Baden-Powell, General Sir R. S. S., 30 Bamboo forests, 78-9, 122, 272 Banana growing, 302 Bartier, 134, 154-5, 217-21, 224 Bartion, 299 Bee-keeping, 161 Bongo, the, 273 Boyes, John, early days, 2; goes to sea, 3-4; first adventure, 4-5; escapade at Heligoland, 5-6; Hull to Liverpool, 6-7; Rotterdam escapade, 8; sails as A.B., 9; illness at Laguna, 9-11; joining the R.N.R., 12; West Africa, 12-15; disappointment regarding certificate, 15; Africa, 15, 16; work on the railway, 18, 19; bound for Bulawayo, 21-6; joins Matabeleland Mounted Police, 26-7; work with Africander Corps, 27-30; first stores, 31; holiday at East London, 32; goes on the stage, 32; goes to sea again, 32; bound for Mombasa, 33-6; transport caravans, 38-41, 44-5; adventures with lions, 44, 59, 60, 69, 70, 274-5; loss of stores, 55-7; end of the journey, 60; desertion of natives, 61-2; Rice transport, 71-4; into the Kikuyu country, 76-91; trading, 87-90, 137, 142-7, 163-4, 198-9; settling of native quarrels, 93-5; cementing relationship, 97-9; teaching the natives self-protection, 106-8; precautions against attack, 108-9; a second house, 111-12; attacked by natives, 112-14; his standing with natives, 118-20, 126-9; trouble with natives, 137-42; his death prophesied, 145; tricking the natives, 166-7; plot and attack, 167-74; disappearance of cattle, 174-7; rain at last, 178; desire to establish peace, 179, 216; camp in Wagambi’s country, 185-6; into hostile country, 199-202; the Wanderobo country, 203-15; help for the Goanese, 217-24; fight against the Chinga, 224-32; its effects, 234-5; stores taken to Naivasha, 240; settling down, 240-3; taking starving natives to Karuri’s, 248-51; life in a native village, 253-4; adventures with animals, 273-8; interviews Government officials, 280-3; summons of, 284-7; in Mombasa jail, 288-9; on bail, 289-91; his trial and acquittal, 291; officialdom, 291-4; a post under Government, 294; general survey, 295-315 “British Mission to Uganda” quoted, 49-52 Building a house, 90-1 Cachukia, 238-9 Caranja, 132 Chinga, the, 152, 216-32, 234 Circumcision, practice of, 304-5 Clock, native wonder at, 166-7, 173 Colonial fruit and produce stores, Bulawayo, 31 Cooking customs, 268-9 Coptic Church, the, 263 Cow, value of the, 163 Dances of natives, 104-5, 264-5 “Dead Donkey Camp,” 74 Dhow, the Arab, 33-6 Dick, Mr., 56 Drinking, _see_ Njohi Drought, _see_ Rain-famine Durban, 32 East London, 32 Eating customs, _see_ Food Eleminteita, Lake, 58-9 Elephants, natives killed by, 272; hunting of, 165-6 Eliot, Sir Chas., 294, 315 Elliott, G. F. Scott, quoted, 52-3 Elstop, 30-1 Engelfingin, 2 Equator Camp, 60-1