Hot. Heavy rains all morning. In the afternoon we mus¬ 
tered five guns—Swift, Rutherford, Ridley, Learmonth and I 
—and, with only sixty shotgun shells in the party, took about 
fifty beaters and drove the native “shambas” for partridge and 
other fowl. 
Got a bag of twenty-eight birds and two duykers, or small 
antelope; rather a fair showing. 
Hamis was reported by the head askari, and by Ali, the 
headman, as falling asleep on guard last night. Hamis has 
misbehaved most consistently, and was punished accordingly. 
Hot. Ridley, Rutherford, Learmonth and I out early after 
lion. Finding a track leading into the grass, we put in porters 
to drive same. The lioness broke cover a short distance from 
where Learmonth and I stood, (the grass being too high to 
shoot to advantage), and went into the adjoining nullah. 
Drove after her again. During this drive a large, black-maned 
lion appeared on the opposite hill. He was hit by Learmonth, 
Ridley, and myself. The lion, after the first four hits, went 
into a deep gully. Fired a rocket-pistol to start a blaze and 
move him, but with no result. Ridley and I, with Hirsi, fol¬ 
lowed blood spoor after him, and found the animal dying. The 
skin went to Learmonth on first hit. 
Day’s bag : Learmonth—One lion. 
Hot. Mrs. Fleischmann, Swift, Ridley, Learmonth and I 
out early after lion, the rains having driven them on the high¬ 
lands. Have heard roaring every night close to camp. Came 
on spoor of three, and tracked for several miles, finally jump¬ 
ing a big male in very bad, rough country. The grass in places 
was almost up to one’s head. Tried to gallop, to get in a shot, 
but the animal escaped. 
Mrs. Fleischmann and I galloped down the bed of a creek, 
the rest coming over the hill-top; again got it up, but the heavy 
grass made it almost impossible to see anything; I even climb¬ 
ing a tree for a better view. 
Saw a fine buffalo coming through a nullah, but did not 
attempt to shoot it, as Learmonth and I had already secured 
good heads. 
Returning to camp, found runners with a letter from New- 
land & Tarlton, stating the steamboat-agent had made a faux- 
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