GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



and to the south ; namely, Mombasa harbour, and 

 Kilindini (the deep place). The latter is by far 

 the larger and best suited to ships of any size ; only 

 a few of the smaller boats anchor in Mombasa har- 

 bour. 



A strange cosmopolitan mixture of individuals 

 lives in Mombasa, the old half-caste natives now 

 called Swahihs, their old rulers the Arabs, Indians, 

 including old Portuguese subjects from Goa, 

 Parsis, Hindus and Mohammedans, and last but 

 not least, the Europeans. 



These last have built their houses, especially 

 those belonging to Government, by the sea, so as 

 to get a more or less continual breeze, away from 

 the town and all along a fine road running to Kilin- 

 dini harbour where also are the old quarters of 

 the King's African Rifles, when the 3rd Battalion 

 was stationed at Mombasa. 



The Arab quarter is near the northern harbour, 

 and is unhealthy, but is very quaint and pretty, 

 threaded by little lines of trolley cars. The Indian 

 quarter is more inland. 



The water comes from deep stone-lined wells, 

 dug about the island ; it is a pity it cannot be 

 brought from the mainland, as in case of an epi- 

 demic the wells would be dangerous. Zanzibar is 

 supplied with water brought in pipes two or three 

 miles, though the natives still like using their old 

 wells, thinking the water better. 



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