. Les voyages dans les côtes de l'Afrique de l'est britannique et les îles de Zanzibar et Pemba; leurs ressources agricoles et les caractéristiques générales . bon moment pour les quelques jours qu'ils ont été, ayant entre autres des choses excitant hippo-shooting, tuant sept et blessant .plusieurs autres. Certains Wasaniacame vers le bas attirés par le tir, mais nous ne pouvions pas les mettre à nager à travers la rivière après l'hippopotame mort. TheySaid c'était une rivière mal-omancée, et qu'un peu de temps beforea partie de dix Swahilis avait essayé de le traverser et notone avait réussi, tous ayant été tirés par des crocodiles. XV TRAV

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. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . good time for the few days they were up, having amongst other things some exciting hippo-shooting, killing seven and wounding .several others. Some Wasaniacame down attracted by the firing, but we could not getthem to swim across the river after the dead hippo. Theysaid it was an ill-omened river, and that a short time beforea party of ten Swahilis had attempted to cross it and notone had succeeded, all having been pulled down by crocodiles. XV TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA 303 An amusint^ incident of the expedition was that whichbefell a small party from the ship, who had gone inland aftergame. On their return they reported having seen, first onelion, then fifteen, and finally an uncountable number of theseterrible animals. They turned out to have been baboons ! I spent the following Christmas at Mombasa, haing gonedown there comfortably in an Arab dhow, and had the plea-sure of being in time to bid good-bye, with wishes for a suc-cessful journey to Uganda, to Mr. Berkeley, who also received. ARAB DHOWS—MOMBASA HARBOUR. a farewell address and a piece of plate from the Europeanofficers of the Compan}. I returned from Mombasa on January i, 1893, accompaniedby Dr. Edwards, of the C. M. S., who was going up to Jelori, and I think it was about the most wretched New Years Daythat I ever spent. We sailed in a small dhow for Melindi, starting early in the morning; a heavy swell was rolling intothe harbour, and we were both soon very miserable—in factwe both collapsed with sea-sickness on getting out into theopen. There were frequent squalls of rain, and as we layprostrate on the deck we were soon wet through, utterlymiserable from the smells, motion, and heavy pitching caused 3o5 TR.WKLS IN EAST /^FRICA CHAP. by tackint^ at^ainst a head-wind. Wc reached Kilifi Bay at4.30 p.m., and anchored at the entrance. We went asliore, where we

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