. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. FOUNDING THE PROTECTORATE "5 through Nyasaland ; but Captain Stairs, who had been very ill with black-water fever, died at Chinde before he could embark on the ocean steamer. 1893 dawned on us with somewhat brighter prospects. I had spent a very pleasant Christmas at Blantyre, and had been cheered by the safe return of Mr. Sharpe from an extensive journey through the Tanganyika, Mweru, and Upper Luapula districts, where he had added to ou
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. FOUNDING THE PROTECTORATE "5 through Nyasaland ; but Captain Stairs, who had been very ill with black-water fever, died at Chinde before he could embark on the ocean steamer. 1893 dawned on us with somewhat brighter prospects. I had spent a very pleasant Christmas at Blantyre, and had been cheered by the safe return of Mr. Sharpe from an extensive journey through the Tanganyika, Mweru, and Upper Luapula districts, where he had added to our geographical discoveries, and had settled many outstanding difficulties with Arabs and native chiefs. M. Lionel Decle arrived at the beginning of 1893 on a scientific mission for the French Government. In the course of this mission he had already travelled over South Africa from the Cape to Nyasaland. He eventually continued his journey. ('ATTAIN KnAl> TO KATUNGA IN l'KOCKSS OF MAKING through British Central Africa to the south end of Tanganyika, and thence to Uganda and the east coast of Africa. In January, 1893, came Mr. J. F. Cunningham to be my private In the month of February, 1893, however, we found ourselves face to face with a serious outbreak on the Upper Shire, an outbreak of slave traders that had long been threatened. The upper portion of the Shire was ruled over by a chief named Liwonde, who was a relation of Kawinga' Liwonde had 1 In 1894 he became Secretary to the British Central Africa Administration. Mr. Cunningham, besides organising our printing establishment and Gazette, was—among many other accomplishments —a great road-maker. He constructed the road between Blantyre and Zomha as a '"holiday task" while I was absent in South Africa in the spring of 1893 To praise one's private secretary is scarcely less difficult than to praise oneself; such commendation must be private. Still 1 should like to acknowledge here how
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