NYAS A LAND

[s. 569] : This territory, also called the Central African Protectorate, lies along the west and south shores of Lake Nyasa, with a spur extending southward toward the Zambesi, and is bounded on the west by Northeast Rhodesia. The area is 42,217 square miles; the population about 900,000, of whom about 450 are Europe ans. Lake Nyasa is about 360 miles long, varying from 14 to 60 wide, and covers an area of 12,000 square miles. It, like the Tanganyika, is a deep Objections Furious gales surface. rendering care in navigation nece ary. It is drained by the ShirS River, which sweeps over the Murchison Falls, where navigation from the lake is arrested. By means of the channel afforded by the Chind6 River, navigation between Murchison Falls and the ocean is uninterrupted. The lake is nearly surrounded by mountains. The densest population is found at Karonga, on the northwestern shore of the lake. This region is unhealthful in the rainy season, during which the mi ionaries resort to Mombera, in the upper part of the valley. Kota Kota, on the west coast, 120 miles from the southern extremity, is the main center of trade, and was a great market for slaves. Ninety Kiswahili is the dominant tongue. miles south of Lake Nyasa, in the Shir& upland, is Blantyre, founded in 1876 by Scotch mi ionaries, and named after Living stone’s birthplace. It has a population of 6,000. Its elevation above the sea level is 3,400 feet. A telegraph line runs through the territory, and steamers ply on the lake. The traveled roads are kept in good condition between the principal towns. The Church of Scotland, the English Universities Mi ion, the Zambesi Industrial Mi ion, and the National Baptist Convention all carry on Alto mi ionary enterprises in Nyas a land. gether there are (1901) 101 mi ionaries and 304 native workers, men and women, established at 17 stations, with 161 schools and about 2,000 fi ure in the sweep over Politically they are under the absolute sway of the Turk, and are therefore much opj)re ed. wall of dense prejudice met the pioneer mi ionaries at the outset; but as the continued dropping of water will wear away the adamantine rock, so persistent effort, people. JTnsalrlyeli earth’s it, church members. Caddick (Helen), A White Woman in Central Africa, London, 1900; Johnston (Sir H.l, British Central Africa, London, 1897; Rankin, The Zambesi Basin and Nyas a land, London, 1893. NYENHANGLI. See Nien-hang-li. 569