THE DISPUTED TERRITORY.
DELAY IN THE CONFERENCE. (Per Press Association. —L'<>pyriyht.) Paris, Oct. 27It is reported that the insistance by M. Hanotaux, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, upon the boundary of hinterland Lagos being defined as below the towns of Say on the right bank of the Niger and Barua on the •western shore of Lake Tchad, will be treated as an open question, which is the real cause of the delay of the "•meeting of th£ Anglo-French West African Valuation Commission. The French authorities declare that the officers of the Royal Niger Company are arming the Natives and inciting the inhabitants of the kingdoms of Borgu and Benin to rebellion. London, Oct. 27. A semi-official Note from France accuses Great Britain of delaying the meeting of the Anglo French West African Delimitation Commission.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 462, 28 October 1897, Page 3
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134THE DISPUTED TERRITORY. Hastings Standard, Issue 462, 28 October 1897, Page 3
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