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places, but could not find the rhino ; very dense 

 cover. Shot a partridge, 303 solid, in the 



evening. 



24th, Wednesday. — A Somali said he knew a 

 place where there were lots of rhino, said it was 

 quite close, that we could go there, shoot a rhino 

 or two and be back before 10 o'clock. Took no 

 breakfast, started at 6.45, at 8.45 after two 

 hours' hard walking Somali said we had not got 

 half way. This meant nothing to eat till 4 p.m. 

 at least, so I chucked it. Saw fresh rhino pugs 

 on way back, tracked him for some way and 

 lost him in hard ground. Missed a dik-dik with 

 303, in evening. Kit which I ordered to arrive 

 here to-day has not turned up. 



25th, Thursday. — Sent out men in two direc- 

 tions, and went for a short stroll with Ali ; saw 

 pugs of big rhino, but the evening's pugs, while 

 following them came on five wild dogs, very 

 dark, handsome skins, but 1 didn't fire because 

 of the rhino. Could not find him, came back, 

 and one of the local men said he knew where 

 that rhino usually lay up ; he went out and 

 came back in an hour saying he had seen the 

 rhino and alarmed him in a very thick bit of 



