Liberia ««- 



German protection. News of this was dispatched as soon as 

 possible to England and to the United States. Germany 

 disavowed the action of her Consul and withdrew him. 



Nevertheless, the house of Woermann has conferred great 



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benefits on that country, not easily to be overlooked or for- 

 gotten. The British house of Elder Dempster, acting through 

 the two British steamship companies which are practically one 



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