Up against it in Nigeria . W. B. GEORGE SECCOMBE AND TRAP. BORNU 95 tificateth of Occupanthy ? 2 (!) I furtively clutchedthe Generals arm, and gently protested that thiswas rather premature. Well, perhapth we willdefer that quethtion till later on, he said mag-nanimously as he bade them good-bye—and thatevening inquired of me: What are thethe damnedthertificateth, anyway ? As a result of this drudgery of Thomsons, Bornucan probably claim to be the only province thatpaid as early as 1912—or ever paid, I think—thefull estimated 10 per cent, income tax. The next two months were like a n

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Up against it in Nigeria . W. B. GEORGE SECCOMBE AND TRAP. BORNU 95 tificateth of Occupanthy ? 2 (!) I furtively clutchedthe Generals arm, and gently protested that thiswas rather premature. Well, perhapth we willdefer that quethtion till later on, he said mag-nanimously as he bade them good-bye—and thatevening inquired of me: What are thethe damnedthertificateth, anyway ? As a result of this drudgery of Thomsons, Bornucan probably claim to be the only province thatpaid as early as 1912—or ever paid, I think—thefull estimated 10 per cent, income tax. The next two months were like a nightmare tome. I was in a more or less chronic state ofdysentery, the Bornu heat was at its zenith—thethermometer frequently registering 115° in theshade—and the dust and flies unbearable. I havealways maintained that these flies were the worstfeature of Bornu. I remember one eveningGeorge, who had a four-wheeled buckboard andwas a superb whip, taking me out for a drive toget a breath of air. We got a breath of air all right, b

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