Literally translated, the local name for the same means the "English River," and it is virtually an arm of the sea, stretching inland like a deep bay, in which three separate good-sized streams find an outlet.

Some few miles up these rivers, we were told, grand shooting was still to be had, the game including hippopotami, rhinoceroses, and buffalo, which roam through fever-stricken swamps of tropical vegetation.

The glories of the vast harbour of Delagoa Bay can better be imagined than described.

In the words of a resident, "It would hold the navies of the world," and some years back it might have been purchased for L12,000.

With the war just over, people were beginning to realize how trade and development would be facilitated if this great seaport belonged to the British Empire.