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Show East Africans Already Excited Wt Over Hyrating Trip of Koose arOifBASSA, British East, Africa, March 10. Mombassa is preparing al-rcadj al-rcadj to welcomo Theodore Uoosevelt whon ho lands here the latter part or next month on his much heralded African trip. His cominc has givon a decided impetu3 to the interest in tho i bunting season. The governor of tho protectorate. Licut.-Gol. Sir James Hayes Sadler, is getting up a programme pro-gramme of welcome and entertainment for Mr. Eoosovelt, but despite this the greeting will be more to tho great sportsman than to the former president. presi-dent. , . . , East African sportsmen wero highly gratified to loam that Mr. Eoosovolt had refused tho offer of the authorities to grant him a spocial hunting license that would have, permitted him to kill game to an unlimited extent, instead of confining himself to the two clo-pbauts, clo-pbauts, two rhinoceros, two hippopotami, hippo-potami, etc., of tho regular license. Lions and leopards arc classed as vermin, ver-min, and, consequently, no licouse to kill them is required. The white population has heard much of Mr. Roosevelt's personality, and in a Joking way frequent references to tho 'nig stick" aro being made. Heavy EaiiiB Expected. The rains nro late this year, and a heavy fall is expected. Tho regular tirao for tho rain is from the end of J.inuarj to the cud of April. Tho prospects for good hunting aro con-aidcrcd, con-aidcrcd, excollcnt. Many of tho settle-, mcnts in1 tho outlying districts, realizing realiz-ing the interest in tho prospects of sport because of tho coming of Eoosovelt, Eooso-velt, aro voluntarily sending information informa-tion about the movements of game. Accordiug to a dispatch received here today a record group of lions, numbering number-ing thirty-two. was seen on the Nadi plateau yesterday about fort miles' north of Port Florence. Four families of giraffes have boon soon at Mankiudu, fifty miles inland from here, on tho lino "of the Uganda railroad, and elephants have been seen at Elburgeu. 475 miles inlaud from tho railroad and along the Sabinkki river, uot far to tho north of Mombassa. E. J. Cunningbnme, the notod English big gamo hunter, who is to be guide to tho Roosevelt party, has bcon here for some timo, completing the preparations for tho trip into the wilderness. 3To is hiring native porters for the espodi-tion, espodi-tion, and takes ouly experienced men, who are known to be courageous and to possess great physical strougth. Tho "Safari'' kit. nr other words, tho camp equipment for the work in the opon, is arriving from London, aud will bo in readiness when Mr. Eoosovelt gols here. Special Oar for Toddy. Tho railroad car usod over the line as far as Port Florence by other distinguished dis-tinguished visitors to Uganda, such as tho Duke of Mecklenburg, the Duko of Connaught. the Duke of the Abruzzi. Joseph Chamberlain and Winston Spencer Churchill, is being fitted for tho use of Mr. Eoosevelt. This C8r is most complete in, its detail, and provides pro-vides the traveler with evory comfort. Everything points to a successful stay m Axrica and Uganda for Mr. Koosovelr-. Tho natives aro peaceful, gamo is plentiful and the people of Mombassa aro awaiting eagerly to extend ex-tend him a welcome The foregoing is tho first direct cablo' dispatch from British East Africa on the subject of Mr. Roosevelt's trin smco it, was learned last year that he-was he-was going to Africa. It was sent about noon on March 10 by the Associate ' PrC8f corresnoudfcDi atllontaJB? reached New York some SSR I owing to tho seven court' timo and the great diEtaR Iho message came ever ibMK cables from Mombae aroiiui tiBS end ot Africa to A.len iJMk by the way of Suez, fi nnd Gibraltar to Ne- Y0ri . |