The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-11
Governor of Mombasa
 Prepares Welcome.
Group of 32 Lions Seen on Nandi
 Plateau.
SpO4tsmen Pleased to Know Ex-Presi- dant VIII Net Abuse Gaming Laws-Railroad Car Re-
 Atted for His Use.

Mombasa. British East Africa, March 1o.-Mambas asa Is preparing already to welcome Theodore Roosevelt when he lands here the latter part of next month on his much.heralded African trip. and the coming of the former President of the United States has gives . decided impetus to the interest in the present hunting season.
 The Governor of the protectorate. Lieutenant-C Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler, ts getting up program of welcome and entertainment for the dis- tinguished visitor.
 East African sportsmen were highly gratified to learn that Mir. Roosevelt had refused the offer of the authori- ties to grant him e special hunting license that would have permitted tent instead of confning himself to the two elephants. two rhinoceros. two hippopotami. etc.. of the regular i- cense. Lions and leopards are cIassed as vermin and consequently no license to kill them is required.
 The white population of Mombasa has heard much of Mir. Roosevelt's personality. and in a joking way fre- Quent references to the "big stick are being made.
 The rains are late this year and a heavy fall is expected. The regular time for the big rains Is from the end of January to the end of April The prospects for good hunting this sea- son are considered excellent. Many of the settlers in the outlying dis tricts. realizing the increasing inter est in the prospect for sport because of the coming of MT. Roosevelt. are voluntarily sending in information about the movements of game.
 Much Game Out.
 According to dispatch received here today, record group of lions. numbering thirty-two. was seen on the Nandi plateau yesterday at point about fifty miles north of Port Flor ence. The Nandi plateau Is on the west side of the great Rift Valley. Among them were three huge males. Four families of girafres have been seen at Makindu 200 miles inland from here ,an the line of the Uganda Railroad, dn elephants have been seen at Eiburgen. 475 miles inland on 1aes pat1fsna end along the Sabaki River. not far to the north of Mom- basa.
 R. J. Cunningham, the noted Eng fish big game hunter, and field natur- alist. who Is to be guide to. and gen. eral manager of. the Roosevelt party, has been here for some time complet- ing the preparations TOT the trlp lhto the wilderness as well as the shoot ing and collecting excursions along the line of the railroad. He is select ing and hiring native porters for the expedition. He takes only experienced men who are known to be courageous and to possess great physical strength The safari kit. in other words. the camp equipment. for the work in the open. Is arriving from London and will be In readiness when Mir. Roosevelt ar rives.
 The railroad car used over the line as far as Port Florence by other dis tinguished visitors to Uganda. such as the Duke of Mecklenberg. the Duke of Connaught, the Duke of the Abrizzi, Joseph Chamberlain, and Winston Spencer Churchill. Is being refitted for the use of MT. Roosevelt. This car is most complete in its detail and pro- vides the traveller with every com fort.
 Everything points to a successful stay in British East Africa and Uganda for MT. Roosevelt. The natives are peaceful, game is plentiful and the people of MombasR are waiting eager. ly to extend him a welcome.