THE WEST AFRICAN DISPUTE
- LORD SALISBURY'S ACTION CAUSES A DEADLOCK. ENGLAND INCREASING HER FORCE. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) London, Nov. 25. A deadlock his arisen between the British and French sections of the Anglo-French Commission with regard to West Africa, in consequence of Lord Salisbury refusing to allow the British claims to Dorquie, east of tbe meridian of Say, in the hinterland of Lagos, to be discussed, on the ground that France recognised Great Britain's right to the territory in 1890. Additional British officers and 28 sergeants are on the point of starting for the Niger territory. Paris, Nov. 25. Five hundred French soldiers are stationed at Nikki, while the Governor of Dahomey has started with a considerable force for the hinterland.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 486, 26 November 1897, Page 3
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