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Frances reads two letters, written by Aldwyn in Nyasaland in January 1910.

A village school is being built, with mud walls and a thatched roof, but it is only completed when Aldwyn uses his rifle to shoot game, so the villagers will get some dinner as payment.

The 'CJ' steamer does not arrive, so Aldwyn does a lot of walking between villages, in the mud.

300 come to church on Christmas morning, bringing offerings of live chickens, firewood, flour, bananas, eggs, rice and even a square of soap.

 
0:00 Intro
3:10 Aldwyn's letter, 5th January 1910
09:02 Kota Kota (Nkhotakota) 
12:12 Notes on Aldwyn's letter
20:24 Aldwyn's letter, 29th January
22:56 Notes on Aldwyn's letter
28:38 Sibling comments

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