Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
SYNDICATE SLAUGHTER
THREE MONTHS BIG GAME
SHOOTING FOR 500 POUNDS.
From the London Fxf,ress.

From the London Express.
Visions of staid city men In parties OF
five. laden with complete tropical outfits
and bundles of coupons emitting the bearer
To STAY certain percentage of the wild
beasts OF the African jungle. are coniured
up by an alluring scheme emanating from
the Membasa Trading and Development
Syndicate. Limited.
The scheme is on the old lines-"You pay
certain sum down and We do the rest"
The rest includes everything but the
Staying of the wild beasts, whose opinions
on syndicate slaughter" would doubtless
| be interesting.
British East Africa is to be the scene OF
the conducted big game expeditions
hfee years ago Nairobi. now in the heart
OF the wnte settlers country and 81 miles
from the coast at Mombasa. was part Of
the great Athi plain and herds OF big
game wandered over the spot where now
are streets, public buildings and hotels
The little town with its 1000 inhabitants
stands In the midst of wonderful high
land country-a country of eternal spring
and of two haryests. The highest tempera-
ture recorded is 81 degrees In the shade.
and the lowest is 80 Thanks to the Cgan-
da railway. Nairobi has been brought
within days journey of Mombasa. and
from the little town itself IL ia "a mere
step into the wonderful wilderness. where
the lion. the hippo. the rhinoceros the leop-
ara. the giraffe. the antelope and the ele-
Phant ear TO 1--we or live to eat.
And this great hunting ground is only n
three weeks journey from London
The man who knows nothing of big game
shooting, ana no more of the ways of the
natives would probably find three
months expedition up country very costly
affair. 1t is such a man who will be allured
by the prospect held out by the syndicate.
"hch Is contemplating an arrangement by
s, shooting parties of not more than
hve persons will enjoy three months
shooting trip including the fares to and
from England. al an inclusive fee of about
$3.50 per head
nave no worries They will be provisioned
ana ntted out. Porters cooks and carriers
VIII De round for them. and leader cap
tpie OF speaking English. The really enter
pfisihS sportsman. however will have
learned Swahili vocabulary of $40 words
ana phrases on the voyage out to Morbasa
win win these words at command and a few
strong British explosives thrown in the
natives can be made to understand all
comma nds. GA
A months escort for one sportsman usu-
ally comprises:
] leader. ............ at from fl IA : TO {, O
gunhearer at from l Is 4 TO o
II porters '----'''''''' "a y .
sI5 0
stay-at-home Englshmen would probably
De not little astonished on their arrival
at Mombasa to find q sumptuous hotel
with such up-to-date luxures as American
nars ana billiard rooms, and, a little fur
ther aheld. a large club. and tramcars
taxing passengers TO the Tennis Club 'in
the suburbs"
! 1t is the Safari department of the hotel
which will provide the syndicate sports
man with sportsmens licenses at eco
apiece tents and tent furniture. drill suits.
tropical helmets. rifles. Ammunition aid
provisions of all kinds
Inc provisions are all conveniently
packed in boxes weighing co pounds each
"a man load). These boxes are all uni
form and numbered. No l containing the
first weeks supply, No. 2 the second weeks
and so on.
Under his $50 license the sportsman is
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