Chapter IT. 
The steamship Winifred , with its twin, the Sibyl, performs 
a regular service between the harbours of Lake Victoria. The 
trade increased so rapidly that a third steamship was launched 
in 1907, and a fourth is already in construction. 
Port Florence is situated in the little bay of Ugowe, at the 
eastern extremity of the Gulf of Kavirondo, opposite to and a 
little higher than Kisumu, which is on the other side of the bay. 
The Gulf of Kavirondo runs inland to a distance of about 
45 miles, while in some places its width scarcely reaches 3 miles. 
NAPOLEON BAY, LAKE VICTORIA. 
Its outlet into the lake is narrow and almost closed by islands. 
The water of the gulf is yellow, dirty, and stagnant, nor is 
the least trace of any current perceptible. It is dotted with 
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