Spanish Fork Press | 1905-08-24 | Page 4 | More Land for Britain

NVSNS > VMMW MORE LAND FOR BRITAIN Immense Empire Recently Added to King Edwards Domains Dy a recent arbitration an area of 300000 square miles considerably larger the British than empire France has been added l to and yet the world at large has hardl hardly heard of the event Barotsl the territory In ques tlon Is In Central Northern of the Congo Free Africa State and lying west south of Hhodesla Its Importnnco rests on the fact that through It run he upper waters of the Zambesi river hero navigable although far above the Victoria falls The rival claimant Portugal and the arbitrator was was the king of Italy Lewanlka the native ruler of Iiarotsi was a Picturesque guest at the coronation of Kd ward VII and ho has long been under sort of a semlprotectorate hy the Brit lh The arbitration however splits Ms dominions in two the other sec thou passing to Portugal and It re mains to ho seen how the dusky mon arch will take this curtailment of his tribal authority The Barotsl race arc brave and thanks to French mission any effort well advanced ulong tile B paths of civilization