Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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would never fall into that arrangement.
When
the Mission was over here that was a point the
Secretary urged upon me more than any other.
He said the Sultan of Zanzibar would rather
give up the country and go to live at Mecca for
the rest of his days. I think any negotiations
upon that basis would be sure to fail. The
Sultan would look upon it as a great humiliation,
and it would be so considered by all the
Arabs. They would say then, 'Is the Sultan
of Zanzibar become a paid servant to the
Feringhee?'
lose his life."
and the chances are that he would
669. "Did I rightly gather from the early part
of your evidence that you approve of the suggestions
of the Committee which sat at the
"— Foreign Office ? " Yes, generally ; I think they
recommend that all slaves should be exported
from Darra Salaam only."
Mr. H. 0. RoTHERY called in ;
and examined.
815. " Have you learnt whether there is any
difficulty in distinguishing a legal trader from a
dhow ? "— " I have always understood that there
is very little difficulty in distinguishing between
them, except in the case of legal traders, who
do sometimes take a few slaves on board-
There is no distinction in appearance, I am