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must have travelled south from Abyssinia, and 

 after conquering Unyoro, reached Uganda and 

 the Victoria Nyanza. They do not seem to have 

 been able to advance against the Wa Nandi and 

 Masai, to the east of the Victoria, and so travelled 

 along the west, conquering Ankole, Torn and 

 Karagwe. Here they came in contact with the 

 Warundi on the west, and probably the Wanyam- 

 wesi and Wahha on the east, and their further 

 advance southwards was prevented. At any rate, 

 here in Buhimba one finds the whole population 

 of the tall, slim, athletic type which characterises 

 the race. They have also the prominent foreheads 

 and good features seen in the best examples of 

 the people. 



I liked the appearance of the people greatly, 

 and they seem to have plenty of exercise, both in 

 hunting the rhinoceros and resisting the attacks 

 of Kajeti and all the tribes which surround them. 

 I was not, however, in a condition to make many 

 observations. 



We then turned more directly west, and at 

 last had a good view of the Kagera, just 2 miles 

 below the point where the Akenjaru branch, which 

 is here called the Kagera, unites with the Eu- 

 Vuvu. 



I found the Eu-Vuvu here a broad stream at 

 least 40 yards across, and with a narrow fringe 

 of papyrus and alluvial banks 4 to 5 feet in 

 height. The current was about lj miles an hour, 



