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plain and wooded rifge, rising 10 altitude
to a height of 5,oooft. at the chief Kitim.
.da's, capital, Muiichuchu. This height
was generally maintained until we reached
Tanganyika through the billy country 81
Ulungu, q narrow strip round the laks
The northern part of Mambwe forms 4
great watershed for streams Joining the
Lofu and aud Luguyu, and, it our guides
were to be believed, g considerable stream
called the Wawa flows. to Lake Hikwa.
The main interest, however, attaching TO
this region is the existence OK a huge spring
situated in an angle Of The Ulungu and
,Uwembe m0untaias, which gives rise to
both the main tributaries Of toe LOU and
Luguvu. The latter we crossed q quarter
of q mile east Of the spring. and we found
it to be abaut SIT. deep and left. broad.
The stream is here called the Salsa. From
such infoimstion as | have been able to
collect from the natives and my own OBJ.
servMion | cannotbut Genclde that the ri.
sing OF the lake is periodical. On all hauds
/ am informed that as o rule it rises from
Ism. to Git. during the raine. and accor-
ding 10 the amount of rainfall so does the
water rise. Four years ago there was
an excessive rainfall which raised the le-
vel of the AXE about 10tt.. flooding Pam
bette, and maintaining i,s height for a
month /; and to this day the marks on the
dead trees, now out of the reach of the
waller, attest the truth of the statement.
Trees standing in the water have been ci.
ted as an argument in favour OF the ,heo.
ry OF a gradual rise ; but an examination
ofthem shows that they have attained their
present position by the washing away
of the soil during these periodical ri
sings. Further observations along the
shores will help to clear up the quest iOo.,
After giving a table OF beJometrical read.
ings taken mainly by Mr., Stewart, THE e.
yer having united him for work, Nr.
Thomson concludes his letter :-sTomo'
row | start along the western side OF the
lake northwsrds till I reach o good placs
where | may camp my mer, aud. taking
about 50 pueh on for the Lpkuga s%'eeh,
passing Town the river about 80 miles, and
then striking south through the still une1'
plored region in that qoarter, get back to
camp and march for Kilwa, which hope
TO reach within six months. may add
that my protractions have brought ne al.
most right in latitude, but about ten miles
too far West ia longitude, taking Liyingssnnes
map as ~correct.' Later news u Mr.. Thomson
had been received, Sir Henry Rawlinson said,
from DR.. Kirk, who haC SAINT the following tel
egrsm, dated Zaazjbar, March l :-HThomson
left Ujiji January 16. Returns Uguha Uhehe.
Expected Kiiv8, June. Dutuga now q tor
rent. Lake fallen Sft.n After some observa1
tioDs Oh the paper from Commander Cameron,
Sir R. W. Rawson, and Captain Foor, r. N,
an account Of an autumn and winter yacht voy.
age along the coasts of Norway AID Laplspd
was given By Lieutenant CT. Temple, X. N.
S me of the incidents Of the voyage we're reIa-
ted in a very entertaining manBerfby Lieutenant
Temple, ana the results OF bis observations,
which were prosecuted under severe hardshipS
and many dangers, with a view tOincrease our
knowledge of the photography of this rocky
and stormy coast, will be of great use 10
future navigators of these seas. The detailed
results of the cruise of Lieutenant TEN ples
yacht, the Annie, in 1915, and of bis second
voyage up and down the coast of Norway by
steamer iG 1879, have been embodied in q vo-
lume of sailing directions which be has con-
piled under the direction Of the Hy5regra9nsr
to the Admiralty. This volume, of wh4ch rne
manuscript was finished last june; is passing
through the regular con rse requisite for .puoh-
cation" tu moving a vote of thanks 70
Lieuteu ant Temple, who is a brother OF O1
r.. Temple, Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommonney
and Commander Game ron bore testlmany 10