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Natives greatly dislike the Indians, originally imported for 

 railway making, but now settled here in great number, and 

 probably with reason, for in all trade transactions the African 

 gets the worst of it. A native's remark, "it comes from 

 Bombay," is equivalent to saying "it is very bad." 



Near the north end of Victoria Nyanza the Nile begins in the 

 Ripon Falls. The water rushes down some 20 feet or more 

 in three divisions made by two beautifully green tree-covered 

 islets. Deep blue it comes from the Lake, rushes over the 

 precipice, where in a bed of dazzling white foam and spray the 

 infant Nile is born. Peacefully it flows from beyond the turmoil 

 until lost to view as it curls round the edge of the forest. It 

 makes a fascinating picture with plenty of colour ; the deep 

 blue of sky, lake, and rivers, the intense white of the foam, then 

 the rich green in many shades of the forest, on a bright red soil, 

 the whole in the fierce light of an equatorial sun. Some half- 

 naked Busoga natives, square and scanty pieces of bark cloth 

 their only covering and not generally where wanted most, had 

 followed us to the Falls and made the picture complete. They 

 looked puzzled at the interest shown by the white man in " the 

 big waters," but were sufficiently civilised not to refuse the 

 backsheesh offered. 



On the down journey by railway we were greatly favoured ; 

 early one morning Kilimanjaro showed us his two peaks, snow- 

 covered both, Kibwezi clear of clouds, but Kibo just touching 

 them. Soon all was hidden by mist, but we were delighted, for 

 the great mountain had not permitted us to leave East Africa 

 without wishing us a beautiful farewell. 



Such are the latest additions to my gallery of mind pictures ; 

 the older occupants some indeed have been there nearly fifty 

 years which follow are those which have left the deepest and 

 most lasting impression on the tablets of memory, and these I 

 consider to excel all others in beauty, in grandeur, and in 

 absorbing interest. What indeed can possibly approach for 

 infinite variety of dazzling colouring and glorious splendour 

 those indescribably beautiful sunsets, best seen at sea where 

 nothing hides from the eye any part of the gorgeous display ? 



All-powerful Nature with the huge forces at her disposal 

 created those stupendous mountain masses, Everest and Kin- 

 chinjunga, mightiest mountains on earth, which come before 



