MERAWl IN 1897 from Merawi, was a place full of life and interest, for it was the starting point of the camel transport to Abu Hamed. In September and October the banks of the river were piled high with stores of all kinds, and the arrival and departure of camels seemed to be incessant. These curious and perverse creatures were everywhere, and they always appeared to be eating. They would scramble along the banks until they came to a thorny shrub or tree, and then tear off its branches one by one and eat them, with their faces wearing that peculiarly idiotic expression which the camel puts on when he is contented. They delighted THE TUKUl, OR PALM-LEAF HUT OF LIEUT. KITZ-CLARENCE At' K.A.SSINGAR.

in the coarse, dry fabric of the dom palm, and would break off and chew with relish the stumps of withered shrubs and plants, and they thrive on substances which would, I believe, have killed any other animal. The Commandant at Kassingar was Colonel F. W. Kitchener, the Sirdar's brother, and from him and Captain F. I. Maxse I received much kindness. The latter took me through the camel lines and gave me a great deal of information about the working of the camel transport, and about the arrangements which were made for the care and treatment of sick camels. Even a civilian could see that every detail of the organization was thought out, and every eventuality provided for, and yet that the strictest economy prevailed in everything. Among other things, Captain Maxse showed me the tnkul of Lieutenant 233