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She had, of course, no power to help him; they were separated at Karungu afterwards. "Two fathoms," mentioned as the price of the boy's life the more valuable of the two, means four yards of unbleached calico, which is a universal article of barter throughout the greater part of Africa: the mother was bought for two yards. 29th July, 1867.
The Kamosenga divides Lopéré from Itawa, the latter being Nsama's country; Lopéré is north-west of it. 1st October, 1867. Karungu was very much afraid of us; he kept every one out of his stockade at first, but during the time the Arabs sent forward to try and conciliate other chiefs he gradually became more friendly.
Tipo Tipo gave Karungu some cloth, and this chief is "looking for something" to give him in return; this detains us one day more. When a slave wishes to change his master he goes to one whom he likes better and breaks a spear or a bow in his presence the transference is irrevocable.
Karungu was also besieged on Lake Victoria Nyanza, but relieved by a couple of British vessels; the invaders of Northern Rhodesia were beaten back; and a naval force bombarded Dar-es-Salaam and destroyed the wireless installation. The arrival of a second expeditionary force from India on 1 November was the prelude to a greater reverse.
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