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Rumanika followed, and imparted at length all his 
information, of which I append only the pith : — 
“ Leaving Mpororo, you may reach by canoes Ma- 
kinda’s, in Utumbi, in half a day. The island is called 
Kabuzzi. Three hours will take a canoe thence to 
Karara Island, and from Karara Island another half- 
day will take you to Ukonju, where there is a tribe of 
cannibals. 
“ Mkinyaga is at the end of Ruanda, and its lake is 
Muta Nzige, on which you can go to Unyoro. There is 
a race of dwarfs somewhere west of Mkinyaga called the 
Mpundu, and another called the Batwa or Watwa, who 
are only two feet high. In Uriambwa is a race of small 
people with tails. 
“ Uitwa, or Batwa — 
Watwa, is at the extreme 
south end of Uzongora. 
“ From Butwa, at the 
end of a point of land in 
Ruanda, you can see Uitwa, 
Usongora. 
“ From Butwa, Mkin- 
yaga is to the left of you 
about three days’ journey. 
“ Some of the Waziwa 
saw a strange people in house, ukerewe. 
one of those far-off lands 
who had long ears descending to their feet ; one ear 
formed a mat to sleep on, the other served to cover him 
from the cold like a dressed hide ! They tried to coax 
one of them to come and see me, but the journey was 
long, and he died on the way.” 
Dear old Rumanika, how he enjoyed presiding over 
the Geographical Society of Karagwe, and how he smiled 
when he delivered this last extraordinary piece of 
Mimchhausenism ! He was determined that he should 
be considered as the best informed of all present, and 
anticipated with delight the pleasure old and jaded 
Europe would feel upon hearing of these marvellous 
fables of Equatorial Africa. He was also ambitious to 
