CONTENTS 

 CHAPTER XV 



PAGE 



Big Game Shooting under a Bed 178 



Boer encampment— Poison for arrows— A leopard under 

 a bed— The King's African Rifles go to Zanzibar. 



CHAPTER XVI 



Our Third Safari and Another Rhino ... - 185 



Gilgil — A hot march — Lake Olbolossat or Elboglosat — 

 We hear of lion— An exciting rhino chase— Hippos — 

 Eland— Wild pig— My husband ordered to Zanzibar. 



CHAPTER XVII 

 Adventures with Lions and Rhino 20& 



Wonderful lion story— Officers' escape from lions— Pig- 

 sticking — An exciting rhino adventure. 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 Zanzibar 212 



First views — Boy divers — "Intelligent" guides — Houses 

 — Drives — Indian bazaar — Native quarters — Indian 

 shops— Goanese stores — Vegetables and fruit. 



CHAPTER XIX 

 Tippoo Tib and Other Matters 225 



His origin and work— Heat — Official etiquette— Native 

 diseases — Deaths — Jiggers — Plague — A remarkable 

 story— Lunatics. 



CHAPTER XX 



History of Zanzibar 237 



Early history— Seyyid Said — A princess's romance — 

 Abolition of slave trade — Barghash's visit to England 

 — Improvements in Zanzibar — Succeeding Sultans — 

 British influence— Efforts at suppressing the slave 

 trade — The two Governments— Matters leading to 

 the bombardment. 



