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fcothold IN southern Ghina. T1iesesa are tlies:
entering wedges which must soon rend tlser
old empire process OF digmemberment
tions insyarious parts OF the country ana
by governmentaf-a anarchy In the capital
tits apparent that China as an empire VIII;
among the western powers Is certain. /,
Africa. q
The march Of events in Africa has been
weII-nigh as interestlng as stnaIsln ASia. q
growing out Of tae con1tcrine 1intefasss o.
Great Britain and Eralsce IN the Soleaf.s.
the trouble began hrst in February. wnsn
70 be English tarriSorv IN West Y Africa. a
long corresponaencs ensned betNeen the
two governments. which at last resulted
in settlement Of the boundary dispute ias
eio.Erynt,an armv mndsr a. M E &
Began It's expedition I'D the Niie. IN rapid
succession the dervishes ", We're defeated 1t
made the kS e1thoyeo @ me aeIsn
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the wav for Their n nrniect az secnr.np ON.
tin,nns stratn 81 VI u E at ts3n
from Cairo to Cane Town M nro 81 a.
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LIZ RudoInh ,b,o fo 1.,i,, senn 10 ~
. AN i,.ncfion with The fnrc sgon ~ M Fas
s snodai a., Me ean the French force Nm
u usas+ ia nna,,nad l. ss ~ alo Inc
aIs,a 1 "a oSSutie1 asnu ,u Du. WAS CON-.
Mlacn aoI saIne snreatenG1 WEI pstWeena
a,,sn anu lreae 6Fialn; Inc cloua noW-
reeoenizins the imnos ng ~ tbwsrtinx
Inc the Britisn pan Tor new empire IN AFRICA.
Inc Fasnooa ain mcldent appears to pc closed.
hnidinr az M nay 70 % "a
Of the Atlantic side Of the Sahara as pos
to the Red sea or the Indian ocean on the
east. It will not be many years before .
British railroad will be in operation be-
tween Cairo and the cape. Meanwhile the
Anglo-F'rench boundary questions viii BE
referred to arbitration on the suggestion Of
Lord Salisbury. The only other incidenf.
Of general interest in Africa during the
year is the refusal of the Transvaai Rov-s
eminent to recognize British suzerainty
tent, which at the close Of the year men-
aces a revolution in the capital. which the
Beers may find it difficult to suppress.
France. e e,
The Dreyfus agitation has kept France
prominently and disgracefully before the
with the anti-Semite riots and trial OF ma
lola in January and closing with the rraYt
of revision by the court Of Cessation. This
cry and q byword, and it has not been