THE CONGO.
—— ■ —♦ . LIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES. AN ERROR DISCOVERED. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, July 4. The Anglo-Congolese Frontier Commission has completed a survey which shows a mistake in the maps on which the Anglo-Congolese Convention of 1894 was' based. This placed the 'thirtieth, meii■dian forming the frontier. 30 miles west, of its time position. Hence a strip, 120 miles long, which was supposed to lie' British, is now provisionally regarded as neutral.
Britain upholds the Convention. Should the strip be added to the Congo territory, Britain will be deprived of access to Lake Albert Edward.
The same report mentions that there is considerable activity on the Kilo golafields inside the Congo border, which are largely worked by Australians.' The first two lots, of gold obtained were valued at £70,000 sterling.,:.. :■•;.. .:,.:[ --.'.'.
WEALTH. BEYOND IMAGINATION.
BRUSSELS; July .3.
M. Schollaert, the Belgian Premier, declares that .the wealth of the Congo surpasses imagination. Katanga is designed to become the largest copper producing centre in the world.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13639, 6 July 1908, Page 5
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162THE CONGO. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13639, 6 July 1908, Page 5
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