22 FEBRUARY 1908, Page 15

THE FUTURE OF THE CONGO.

[1.0 THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In your issue of the 15th inst. you advise the division of the Congo State between France and Germany. Apart from the Lado enclave, which will presumably revert to Great Britain when King Leopold ceases to reign in Africa, there is a small cantle of territory which should be British rather than German or French. To the south-west of Lake Bang- weolo a wedge of Congo territory is driven in between North- Western and North-Eastern Rhodesia. It would seem that this territory (quite insignificant in size when compared with the whole extent of the Congo State) should, in the event of a partition, clearly fall to Rhodesia.—I am, Sir, &c.,