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served as the centre for our relations with the southern tribes 

 (Kalika, Lubari, A-Luri, and Logo). It has, however, lost 

 much of its importance- by the erection of a new station on the 

 upper waters of the Kibbi, in Kalika, and by the latter being 

 connected with Wadelai in the east, with Tambira (also on the 

 Kibbi, but in the Logo district) to the west, and with the 

 station of Kiibi in the Monbuttu country, whereby a direct and 

 in part navigable road has been opened up between Monbuttu 

 and the Bahr-el-Jebel. Janda is still, however, one of the 

 most interesting posts in our province. Its high hill (four 

 thousand and eight feet by B.P. observation) commands an ex- 

 tensive view over the whole country as far as the mountains 

 which run along the west bank of the Bahr-el-Jebel, whilst 

 towards the south an undulating stretch of country loses itself 

 in the far-distant sky-line. At about an hour's march to the 

 south of Janda, the territory of the Kalika begins ; it is followed 

 to the east and south-east by that of the Lubari, which in turn 

 extends to the Madi of the Bahr-el-Jebel. The A-Luri live 

 due south. On the west the Kalika extend northwards in the 

 direction of Ndirfi. " Luggar," on Junker's map, is, as its 

 name implies, of Kakuak or Bari origin. Its chief with his 

 tribe are said to have been driven by the Makraka from their 

 original home into the Kalika territory. The country to the 

 west of the Kalika is inhabited by the Logo, who extend from 

 the middle course of the Kibbi as far as their kinsmen, the 

 Abukaya. Babe, or rather Bagbe, on Junker's map, is really 

 the name of a Kalika chief. 



The people who came with the chiefs Lemin and Bagbe 

 to visit me reminded me by their appearance of the Madi at 

 Dufile, having, like them, dark chocolate-brown skins, rounder 

 heads, less prominent cheek-bones, and rather thinner lips than 

 the surrounding tribes. They were all completely loaded with 

 heavy iron ornaments in the shape of bracelets and anklets. 

 I rarely saw copper, but ivory rings on the legs, sometimes six 

 inches broad, appeared to be the pride of their owners. All 

 wore earrings, like the Madi, and some had as head-dresses 

 a flat-shaped cap made out of plaited string" and decorated with 

 ostrich feathers, which had been coloured red by iron ochre. 

 They spoke Kakuak fluently, but used their own language 



