Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu . aliland, from Berbera to the Boran country, providedthe attacks on the part of the Abyssinians could be the latter case both the Somalis and the Gallas wouldeagerly assist the European forces. After the railroad to Uganda has been completed, itwill not be difficult to establish a communication by railbetween Lake Victoria Nyanza and Lake Rudolf. Besidesthe economic and political reasons which will eventuallyinduce one of the civilized nations to rule Abyssinia, thereare moral considerations which
Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu . aliland, from Berbera to the Boran country, providedthe attacks on the part of the Abyssinians could be the latter case both the Somalis and the Gallas wouldeagerly assist the European forces. After the railroad to Uganda has been completed, itwill not be difficult to establish a communication by railbetween Lake Victoria Nyanza and Lake Rudolf. Besidesthe economic and political reasons which will eventuallyinduce one of the civilized nations to rule Abyssinia, thereare moral considerations which should compel all the civi-lized people of the world to lend their support to thecrushing out of the Abyssinian power and to the substitu-tion of a humane government in place of Meneleks brutalrule. Never have the evils of slavery shown themselves ina more terrible light than that in which they are now mani-festing themselves in Abyssinia, nor could as cruel a gov-ernment be found in the world as that which is in storefor the tribes among whom I journeyed, if Menelek be APPENDICES. ^^loscYihiyS MTLslii^ ^ kurckaSi: CtCirlyS^^yruL Moy^ cajues of diis \%rori( (xrzrtauis^JL tFstnd tXtkir namCS i^ dvV^6 Vd run n wkv iahIL 4xfr(^ard JvarttciUarSof^i)rice as Soon as ^ ihrixiCcctn uc sLartcLVor Soli,. I APPENDICES. A. Report oil a Collection of Fishes made by Dr. A. DonaldsonSmith dnring his Expedition to Lake Rudolf. ByDr. Albert Gunther, F. R. S. Havinc; been intrusted by Dr. Donaldson Smith with theexamination of the fishes collected by him during his recentexpedition in Eastern Africa, I herewith give the result of myexamination. Owing to the great difficulties of the transport ofpreserving materials, the number of specimens had to be restricted,the entire collection amounting to 35 specimens, which arc refer-able to 18 species. The chief interest attached to this collectioncentres in the fishes from lakes Rudolf and Stephanie, whenceI believe no specimens have been r
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