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with water. Abyssinian alarm a fraud. It is 

 only a small force sent to collect tribute. Gogli 

 and my kit reported live hours' distance ; shall 

 stay here and shoot ; people say there are lots of 

 rhino. No lions, a few reported near Grogli, 

 they can wait. Country alternate low hill and 

 plain, trees bigger, bush in places almost impene- 

 trable. Shot one diJc-dik, missed, one, 303. 

 Tasted camel's milk for first time; it is excellent 

 in my opinion. 



22nd, Monday. — In morning went out on 

 khubber of fresh lion pugs (pugs yesterday's) ; 

 while looking in direction a lion had been heard 

 roaring, two of my men spotted a rhino. Went 

 with them, found her standing under a tree just 

 outside thick grass cover, forty yards, quarter 

 facing me. Fired with 10-bore at point of 

 shoulder ; rhino was off before smoke cleared. 

 Tracked through high grass, found rhino dead 

 about 130 yards on. Hit point of shoulder half- 

 way up. Went on to look for more rhino; found 

 none. Grot back 1.30. Found two lions had 

 killed a camel about one mile from camp, other 

 direction. That ass Warsam let the Midgans go 

 to get the meat. When I arrived camel was 



