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question did not exist before the fa- 
mous journey of Henry M. Stanley 
“‘Through the Dark Continent.’’ 
Before that, various nations had es- 
tablished settlements and claims at 
various places around the coast of 
Africa, but there was almost no op- 
portunity for conflict. With the dis- 
coveries of Stanley in 1877 the pos- 
sibilities of the great unknown in- 
terior of Africa began to be realized, 
and the leading powers of Europe 
hastened to put themselves in a posi- 
tion to command as much as possi- 
ble of its territory and resources. 
Wily King Leopold of Belgium was 
able enough to get the powers to put 
him in charge of a generous slice of 
the interior, but France seized on a 
territory north of the Congo, Great 
Britain, which was already domi- 
nant in South Africa, leaped into the 
territory about Victoria Nyanza, 
controlled the sources of the Nile, 
and extended its control in Nigeria, 
and Germany, rather behind in the 
race, got only some not very desir- 
able territory east of Lake Nyassa 
on the southwest coast in the region 
of Damara land. In the develop- 
ment of Africa, Germany has been 
constantly trying to make up for its 
poor start in the race for the parti- 
tion of Africa, and has placed in- 
creasing importance on its posses- 
sions in the Kameruns which have 
proved the most prospectively val- 
uable of all its holdings in Africa. 
Almost the whole of Africa is now 
divided between these three great 
powers. Great Britain is dominant 
in all South Africa and Egypt, 
France in Northwest Africa, and 
Germany is striving to increase its 
strength in the Central Zone. By its 
influence over Belgium it intends to 
dominate the Congo State. This ex- 
plains its recent interference with 
France in its movements in Morocco. 
Germany cares not a rap for Mor- 
occo, but stepped in so it could pro- 
pose that, in consideration of giving 
France a free hand in Morocco, 
France should cede to Germany that 
part of French Congo which pre- 
vents the extension of the German 
Kameruns into the interior. This is 
a little difficult for France to do, as 
it would cut the connection between 
French Congo and French territory 
in the Sudan; but that may be 
done, as it is much more important 
that France should have undisputed 
way in all Northwest Africa than 
that it should retain power to ad- 
vance in Central Africa. Meantime 
Great Britain, secure in the Great 
South and in the Northeast of Af- 
rica, wants to get from Germany or 
Belgium a strip along the east or 
west coasts of Lake Nyassa wide 
enough to complete the Cape-to- 
Cairo Railway. It is a very pretty 
game of chess on a big board. 
France is to have a greater and more 
productive France in North Africa, 
Great Britain a great new Empire, 
and Germany a chance for the over- 
flow and development of its surplus 
population.”’ 
Anderson Won Championship. 
John G. Anderson of the Brae- 
Burn C. C., West Newton, former 
state champion, and G. V. Rotan of 
the Merrimac Valley C. C., Law- 
rence, who lives in Texas but spends 
his summers at Bass Rocks, met yes- 
terday in the final round of match 
play at 86 holes for the Massachu- 
setts amateur golf championship at 
the Essex County club, and Ander- 
son won a well-played and interest- 
ing contest 3 and 2. | 
Although Anderson had the ad- 
vantage at the end of the morning 
play, leading by 3 up, Rotan came . 
back strong on the first nine holes 
of the second round, making the 
match all even. But Rotan was not 
able to withstand the last nine holes, 
and the match ended after 34 had 
been played. 
Anderson, who qualified with 78 
last Monday, had to play good golf 
to reach the final. He met Rodney 
W. Brown in the first match, de- 
feating the Meadow Brook player by 
3 and 1; W. Whittemore of the 
Country club, Anderson put out of 
the running by 2 and 1; he also beat 
W.S. Wait by 2 and 1, and H. W. 
Stucklen, state champion up to yes- 
terday, was another Anderson vic- 
tim, being beaten by 2 and 1. 
Rotan won his way to the final by 
defeating B. 8S. Evans by 6 and 4, G. 
H. Crocker by 5 and 4, P. Gilbert by 
2 and 1, and T. G. Stevenson by 2 
and 1. 
The summary of the last 
rounds: 
three 
Third Round 
H. W. Stucklen, Brae-burn, defeated H. 
Schmidt, Worcester, 3 up. 
J. G. Anderson, Brae-Burn, defeated W. 
S. Wait, Brae-Burn, 1 up. 
T. G. Stevenson of Myopia defeated J. 
N. Manning, Brae-Burn, 1 up, 21 holes. 
G. V. Rotan, Merrimac Valley, defeated 
Pereival Gilbert, Brae-Burn, 2 and 1 
Semifinal Round 
Anderson defeated Stucklen, 3 and 2. 
_ Rotan defeated Stevenson, 1 up. 
Finals 
J. G. Anderson defeated G. V. Rotan, 
3 up 2 to play. 
It is a beautiful thing to live. Life 
is a fine art. It is the supreme con- 
summation of all the arts, the final 
finish and flower. 
—Lillian Whiting. 
MANCHESTER. 
Jacob Cheever, one of Manches- 
ter’s oldest citizens, is fast failing in 
health, at his home, corner Beach 
and Union streets. 
Rev. E. A. Tuck of Concord, N. 
H., will preach at the Baptist church 
Sunday. Last Sunday one young 
woman and one young man were 
baptised and received the right hand 
of fellowship. 
An account of the Manchester 
baseball games will be found on page 
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Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Stackpole are 
visiting in Duxbury. 
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Torrey are 
visiting the Nortons, at Hudson, 
N.H. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Swett and 
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Hooper en- 
joyed a motor trip to Narragansett 
Pier and Newport over Sunday and 
Labor Day. 
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Willmonton 
and Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Beaton went 
to Portland, Me., over the last week- 
end and Labor Day. 
William Lea Sheehan, the son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sheehan, of 
Norwood avenue, is in Nashua 
spending a month with his aunt. 
Last Saturday at Nashua, there was 
a field day and Mr. Sheehan took 
part. He won a number of prizes in 
a large entry list. He won the 220- 
yard dash, 100-yard dash and _ 50- 
yard dash. ‘‘Billie,’’ as everybody 
in Manchester knows him, is a 
sprinter of no mean ability and it is 
not surprising that he captured the 
honors of the day in this meet in 
which so many athletes took part. 
The Board:of Registrars of Voters 
hate a notice in this issue on page 
North Shore matrons should take 
advantage of the special offerings 
at the Grande Maison de Blane, be- 
ing made the coming week at their 
store in the Colonnade, Magnolia. 
A large assortment of blankets and 
silk comforters is being shown, in 
white and all colors to match color 
scheme of room. ‘‘Order now for 
winter use’’ seems an unnecessary 
admonition, considering this firm’s 
reputation and the fact that this op- 
portunity will not be open to North 
Shore people after this month unless 
one goes to New York. 
BEVERLY FARMS. 
Joseph Rouke has given up his 
attendance at the St. John’s college, 
Danvers, in order to commence a 
business course at the Beverly High 
school, 
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