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and goat and plenty of " chop " for the " boys," with promises 

 of men for the morrow's march. While here, a man from the 



mother and child at shili.em 

 (showing method of protection from the sun by a calabash) 



village of Teri came to him to say that four men, who seemed 

 to be masquerading through the country as soldiers, demand- 

 ing food, stealing horses and killing their owners, had just 

 been there and stolen his property. So Gosling sent out a 

 strong party to try and capture them. Next morning three 

 of the four were caught and brought in, but the ringleader 

 had escaped. AVho should they turn out to be but some 

 of Gosling's old carriers, returning from taking down loads to 

 Kukawa ! Two had broken heads and had lost all their kit 



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