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ILLUSTRATIONS To face page MR. CHURCHILL AND THE RHINOCEROS AT SIMBA Frontispiece ON THE COW-CATCHER 7 THE RHINOCEROS AT SIMBA 12 GUARD OF HONOUR, KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES 20 BREAKDOWN ON THE WAY TO THIKA CAMP 22 SHOOTING PARTY AT THIKA CAMP 24 THE BANDA AT THIKA CAMP 28 COLONEL WILSON'S LION 28 "DURBAR" AT KIAMBU 30 THE RIFT VALLEY FROM THE KIKUYU ESCARPMENT 66 GOVERNMENT STOCK FARM AT NAIVASHA 68 THE LAIBON'S WIVES 71 x RAILHEAD AT KISUMU 71 KAVIRONDO WARRIORS AT KISUMU 80 NANDI AND KAVIRONDO WARRIORS AT KISUMU 84 KISUMU 86 GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ENTEBBE 90 THE GOVERNOR WITH BAGANDA GROUP 102 BAGANDA WARRIORS AT KAMPALA 106 KING DAUDI'S DRUMMERS AT KAMPALA 108 WATCHING THE WAR-DANCE AT KAMPALA 109 ON THE WAY TO KAMPALA 110 ROAD BETWEEN JINJA AND LAKE CHIOGA 110 WAR DANCE AT KAMPALA—"THE BRAVEST MAN IN THE ARMY" 112 WAR DANCE AT KAMPALA 112 THE WHITE FATHERS' MISSION AT KAMPALA 114 CHILDREN AT THE ENGLISH CATHOLIC MISSION, KAMPALA 114 INTERIOR OF NAMIREMBE CATHEDRAL 116 xi THE RIPON FALLS (SOURCE OF THE NILE) 120 BETWEEN NIMULE AND GONDOKORO 128 FOREST SCENE NEAR RIPON FALLS 133 PALM TREE NEAR THE ASUA 134 BANDA WITH ESCORT OF KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES 134 AN ENCAMPMENT 136 LANDING AT MRULI 146 MURCHISON FALLS 159 FAJAO, WITH NATIVES ASSEMBLED TO WELCOME US 160 FLOTILLA AT FAJAO 162 THE TOP OF THE MURCHISON FALLS 164 UGANDA SCENERY 164 THE LANDING-PLACE AT FAJAO 169 EARLY MORNING ON THE NILE AT FAJAO 170 FAJAO 170 APPROACH TO LAKE ALBERT, WITH THE CONGO HILLS IN THE DISTANCE 174 WADELAI 174 xii THE "KENIA," "JAMES MARTIN," AND "GOOD HOPE" NEARING NIMULE 178 HIPPO CAMP 178 MR. CHURCHILL ON THE OBSERVATION LADDER AT HIPPO CAMP 182 BANK OF THE VICTORIA NILE 182 MR. CHURCHILL AND BURCHELL'S WHITE RHINOCEROS 186 COLONEL WILSON'S ELEPHANT 187 THE "KENIA," "JAMES MARTIN," AND "GOOD HOPE" ON THE WHITE NILE 187 FORDING THE ASUA 192 THE BELGIAN OFFICIALS AT LADO 196 GONDOKORO 196 REVIEW AT KHARTOUM 198 SOUDAN GOVERNMENT STEAMER "DAL" 198 A SHELUK AT KODOK (FASHODA) 202 THE PALACE, KHARTOUM 204 xiii GEORGE SCRIVINGS 207 PHILAE 208

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SAVROLA A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION IN LAURANIA By Winston Spencer Churchill

CONTENTS I. An Event of Political Importance II. The Head of the State III. The Man of the Multitude IV. The Deputation V. A Private Conversation VI. On Constitutional Grounds VII. The State Ball VIII. "In the Starlight" IX. The Admiral X. The Wand of the Magician XI. In the Watches of the Night XII. A Council of War XIII. The Action of the Executive XIV. The Loyalty of the Army XV. Surprises XVI. The Progress of the Revolt XVII. The Defence of the Palace XVIII. From a Window XIX. An Educational Experience XX. The End of the Quarrel XXI. The Return of the Fleet XXII. Life's Compensations