Chapter III. 



The town is situated iqjon two hills at the extremity of a 

 peninsula formed In* two arms of the lake. The streets are wide 

 and lined with houses, built according to the usage of the 

 tropics, with wide verandas surroimded by gardens full ot 

 flowers. Tlie site Is enchanting, overlooking the great lake, 

 dotted \\ itii picturesque islands ; the wire netting, however, 

 over windows, verandas and doors, tells its own storv of 

 malaria. 



GENERAL A'UvW OF ENTEBBE. 



There is an liotel, there are Protestant and C'atliolic 

 Churclies, there are three hospitals, sevei'al conunercial firms 

 (among others a branch of the "Italian Colonial Society" 

 established in Zanzibar), and sundrv shops and stores kept by 

 Indians and Goanese. 



Along the shore of the lake stretches a considerable 

 botanical garden, whicli contains a collection of the flora 



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