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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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of the Mbomu, is the Belgian Congo station, Gangara, and here I made the acquaintance of Lieutenant de Roy de Wicken. He welcomed me in the most friendly manner, and gave me a great deal of information respecting the district south of the Mbomu. Unfortunately I was unable to penetrate far into the Belgian territory on account of the hostility of the Asandes. At the time of my visit, several companies of the Force Publique which are Belgian colonial troops, were fighting Sultans Mokpoi, Linsingino, and Sassa, and the authorities had forbidden the garrison of Gangara to make excursions in the neighbourhood, lest they should leave the station unprotected. Close to Gangara there are only a few Akare villages, so I hastened to pay my respects to the sultan, and arrived at his residence on the 3rd of June. After keeping me waiting some time, Sultan SemioIkpiro received me in the presence of a chief and an interpreter, and then conducted me to a spacious guesthouse in the first court of his zariba. 216
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Semio, Sultan of the Asande Avungura Water-colour by E. M. Heims IN SEMIOS COUNTRY 217 The sultan is a well-built man, about 5ft. 9 in. inheight. He is sixty-five years of age, and has a kindlyexpression. (Vide coloured illus.) At first he re-minded me of a self-conscious, obstinate, crafty oldpeasant, who evidently regarded me with profounddistrust. But presently he gained confidence, andbecame more communicative. When he found thatI wanted neither india-rubber nor ivory, and that Ihad no wish to elope with one of his wives, and whenI had assured him, moreover, that I should soon beproceeding on my journey, he became more cordial,and promised to supply me with some ethnologicalspecimens. Semios personal appearance was a striking con-trast to that of the sultan of Rafai. He wore a longArab dress, and his only European article of clothingwas a large, grey, broad-brimmed, felt hat. Hecarried a long spear, leaning on it as he walked. Hestepped quietly along, with slow, measured tread,and

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