From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north . mportant work of inspecting the country and winningthe confidence of the natives having had to give way to the soldierlyoccupation of sorting mails and retailing beads and yards of cloth, whichcould be equally well done by an Indian at 10 or 15 r. a month. Thisplaying at shop is, as far as I could judge, the sole raison detre of thesestations, and perhaps a desire on the part of the Government to show 246 FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO the unfortunate officer who has been inveigled into this Downing Street-warranted paradise wh
From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north . mportant work of inspecting the country and winningthe confidence of the natives having had to give way to the soldierlyoccupation of sorting mails and retailing beads and yards of cloth, whichcould be equally well done by an Indian at 10 or 15 r. a month. Thisplaying at shop is, as far as I could judge, the sole raison detre of thesestations, and perhaps a desire on the part of the Government to show 246 FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO the unfortunate officer who has been inveigled into this Downing Street-warranted paradise what an insignificant thing he and his wants (at homewe should say necessaries of life) are compared with a Dinka niggersboots or a Baluchis ginger. The whole transport of the Protectorate hasbeen paralyzed to supply a miserable mob of Baluchis with rations whichtheir white officers would gladly have bought at their weight in gold, andwho have been, are, and will be utterly useless in the country. Heavenknows what they have cost, and Heaven, I presume, knows why they were. UGANDA RIFLEMAN. brought, for I am sure no one else does. There was not one single poundof flour in any station that I passed through, and no white man had beenable to obtain a load of the common necessaries of life for months, becausewhat little transport there was had been monopolized to hurry through theSoudanese belts, blankets, comic opera uniforms, and boots, which theytake off and give to their boys to carry when they walk. One gallantofficer amused me much by telling me that the one touch of civilizationof the past year had been a ginger-pudding made from a surplus ounce ofthe Indians rations. The Government and the Missionary Societies seem WADELAI TO KERO 247 somehow to have become entangled, the motto of the former being, Takecare of the niggers luxuries,and the white mans needs will take care of them-selves, while Find a healthy spot and our comforts, and the niggers maycome along of themselves, see
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