Houghton and Gunn's Diary for 1904 used by Lt Henry Morris Pryce-Jones, Coldstream Guards.
On 18 Jan after a fond farewell with his fiancee Vera Dawnay he sailed on SS Nigeria for Lagos where he arrived 8 Feb. He reached Lokaja 14 Feb and then proceeded to Zingaru where he took over command of the Depot Company. He went off on a trip round various camps 23 Mar-26 Apr returning to Katagum where he did normal regimental duty and entertained himself with plenty of shooting. On 29 Aug all the Native Police mutinied because two of them were sentance for highway robbery. The 34 mutineers were sentenced to be banished from the town to the bush where the locals were sure to murder them (!) After 7 Sep normal regimental duties resumed.