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barracks of the Zanzibar troops. Even these few 

 were released after a few days' confinement without 

 further punishment. 



My house was situated just off the main street of 

 Zanzibar. The attack had been made upon it in 

 broad noonday. The men, in order to reach my 

 house, must have passed through the main street of 

 Zanzibar bearing clubs in their hands. The main 

 street was plentifully supplied with police, but they 

 had made no effort to stop the progress of the 

 negroes, though it is customary never to permit natives 

 to walk thus armed through the streets of Zanzibar. 



The Soudanese who deserted from me were taken 

 into the service of the Sultan ; Mohamadi, the head- 

 man who deserted from me at Seran, and who had 

 stolen the ivory, was rewarded for this meritorious con- 

 duct by being placed in an office of trust in the 

 Zanzibar jail. Lieutenant von Hohnel upon reach- 

 ing Zanzibar had made a specific complaint against 

 this man, but was unable to procure his punishment 

 in any way. 



I waited in Zanzibar several weeks, hoping that 

 some means would be arrived at for the settlement 

 of the difficulty, but no steps were taken by the 

 authorities of Zanzibar to bring suit in the Consular 

 Court. Knowing that if I should leave Zanzibar with- 

 out making strenuous attempts to settle the matter, 

 my course of action would be misrepresented, I of- 

 fered to submit the question at issue to arbitration. 

 This suggestion was agreed to by the authorities at 

 Zanzibar. It was determined that I should appoint 

 an arbitrator, that the government of Zanzibar should 



