Africa.
Additional British officers and 28 sergeantß are on the phint of starting for the Niger territory. A deadlock baa arisen between the British and French sections of the Anglo French Commission with regard to West Africa. In consequence, Lord Salisbury has refused to allow the British claims to Dorquie, eass of the na^ri dian of Say, in the hinterlaad of Lagos, to be discussed, on the ground ground that France recogniped Great Britain's right to this territory in 1893. A force of 500 French soldiers is stationed at Nikki, while the Fieoch Governor of Dihomey has started with a considerable force for the hinterland. President Kruger, in the course of an electioneering speech, justified the employment of spies abroad at Capetown, Rhodesia, and Delagoa Biy, Be admitted having once attempted to- annex Rhodesia, but said the English were too sharp for him.
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Manawatu Herald, 30 November 1897, Page 2
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143Africa. Manawatu Herald, 30 November 1897, Page 2
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