TYPE OF AFRIKANDER CATTLE
These cattle are the unit of value among the Swazis and enter into every business transaction
SWAZI WOMEN AT HOME
Fashion is as inflexible in Swaziland as anywhere, but the styles do not change
This was not any too easy, because the war had disarranged sailings and there were not many ships touching at Cape Town. However, I soon saw in the paper that there was a freight steamer in port which was to sail direct to New York. I knew the skipper and telegraphed him that there was an emergency that required my sailing with him.
"If you care to take a chance," he wired back, "join the ship as soon as you can."
Just as I was leaving, Tuys reached Ermelo with a message from Lomwazi that Sebuza would be crowned within the next two months. This made me all the more anxious to be gone, and I left Tuys with the understanding that he would do his best to delay the coronation until I got back from New York.