14 UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN 



to have embraced. In many cases he learns to read, write, 

 and speak English more or less fluently, but becomes on 

 the strength of it insuff"erably conceited. Bishop Tucker, the 

 esteemed and conscientious Bishop of both Protectorates, has 

 indeed a hard task to prevent these human canker-worms from 

 destroying the fruit of his mission-fields. 



The new little English church at Mombasa looks prim and 

 primitive. 



On my last journey to the coast I had, for the first time, 

 the benefit of travelling by the Uganda Railway. The line was 

 completed as far as Kinani, 170 miles from the coast ; but onlv 

 open for traffic as far as Voi, 100 miles from the coast, and 

 then only on certain days of the week. To avoid delay, I 

 accepted accommodation offered in a goods-van. We left 

 Kinani at 9.30 p.m. and arrived at Voi at 3.30 A.M.; here we had 

 to wait till 8.30 A.M., arriving at Kilindini Station, in the island 

 of Mombasa, at 4.30 P.M. 



This lift saved us the wearisome march through the Tarn 

 desert ; but travellers to Uganda, though saved a most 

 unpleasant part of the caravan route, have still to experience 

 more or less of caravan life before thev reach their destination. 



THE ENGLISH CHURCH AT MOMBASA. 



