Everywhere I was well received. 



The country was rather high. We saw no hills. 

 Khor Getti was crossed by a foot-bridge over a lovely 

 pool near Damuri (Sultan Kiango's), and again nearer 

 its mouth at a place where a slight flow of water four 



