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Sir Alfred Sharpe, F. C. Selous, F. J. Jackson, or R. G. Ilarger, 
whose intimate knowledge of their respective countries and lonf 
residence there places them in a position to have personally watchfd 
the passage of events. We arrive as observers of the question as it 
stands to-day in the parts of the Continent over which we bare 
travelled. 
‘ The problem may be stated in the following paragraphs which 
appeared in the article mentioned 
I- ... That certain species of tsetse fly exist only where 
wild game exists. 
lictL certain germs exist in the blood of wild animals, 
which .... when transferred by the tsetse .... arc the cause 
• of Ngana or tsetse fly disease. 
'" 3 - If therefore the propositions quoted (above) can be 
proved valid the game must be destroyed ; there is no help 
We have the widespread and uncontroverted statement that 
m many districts of South Africa the tsetse flies have disappeared; 
°f civilisation, which 
and the d “P country, the presence of men and guns, 
rTlLL - --a. of those 
country towZ Rinderpest which swept over the 
antelope and si ''^cade, killing off buffalo and 
held to exist. the only food upon which the tsetse was 
obtained. Rinderpesl”rarT Parallel state of affairs has 
veldt strewn w.th carcasefof’game"^ Tr'l 
and mining centres opened un and f 
scattered over the terrif-nt-^ u t^^ms and mission stations are 
and guns, the destrulLTml^thll ^" "T'T" 
results have not been tlTj" S'*"-' ‘I" 
tsetse existed in the past th n^rever there is evidence that 
we do not speak of the centre^ f found to-day. Naturally 
of fly from this would be as fro ^ mining camp: the retreat 
not an absolute disappearance. VurthertK ^ 
the tsetse now liolds swav ovpi- j ’ much evidence that 
unknown a few years ago. ^ where they were 
