East Africa Company have strictly prohibited this sale. They have also taken means to prevent the importation of arms by Arabs or traders. In the chapters on Uganda I have alluded to the sale of arms in German territory. This, up to April 1892, was no breach of the Brussels Act, which had not come into force up to the time I left Uganda; moreover, the sale or barter, by natives, of arms already in their possession, across an inland frontier, is a matter wholly apart from the question of the import of munitions into Africa.

CHAPTER IX.

SAIL AGAIN FOR AFRICA-MOMBASA TO MAKONGENI.

Nyasa scheme postponed-Sail for Africa-Arrive Mombasa-News of Nyasaland-And Uganda-Mr Mackenzie suggests my going there-Scheme for opening up Sabakhi-And trying animal transport-Fugitive-slave question -Its history-Missions harbouring slaves-Saved by Kirk-The Arabs hostile-Mission pledges forgotten-Slaves redeemed-Results-Fugitive slaves legal property-My scheme of self-redemption-Slaves as fero natura--Wilson-Start for the interior-The Giriama-Customs, &c.Description of country-Shauri at Fuladoyo-The scheme accepted-The Arabs agree-Road-cutting-Arrive Makongeni-Nature of the countryReturn to Mombasa-Madrassee servants-Back to Makongeni-Success so far-Willingness of the men-Drummond on the Zanzibari-His origin and character-Language-Makongeni people accept the scheme.

MR RHODES having proceeded to the Cape, I ascertained that no final amalgamation of the South African and African Lakes Companies was likely to be effected till the spring of the following year (1890), and that meantime Mr Johnston had gone to Karonga's to effect a settlement. My undertaking with Mr Rhodes, therefore, remained in abeyance, and, as the wound in my left arm began to break out with the cold of the coming winter, I gladly accepted a kind offer from Sir W. Mackinnon of a passage to Mombasa and back for my health in one of his ships. I was still at liberty, for, though the War Office had cancelled the year's leave granted to me, I was unattached for duty, awaiting the return of my regiment from India in the early spring. I purposed, therefore, only a few weeks' stay in Mom

basa. I was anxious in some way to acknowledge my free passage, and therefore gladly undertook to make any suggestions regarding the operations of the Imperial British East Africa Company which some experience of campaigning and of work similar to this might prompt.

On these terms I started on Nov. 3d, 1889, having spent five months in England since my return from Nyasaland. My fellow-passengers on the Aruwimi included Sir Charles Euan-Smith, who was on his way to

Zanzibar to resume the duties of his appointment as Consul-General, and with him was Mr E. J. L. Berkeley, Senior Vice-Consul. Mr G. S. Mackenzie, who was about to take up the duties of Administrator of the Imperial British East Africa Company for a short period, was also a passenger, and he was accompanied by a number of junior officers of the same company.

On Dec. 6th we arrived at our destination. News met us by Reuter's telegrams of the Portuguese aggressions on the Shiré, and the energetic action of our