New Britain herald., 1924-10-03

eventuality had to be considered, and provided for. Food had to be carried for the native porters, for it is impossible to depend upon food supplies being obtained en route.
 Every additional load of food car- ried entaied the engaging of another porter, and each porter extra to the original estimate entailed a re-cal- culation of the food rations. In ad- dition to these worries, l had to make provision against any sudden change of plan made by the Roose- welt expedition, which might entail a longer period of time spent on safari and, therefore, more~porters' / food required.
 I had been feeling sick for some days, to add to my worries. Just before l had left Nairobi I had the misfortune to get bad spill while riding a strange horse. He bolted with me, with the bit between his teeth, just as I wasNmounting, and before was properly in the saddle. Before I could stop him, we had taken wild gallop across country, and had struck a five-strand wire fence at full speed just after jump- ing an open ditch.
 We had both turned two complete somersaults over the fence and had been stunned for few moments. The horse had fallen on top of me. l was badly shaken, but was lucky not to be seriously injured. The day after my arrival at Entebbe with Roosevelt, strange and painful swelling had appeared near my groin. It caused me great suffer- ing. and made it difficult to walk But. despite the strong advice of my doctor, I had determined to gc through with the trip and not turn back at this interesting stage.
 AS by now found it was toe painful to attempt to walk or ride my bicycle, I arranged for a machila which is hammock slung on a pole, and carried by four porters or then shoulders. It was another complication in my intricate calcu iations for food supplies, but it Wa, essential.
 On December %, Colonel Roose welt, Kermit and Knowles started of shortly after dawn to attempt to SC cure group of the rare swamp-liv ing antelope, the Sitatunga. It i only to be found in the swampland of Uganda, and it is very rarely shot A few had been reported to be liv ing in the swamps near KampaIa Kermit livennp to his reputation gained in British East Africa, an, killed a splendid specimen of tn male.
 ! Knowles assured me-and he is great hunter himself-that it was a exceptionally fine head and tha kermit was most lucky to secure il The Colonel did not see one at al although he worked hard enoug for a kill in the arid and leech-in Tested swamps most of that mornin and in the great heat. They wer only able to get the one specimen and were never fortunate enough I complete their group.
 There was a large and weII-a, tended "at home" at Mr. Knoyle house on the afternoon Of the sits tunga hunt, but the Roosevelts Tt turned so late that they were onl sJust in time to change their cIothf
 for this party. They had to foree their lunch. There were two natl,
 bands playing on the lawny one
 drum -and-f1fe band and the other
 brass band. The bandsmen wei
 all Baganda boys from the Cathol
 mission schools.
 It speaks volumes for the trainir
 the boys had received and the D, tience bestowed unon' their music education that they could be taugl by their reverend conductor to pls
 the American national anthem, vii but few minor slips and false note | after only couple of days prsI ] tice.