hiefly concerned in Africa were Great Britain, France, and Portugal-the latter's connect

for some time in process of decay,

e north and north-west of the continent, w

was still a private venture in the hands of H. M. Stanley, an

ade, but the energies of the two countries were at this time being devoted rather to the devel

Britain-the latter feeling so secure in her position that she hardly treate

f the west coast, overcoming the difficulty of introducing her cheap and inferior goods by givi

ediately, employing the obsequiousness which has enabled the German to trea

y the French and British; but parts had not been formally annexed between the British Colony of the Gold Coast and French Dahomey. The F

tations, and began to pay particular attention to a strip of th

rastination and dilatoriness. The repeated petitions of the natives for British protection were ignored or

in in spite of the strenuous efforts of the Colonial statesmen, was ignored; though it must be conceded that there was an influential section

igal, was dispatched to the west coast of Africa, ostensibly as a Trade Co

de Colonies" under Imperial protection, pursu

claim any intention of territorial acquisition. Dr Nachtigal proceeded to the French settlements on the Ivory Coast, and interviewed the German traders there in preparation for his

ing been impressed with the greatness of Germa

he area which the Germans claimed as their "sphere of influen

tep to annexation was terrorism-the mailed fist under the glove

gotiations ensued and continued for some considerable time; in fact it was not until 1897 that the boundary line between Togoland and F

labar to the French Congo, lies Kamerun (known also as the

er subjection the country between the coast and the Congo; while

tory had, however, never been formally taken possession of, although the Dualla native kings had for years petitioned the British Government to be take

fore instructions were issued to Mr Hewett, British Consul, to proceed to Kamerun and decla

e territory and had won over a considerable number of th

merun to find that Dr Nac

commenced negotiations with the Duallas; and when the British Representative arrived t

mmediately left Kamerun and proceeded to make treaties along the coast, thereby being inst

nd peevishly, by Lord Granville for not having disclosed the real object for which Dr Nachtigal had been sent out. It is remarkable, however, that i

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olonies. The Colony is 33,700 square miles in extent, with a coastline of only thirty-two miles, reaching from

northern boundary; while it is bounded on the east by F

lt is hot, humid and malaria-stricken, such as is generally met with in low

y. Arising farther inland are high and extensive plateaux, many of the elevated parts being free from malaria and capable of yielding quantiti

of whom are officials and soldiers; and of the 131 so-called

divided into numerous tribes, embracing many degrees of k

unded by a swarm of officials and a local council of unofficial m

nce" inland. A central trading station (Bismarcksburg) was established, and a trade centre was created for each tribe. Two hundred and twenty

ent of the Colony, as owing to the lack of transport animals

depends upon the natives' industry. Nearly the whole of the agriculture is in the hands of natives, some of whom have pl

excessive eagerness to get as much as he can out of him; and this has resulted in some r

er, palm-oil and kernels, cotton and cocoa. Toba

ll wild rubber collected by natives from the forest vines-an expen

) forms another important item. The nuts are collected mainly from the palms original

d to 13,000 tons, but fell to 7,000 tons i

n in almost every part of the country from time immemoria

is entirely in the hands of natives, but an agricultural school was started for them by the Government to train them in better

pped during 1913. The natives have also taken kindly to a new crop in the sh

nerals have been discovered and worked, the Germans have not embarked upon the enterprise of having the country prospected for minerals

d by cable with Germany and with Dualla in the Kamerun; while Kamina was connected by a powerful wireless ins

e Gold Coast Regiment of the West African Frontie

ion at Kamina and asked for terms, but

me

y the French Gaboon (Rio Campo), comprises 291,000 square miles, including 100,000 square miles ceded to Germany

ut much of the interior is mountainous-the foothills

officials and merchants-1,871 in numbe

atives have not proved so tractable. It is possible that the Dualla tribes still feel the disappointment at having their petiti

le signs of the growing strength of the administration, and gives as an instance that there is a yearly increase in the number of native criminals brought to justice. The

Lake Tchad, in the direction of which

￡1,629,895 imports and ￡1,102,803 exports, t

r centuries, and agricultural experimental stations have been established i

ped to overcome by building railways, and railway projects were prop

and the villages are therefore grouped within a reasonable distance of the main tr

coming more and more into use in Europe as a substitute for butter, and for the manufacture of cattle-food, etc. Two-t

ing to lack of transport it is calculated that three-fourths of t

f trees bearing timber of excellent quality, and

ives have been urged to extend this industry, and travelling instructors were appointed by the Government to train them in the best methods of cul

ny go to England, while nearly 15 per c

ned from customs dues and a general ad valorem duty on imported goods (with preference in favour of Germany of course), a poll tax is levied upon natives, togethe

ssed the Anglo-German frontier from Nigeria, and after considerab

n land, reconnoitred the mouth of the Kamerun River and the approaches

ench and British forces combined on 27th September in an attack on the towns of Dualla and Bonaberi, following upon a bombardm

in number, managed to escape to concentrate in the interior. Of the prisoners 500 were handed