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extraordinary roughness of the elements. The sea it- 

 self, he said, was boundless. Kanoni now told me 

 that the Muingira river lies one day's journey N.X. W. 

 of this, and drains the western side of the Msalala 

 district into the southern end of the N'yanza creek 

 It is therefore evident that those extensive lays in the 

 Nindo and Salawe districts which we crossed extend 

 down to this river, which accounts for there being so 

 many wild animals there : water being such an attrac- 

 tive object in these hot climes, all animals group round 

 it. Kanoni is a dark, square, heavy-built man, very 

 fond of imbibing pombe, and, like many tipplers, 

 . overflowing with human kindness, especially in his 

 cups. He kept me up several hours to-night, trying 

 to induce me to accept a bullock, and to eat it in his 

 boma, in the same manner as I formerly did with his 

 brother. He was much distressed because I would not 

 take the half of my requirements in cattle from him, 

 instead of devoting everything to his brother Kurua ; 

 and not till I assured him I could not stay, but instead 

 would leave Bombay and some Belooches with cloth 

 to purchase some cows from his people, would he per- 

 mit of my turning in to rest. It is strange to see how 

 very soon, when questioning these negroes about any- 

 thing relating to geography, their weak brains give 

 way, and they can answer no questions, or they be- 

 come so evasive in their replies, or so rambling, that 

 you can make nothing out of them. It is easily dis- 

 cernible at what time you should cease to ask any 



