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The policemen o f the country are Kaffirs. The Kaffir, 
though he can endure plenty of clothing in the upper part 
of his body, must have his legs bare, and the policeman in 
his uniform, with his lower limbs unclothed, presents a novel 
appearance. The rickshaw boys have a similar prejudice 
in respect of their legs, which they are fond of adorning 
with simply bands of whitewash, looking very quaint. They 
are great runners and can cover immense distances at a 
good speed. From Durban we went through the “ Garden of 
Africa ” to Pietermaritzburg, and from here made an expedi- 
tion into the hills to visit some native tribes. We found 
these tribes holding high festival, partly in honour of our 
visit and partly in honour of the marriage of one of the native 
chiefs. We had the pleasure of watching the ceremony, 
which was conducted with great splendour by the natives 
in full warpaint. The male costume was full and gaudy, 
but the female idea of dressing for such special occasions 
seems to be that of wearing as little as possible. 
Leaving this quaint scene we went along northwards, 
passing the partly restored bridge over the Tugela River 
in front of Colenso. The bridge was blown up by the Boers 
but has been patched up since the war. Ladysmith itself 
is very flat, lying in the middle of hills which were crowned 
by Boer guns in the great siege. Inside Ladysmith we notice 
the Town Hall with its clock tower partly demolished by a 
Boer shell, remaining as a grim monument of the war. Passing 
up the Clip River, which runs through the town, we get a 
good view of Ladysmith and the British and Boer positions. 
Waggon Hill and Caesar's Camp, captured and recaptured 
in that stern attack of January 6th, are the object of a special 
pilgrimage. On these heights sixteen men of the Manchester 
Regiment held a small stone fort or “ sangar ” throughout 
the day, two wounded men alone surviving. The stone 
monument erected over the “ Manchesters ” has the in- 
scription : — 
“ Tell England, ye who pass this monument, 
That we, who died to serve her, rest content.” 
From the scenes of Ladysmith we went up to quite a different 
country, the great Rand district of Johannesburg, from 
which it extends about twenty miles northwards. The 
country here is most uninteresting from a scenic point of 
view. 
The Lecturer, having lived in a ‘ compound ’ and worked 
a shift in a gold mine with Chinese labourers, was able to give 
a most interesting description of the life of the workers in the 
mines. The Chinese, who were engaged chiefly for the purpose 
