On the following morning we returned to the De Beers properties to visit the Kennels. In ample and hygienic quarters are housed the valuable Alsatian, Airdale and De Beers strain of Bull Mastiff, which are trained to guard the Company's boundaries. At night these intelligent animals are picketed on the diamond-bearing areas and any one fouling a picket would stand small chance of survival as the dogs are trained to "get their man."
Each day dawned clear and bright. The exhilarating blue dryness of the air seemed to give boundless energy the latest types of flying boats in dif-rent climatic conditions.
During the tour he inspected every one of the R.A.F. stations in Egypt the Sudan. Mesopotamia, India, and Malta.
A similar air tour of 20,000 miles which he undertook in 1934 was one of the longest ever made by a Minister Sir Philip had represented the Hythe Division as a Conservative and between visits to various places of interest our days were filled with engagements for teas, cocktails and dinner parties. The inhabitants of Kimberley must surely rank as some of the most charming and friendly communities in the Union.
In the centre of the town is the Big Hole of Kimberley—the largest man-made hole in the world, its depth being approximately, 1,200 feet. Work was stopped here some years ago ud the hole is now filling with since 1912,
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