coming into wonderful game country. In one valley he saw 
rhino, giraffe, eland, roan, water-buck, bush-buck, kongoni, 
dik-dik, impalla, wart hog, zebra and several varieties of 
monkeys. Leaving this valley, he saw “Tommie” and wilde- 
beeste. On his return he was charged by a rhino and had 
just time to bolt onto his pony, without even a chance to 
reach his gun, while his syce was almost caught by the beast. 
He also saw a python, but was stalking a roan at the time 
and had no chance to shoot. 
Mr. Ridley rode over, during the day, to inform us that 
lions were roaring near Punda Milia, and were coming nearer 
every night. Asked us to return to the farm. 
Day’s bag: Learmonth—Two roan, 
Two wild-beeste. 
Fleischmann—Two rhino. 
Two reed buck. 
Hot. Moved camp back to Punda Milia farm;—Mrs. 
Fleischmann accompanying caravan; Learmonth and I hunt¬ 
ing en route. I ran across a new insect, a caterpillar—the 
worst insect-pest yet encountered. This is covered with fuzz, 
which stings like an aggravated form of nettle, leaving a red, 
burning rash, spreading into minute blisters, and covering a 
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