A FIGHT WITH THE TUBUS 5 



opened for trade with the natives of the country round. 

 Thus for 1500 years has this river of hfe run on, and very 

 likely I was looking at a picture that was true of the 



PILGRIilS ON THE ROAD TO MECCA 



age of an even earlier prophet than Mahomet, when Moses 

 led Israel out of Egypt. 



Our own and the French Government have realised the 

 great political influence that the Mecca caravan has upon 

 the territories it traverses on its journey from west to east; 

 and very wisely they give it all the help and protection 

 possible on its passage through districts that come under their 

 control. So the pilgrims carry the story of the white man's 

 power and goodness throughout regions that are still ignorant 

 and suspicious of his rule, thereby paving the way to a 

 better understanding, the foundations of which are not laid 

 in the shedding of blood. , 



