. Service & sport in the Sudan; a record of administration in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. With some intervals of sport and travel. ible tocall the Dinka headmen sheikhs. Among them thereis no hereditary rank as far as I could make out. Aman rises noted for his strength of character and arm,and leads a following that swells or diminishes accord-ing to circumstances. We have a great deal to learn about this highlyinteresting people. Real republicans, they stand alooffrom us. They have all to gain by doing so. Theyare strong enough to defend themselves from theirneighbours, and submitting to us wou
. Service & sport in the Sudan; a record of administration in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. With some intervals of sport and travel. ible tocall the Dinka headmen sheikhs. Among them thereis no hereditary rank as far as I could make out. Aman rises noted for his strength of character and arm,and leads a following that swells or diminishes accord-ing to circumstances. We have a great deal to learn about this highlyinteresting people. Real republicans, they stand alooffrom us. They have all to gain by doing so. Theyare strong enough to defend themselves from theirneighbours, and submitting to us would merely meanpaying taxes. The subject of the white mansburden is often threshed out on the confines ofempire. We create wants if we can, and supply them—is this an advantage to the native ?—and ensure peacein our jurisdiction. On the other hand, the resourcesof the country are developed for our benefit principally. Mayars people were undoubtedly bumptious. Athis first village I had a row. As usual, I arrived, witha guide and orderly only, miles ahead of my party, andsent for the headman. In any but a Dinka village he. TRAVELLING DINKAS.
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