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ever been near the district (excepting Captain 

 Lugard, who did not come nearly bo far south), 

 and as two or three German officials have passed, 

 the natives cannot be blamed for putting them- 

 selves under their protection. 



In fact, the Germans are along the whole border 

 quite prepared to pounce on our territory when 

 they get the opportunity. If we were to throw up 

 Uganda and the neighbouring territories, it would 

 be under German control, probably, in two months. 

 Other countries generally realise far more than we 

 do the advantage, in the future, of our East African 

 possessions. 



Just before reaching Seribombo's I was seized 

 with a sharp attack of fever, and was obliged to 

 remain a day or two on the route. 



Seribombo himself, and the people of Mpororo 

 generally, are very much more friendly and agree- 

 able than Makowalli's ruffians, and I was extremely 

 sorry to learn that shortly after I had passed a 

 raid had been made upon him by Antari's war- 

 parties. It is, of course, our duty to put down this 

 sort of thing in territory everywhere within our 

 sphere, and it is to be hoped that it will not be 

 long before a European official is established in 

 this district. 



A good situation would be about two days' 

 journey from the Kagera river, on the high moun- 

 tain spur which ends the Euampala mountains to 

 the west. Probably this point would only be three 



