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kill Kamisoa and Anfina for blocking the way between us. 

 Then followed great praise of myself, and an invitation to 

 come to him (Kabrega), backed by an appeal to our old 

 friendship. He also reproached me for not having written 

 to him about the war and our losses, aud for not informing 

 him whether Khartum still held out or not. 



Abd-er-Eahman's and Masudi's letters assured me of their 

 friendship, and offered to send me all that was necessary. A 

 number of presents accompanied the letters, most of them 

 from Kabrega himself: a whole piece of madapolam, a piece of 

 coarse American shirting (you may imagine what a singularly 

 valuable gift it was in these hard times, and how wonderful it 

 was for us here to receive cloths from Zanzibar), coloured 

 handkerchiefs, Uganda mats, bark cloths, salt, beans, very good 

 tobacco, and also coffee. Everything was at once divided among 

 my superior officers — in these days we must all be equal. I 

 hope also by sending a little linen to the officers farther north 

 to inspire them with some courage and willingness. The great 

 thing is, that by God's help a way has now been opened, and I 

 will take care to keep it open. I insert here the informa- 

 tion afterwards given me by Msige. Mwanga, the new ruler 

 of Uganda, has had all his father's officials killed, with the 

 sole exception of my old friend, the Katikiro. According to 

 the statements of the Zanzibar people, four foreigners are 

 settled in Uganda. The old strained relations between the 

 two countries still continue, but that does not prevent men 

 coming and going for commercial purposes, and the Arabs send 

 and receive their letters and goods unmolested. ISTo direct 

 road now exists between Unyoro and Karagwa, for it has been 

 closed by Chief Ntali, of Nkole. Abd-er-Kakman, the mer- 

 chant, is getting ready to return to Zanzibar with his ivory. 

 Msige's men have, however, brought some cloths privately, 

 and so an active trade has sprung up here. Ten mcjiclio 

 (£l, 15 s.) are paid for eight ells of madapolam ; there was quite 

 a struggle for coffee. Of course, I sent news to Dr. Junker 

 at once, and was almost obliged to admit that he had better 

 decide on travelling southwards. I have also written two 

 letters, one of which I am sending to Kabrega, the other to 

 the Arabs, with a request that thev mav be forwarded to the 



