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Kalundura, and then, for the last time before reaching Ischangi, 
at Katosoma. We here encountered the first spell of rain which 
we had experienced since starting away from Lake Victoria, apart 
from an insignificant shower at Lake Mohasi. The tents had to 
be pitched in the rain; the cook had to perform his task in the 
rain; and our souls were filled with gloomy forebodings of the 
lesser rainy season which was approaching, so spoilt had we 
become with the uninterrupted fine weather of the dry season! In 
the evening an Askari reached us bearing a letter from Grawert, 
in which he bade us get along to Ischangi as quickly as possible, 
as he was desirous of making a further move. 
“We arrived at the pretty outpost station on the 27th of 
August. Near the end of our journey our way had led us past a 
dilapidated hut under a giant solitary tree, the hallowed resting- 
spot, ‘ Bergfrieden,’ where Kandt, the poet of Ruanda, had 
dwelt, and also past a lonely grave in which Professor Lamp, 
the astronomer of the Kiwu Boundary Commission, was laid in 
his last resting-place far away from home.” 
Whilst the events just described were taking place, Wiese and 
I were pushing on towards Kiwu, accompanied by Captain von 
Grawert. On our first day’s march out from Niansa we found 
our wealth of livestock a decided encumbrance! Embarras de 
richesse! A broad, deep swamp had to be crossed, and our 
smaller and weaker goats stuck fast in it. To pull out the 
exhausted animals involved considerable delay, and thus cut 
short our day’s march. It was late at night before the caravan, 
with its complement of human beings and cattle, was fully re¬ 
united. In order to avoid a repetition of such an incident, we sent 
the herds along a few hours in advance of the caravan, in com¬ 
panies of from two to three hundred. 
The following day’s march was again greatly delayed while 
crossing the Niawarongo—which we passed here for the second 
time—and our stock was again to blame. Although, thanks to 
our new tactics, the obstruction occurred earlier on the route, 
several hours elapsed before the main party was landed in safety 
