GERMAN GAINS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1232, 14 September 1911, Page 5

GERMAN GAINS.

THE CONGO CONCESSIONS. AREA EQUAL TO TWO-THIRDS OF FRANCE. NEW MOVE AT AGADIR. By Tolegraph-Prces Association-Copyright (Kcc. September 13, 9.35 pm.) London, September 13. Reuter's News Agency, from an authoritative source, states that, although the question of territorial compensation is momentarily in tho background in tho Moroccan negotiations owing to Germany's new claims, Franco proposes to cedo territory in West Africa, with an area equal to two-thirds of Franco itself. This will enable Germany to obtain direct access to tho Congo River, thus facilitating eventual railway and road communication botw«en the German Kamerun and German East Africa. France will also give Germany access to the sea in a bay south of tho Spanish territory of Rio Muni, and slightly north of Libreville. Tho greater part of the navigable reaches of the Übanghi River will also go to Germany. This portion of tho French Congo is rich in rubber, ivory, and valuable forests. Further north Germany will receive a triangular piece in the Shari, adjoining the eastern boundary of the German Kamerun, and extending to tho tenth parallel of north latitude. Franco asks for a portion of the German territory in the North Kamerun. AN EXPLICIT REPLY. EQUALITY FOR ALL POWERS. (Rec. September 13, 9.35 p.m.) Paris. September 13. It is semi-officially stated that the draft reply to Germany drawn up by M. de Selves, French Foreign Minister, is most explicit on all questions of principle raised in the German proposals, especially on the necessity of maintaining economic equality among the Powers, and assuring France's political liberty in Morocco. M. de Selves to-morrow confers with the President, 11. Fallieres. and the reply will be forwarded to Berlin at the end of the week. AN EYE TO BUSINESS. SHARE IN PUBLIC WORKS SOUGHT. (Rec. September 13, 10.20 p.m.) Paris, September 13. If is reported that Germany has claimed among other things a thirty per cent share in all Moroccan public works allotted to French subjects.

MOORISH LANDS BOUGHT, GERMAN MOVE AT AGADIR. ■ (Rec. September 13, 10.20 p.m.) London, September 13. A wireless message to Tangier states that Herr Mannesmann, I'ho German mining concessionaire, and party havo arrived at Agadir with an escort of two hundred Moors from tho Sus region, most of whom have sold their,lands to tho Germans. ■■■-■ . ..WAR,,RISK: RATES. ~..,. A RISE REPORTED. (Rec. September 14, 1.10 a.m.) London, September 13. After dropping to fivo per cent' the rate for insurance against a Franco-Gor-man war during the next two months has again risen to twelve guineas per cent. This is mainly to cover the depreciation of shares in many of the cargoes covered. COAL FOR BRITAIN'S NAVY. SUPPLIES HURRIED NORTH. London. September 12. The Admiralty is hurrying a train with twenty thousand tons of Cardiff coal to the naval depots in Scotland. In addition to the collieries on the Admiralty list, other Welsh collieries have received urgent orders for eteam coal. The consignments of Welsh coal to Scotland, Hull, Newcastle, and other ports wero. sent by rail instead of by ship, at heavy extra cost. Tho wagons were labelled "Urgent." It is represented that tho Admiralty is merely experimenting in connection with rapid dispatch. GERMAN NAVAL RESERVISTS. Berlin, September 12. Tho Naval Reservists are to be discharged in September, as usual, showing that negotiations with Franco are expected to prove- satisfactory.