42 copper mine, Société des Recherches des Minières Spirillum fever, 96, 20. du Bas-Katanga , 99, 103 . Spirits , see Wines and Spirits. Society for German Colonisation in Sponges, 98, 130. East Africa, charter of protection Standard Bank of South Africa , 96, granted to 1885, 96, 32. 85 , 86, 96, 99 , 118. Soda, 96, 67 . Stanley, Sir H. M. , 99 , 70 ; dis Soda , post established , 1903, 98, coveries in Africa, 99 , 24 , 40, 47 . 61; journey across Africa, com Sokoto , 98, 43 . pletion , 1877 , 99, 25 ; meeting with Sokotra, see also 97 Contents ; 96, King Leopold , 1878, and return 43 . to the Congo, 99, 25-6 ; visit to Sokotri language, 97, 17 , 18 . Uganda, 1862, 96, 37 . Sollum , 98 , 37. Stanley Falls, 99, 46, 47 , 64 ; Somadu, Mount, 97, 1 . fishing industry, 99, 85 ; missions Somali tribe, 96 , 9 ; British Somaliof Pères du Sacré Cour estab . land , 97, 8, 9, 10 , 10-11 ; lished at, 99, 42 ; tribes, 99 , 48 . East Africa, expeditions, 96, 59, Stanley Pool , 99, 3, 61 , 68 ; labour, trade, 96, 79 ; in East Africa 99, 18 ; missionary attempt to Protectorate and Uganda , 96 , reach , 99, 40 ; railway, 99, 71 ; 9, 10, 13 , 23 , 24 ; labour, 96 , 73 ; trees, 99, 79. language, 96 , 11 , 28, 43, 57 , 97, Stanleyville, 99, 47, 51 , 60, 62, 89; 10, 98, 18 , 99, 47 ; loyalty to agriculture, 99, 80, 82 ; banks, Great Britain , 97, 25 ; of Abys 99 , 101 ; minerals, 99 , 86 ; sinia , trade, 97, 34 ; religion, 96, railway, 99 , 64 , 105, projections, 52, 97, 24 ; sale of Zanzibar 99 , 67 ; road , 99 , 60 ; schools, Island to Imam of Muscat, 96 , 41 ; 99 , 57 ; telegraph lines, 99, 69 ; treaties with Great Britain , 1884-wireless station , 99 , 69 . 1886, 97 , 20 ; Zanzibar Island , Stanleyville -Ituri regions, cultiva 96, 27 , 29 , 58, trade, 96, 43-4 . tion , 99 , 74 . Somaliland coast, British Protecto-Star of the Congo rate established , 1887 , 97, 21 ; road to , 99 , 111 . Egyptian jurisdiction over till Starch , import, 99 , 97 . 1884, 97, 20 ; transferred to charge Stationery, manufacture , 98 , 108. of Colonial Office, 1905 , 96, 54 . Steel , import, 96, 83 , 105 , 98. 152 , Sondo river, 96, 7 . 99 , 96 , 117 . Songwe river, 96 , 99. Stefanie , lake , 96. 1 . Sorghum , 96, 91 . Stov Athi bridge, 96 , 63 . Sotik tribe in East Africa Protecto-Strick , F. C., & Co., 98 , 87 . rate , 96, 5, 10-11. Strom , missionary work the South Africa , 98, 88, 150 , 99 , 6, 9, 10, Congo , 99, 41 . 110 ; air route to , 98, 88 ; cable Suakin , 98 , 6 , 24 , 27 , 29 , 66 , 87 , communications, 96, 90 ; coal , 96, 100 , 130 , 133, 149 , 165 , 167 , 168 ; 95 ; plateau , 99, 1 ; races , 99, 15 ; agreement of 1899 re , 98 , 32 ; railways , 99, 113 ; trade , 96, 83, ( able communication , 98, 87 ; 99 , 97 ; wireless communications, climate , 98, 12 ; fishing industry , 96, 72 . 98 , 128, 129 : population, 98, 20 ; South West Africa , German seizure port, 98, 85, 86-7; railway, 98 , of territory , 96, 45. 47, 81 , 82 , projects , 98 , 84, 101 ; Southern Haud , 97, 5 . reefs and shoals, 98, 7 ; roads, Spain , and jurisdiction the 98 , 30 , 67 : schools, 98, 62 ; siege Congo , 99 , 120 ; recognition of of , by the Mahdi, 98, 28 ; tele International African Association , phone service, 98 , 85. 99, 30 ; representatives sent to Such river, 98 , 137 . Berlin Conference, 1884-5, 99, Süd -Kamerun -Gesellschaft , 99, 103. 28-9 . Sudan , see also 98 Contents ; 96 , 38 ; Spearheads, manufacture, 98 , 17 . Anglo -Belgian negotiations re , and Specie , export, 96 , 106 ; import, 96, agreement 1906 , 99, 36 ; Anglo 107 . German Convention , 1890, 99, 33 ; Speke, J. H. , expedition to Uganda, collapse of Egyptian authority in , 1862, 96 , 37 . 1884 , 97 , 20 ; Cotton Ordinance , Spinach , 99 , 79 . 98 , 99-100 , 104 ; Department of on on