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The other in 1889, when at the last hotel on our road up to 

 Matabeleland a Christmas dinner was given by the landlord 

 to all his guests. It was a very festive dinner with speeches 

 and toasts in plenty, followed by a more than festive evening 

 and night, during which the echoes of the little town were 

 severely tested and certain property grievously injured. 



