CONTENTS 

 CHAPTER XXI 



PAGB 



The Bombardment of Zanzibar 250 



Khaled occupies the palace — British warsliips arrive — 

 The bombardment — Escape of Khaled — Hamoud's 

 reign — The present Sultan — The Sultana. 



CHAPTER XXII 

 The Parsis 261 



Origin — Settlement in India after Mohammedan 

 invasion — Tower of Silence — Dress — Benevolence — 

 We go to a wedding — Religion. 



CHAPTER XXIII 

 Subjects Oriental 271 



Tea-party with Parsis and Khojas — The Aga Khan's 

 cousin — Opening ceremony of new Jamat Khana 

 premises — Khoja burial ground. 



CHAPTER XXIV 



Animals and Insects of Zanzibar 278 



Pariah dogs — Lemurs — Repulsive insects — Domestic 

 animals. 



CHAPTER XXV 



Chwaka, Dunga and the Wahadimu 288 



The drive out — Bathing — Native fisher folk — Mark and 

 the natives — Dunga— The haunted house — History 

 of the Wahadimu — An experimental garden. 



CHAPTER XXVI 



More Details of the Arabs of Zanzibar - . - . 296 



Characteristics — Intermural burial — The " Siku Kuu " — 

 Curios to collect — Lamu— Its china industry — The 

 cocoanut — Climate — Neighbouring islands. 



