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THROUGH SOMALILAND AND ABYSSINIA 
CHAPTER XI 
WITH THE BRITISH MISSION TO KING MENELIK, 1897 
Sent to represent India on the Mission— Meeting with Italian prisoners 
marching down—The Italian Red Cross Mission—A forced march to 
Gildessa to get transport—Aito Merzha, Governor of Gildessa—Impres- 
sions of the journey up the pass to Harar—Makunan’s escort into Harar 
—-Buying mules—Sent on with Speedy—Scenery in the Harar Highlands 
—Some peculiarly English country—Crossing the Hawash—A camel 
accident—Over high veldt country to Addis-A bbaba—The opening audience 
—Menelik’s personality—Dining with Menelik and his thousand officers 
—The Feast of St. Raguel—Ritual in the church: the dance of King 
David before the Ark of the Covenant—A feu de joie—The scene 
marching home—Presents for the King and Queen—The final day— 
Escorted by 20,000 soldiers—A magniticent sight—The march to the 
coast—Daily routine—Astronomy—British and French positions for 
Addis-Abbaba compared—Fast marching— Political reflections — Our 
African frontier compared with our Asiatic one—Importation of arms by 
France—Abyssinian character—Vindication of Somali charactér—Sport 
on the road—Somaliland as a future hunting-ground .. Pages 268-292 
CHAPTER XII 
Nores ON THE FAUNA OF SOMALILAND 5 293-327 
APPENDIX 1.—On Firrine Out SoMALI EXPEDITIONS 329 
»  Il.—PaysicaL GEoGRAPHY oF SOMALILAND ‘ 354 
:» ILIL—FImtrinc Out an EXPEDITION FOR ABYSSINIA 366 
» IV.—NoteEs on SomALI TRADE ‘ 373 
INDEX . ‘ F ’ , 377 
