New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
AN AGREEMENT ON AFRICA
ENGLAND AND GERMANY REACHING AN
AMCABLE UNDERSTANDING.
DEFINING THE FRONTIERS OF THEIR REsPEc.

orr1S1xc THE FRONTIERS OF THEIR RESPEC'
TIVE PossEssIONs-ENGLANb TO ChDf'
Er11GoLAND-GERMAN CONCESSIONS.
,onoo, Iune 17-Iord Sasbury'S dispatch to sir
= p Nalet the British Ambassador al BerIh' con
tanning the agreement with germany "o'i"' ",as
Germany's claim that where one T'"o' o"l ~
coa., another NAV not without consent occupy uh-
claimed regions in the cannot DC alo"eu III vases
where the country is already ocouPen ny "s'
,. ,rbere there are no English settlements England
has no title 70 advance against the German cia's'
rr, acrooment as collated from the foregoing dis
match and from the special edltloh ol oho hoIoh"i
,or, ~ EerIn IS as follows: England retains the
Stnronson Road which viii be the boundary between
~. rncsh and German spheres. line stretches
tom, .he mouth of the Bohura on the west shore of
7 axe Nvassa to the mouth of the Kilanbo, on the
eoutb shore Of Lake Tanganyika. Northward Ger
many retains the region far as the Congo state
and along the first degree Of south latitude; the
boundary dvercng around the western shore of the
Nyanza TO include the mountain Mfumbro in the
British sphere, in order to make the frontier coincide
as nearly possible with the region covered by
stanley's treaties.
With the view OF securing the freedom of future
commerce. the passage of German subjects and goods
will he free and exempt from transit ducs between
Lake Nyas>a and the Congo state, and English goods
and subjects will be equally exempt between Lake
Tangapyika and the British sphere.
II il further agreed that in all East African terri
tories subjected to their influence equal rights Of
settling or trading shall be conferred by the two
Powers. respectively. on their subjects. Other mis-
sOns arc have freedom of religious teaching. The
details of the frontier between Ngamand and Damara-
land remain TO be settled by sir Percy Anderson and
DR. Kraucl but it is agreed that in the latitude OF
Lake Ngami up as far the eighteenth degree south
latitude the German frontier shall coincide with the
twenty first degree east longitude. In Togoand the
frontier is rected. securing the mouths of the Volta
to England. and giving Germany to the Volta
River at a higher point Of its course.
Germany cedcs With. the islands of Manda and
Patta, and SOma comprising coast line of over 200
miles, TO England: that except the Congo state
there will be competitor with British influence
between the first degree south latitude and the borders
of Egypt along the whole country lying south and
Of the Italian prOtectOrate. Germany consents
that England shall assume exclusive protccoratc
In the Sultanaic Of Zanzibar. including the island, Of
Zanzibar and Pemba England will assist Germany q
obtain the cesion If German coast line, hitherto rented
from the Sultan, on the payment of an equitable in
demnity
England. considering Hellgoland useless since she
lost Hanover will cedc il Germany subject To- the
consent of Parliament The date Of the transfer will
be the subject Of negotiations, and the inhabitants
will be entitled for certain period TO declare for
English nationality.
The present customs tarih will be continued twenty
years Other colonial disputes in Africa reserved
for friendly settlement and the status quo Will be
preserved pending The ratification Of the present agree
ment.