New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-11

LIONS ACTIVE
MONB4S4 REPORTS FINE
SEASON FOR GAME.
Preparations to U7eIc0me Mr. ROOSe-
rcIt-Camp Equipment 4rriU-
ing-Natiues Peaceful.

Mombasa British East Africa, March 10
Mombasa is preparing already to welcome Iheo-
dore Roosevelt when he lands here in the latter
part of next month on his much heralded Atri-
can trip, and the coming of the former President
OF the United States has given a decided I'M
petus to the interest in the present hunting sea-
SON The Governor OF the Protectorate. Lieu
tenant Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler. Is get
ting up a programme OF welcome and enter
tainment for the distinguished visitor, but in
spite Of these arrangements the greeting to Mr..
Roosevelt will be more to the great sportsman,
whose fame is well known 10 local hunters, than
the former President
East African sportsmen highly gratified
TO learn that Mr. Roosevelt had refused the offer
of the authorities to grant him special hunt
ing license that would have permitted him to
Kill game TO unlimited extent, instead OF con-
fininG himself to the two elephants. two rhnOc-
crosses. two hippopOtami. ETC. included in the
regular license. Lions and leopards are classed
as vermin, and consequently license to kill
them Is required.
The white population OF Mombasa has heard
much of Mr.. Roosevelt's personality. and in a
Joking way frequent references to the big stick
being made.
The rains late this year. and heavy fall
is expected. (The regular time for the big
rains is from the end of January to the end of
season are considered excellent. Many of the
settlers in the outlying districts, realizing the
increasing interest in the prospects for sport
because of the coming of Mr.. Roosevelt, are
voluntarily sending in information about the
movements OF game. According to a dispatch
ceived here to-day, record group Of lions, num-
bering thirty-two, was seen the Nandi plateau
yesterday at a point about fifty miles north Of
Port Florence CThe Nandi plateau is on the
west side of the Great Rift Valey) Among
them were three huge males. Four families of
giraffes have been at Makindu two hun
dred miles inland from here. on the line of the
Uganda Railroad. and elephants have been seen
at Elburgon, AS miles inland on the railroad
and along the Sabah River. not far to the north
of Mombasa
RI Cuninghame the well known English big
game hunter and field naturalist, who is to be
guide and general manager of the Roosevelt
party has been here for some time completing
the preparations for the trip into the wilder
ness as we'll as the shooting and collecting ex-
cursions along the line Of the railroad. He is
selecting and hiring native porters for the ex-
pedition taking only experienced 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 all VIII be
in readiness when Mr.. Roosevelt arrives.
The railroad used over the line as far as
Port Florence by other distinguished visitors to
Uganda such as the Duke of Mecklenburg. the
Duke of Connaught, the Duke of the Abruzzi.
| Joseph Chamberlain and Winston Spencer
! churchill is being refltted for the use OF Mr.
| Roosevelt This car is most complete in It's de-
tail and provides every comfort for the trav-
eller.
Everything points TO successful stay IN Brit
ID nrroIS-
/ ish East Africa and Uganda for Mr, hooseVeit;
- ,att,es are peacefuI game is plentiful and
tba oeon1e Of Mombasa are waiting eagerly TO
| extend him a welcome.
| The foregoing is the first direct cable dispatch
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