DELAGOA BAY

inlet of Indian Ocean, Port. E. Africa (26° §., 33° E.);;Vivers; S. part, sheltered by Inyak receives Tembe, Umbeluzi, and Usuti; peninsula and isl., forms harbor of Port Melville; since dredging of shifting bar of sand Lourenco Marquez can be — reached by large ve els; coaling station since 1914; railways from port to Transyaal and Swaziland; bay discovered in 1502. During negotiations between Great Britain and Portugal as to the rights of the latter in East Africa, claims of the Delagoa Bay Railway Company for the seizure of the line by Portugal in 1899 were brought forward. After arbitration the decision was made against Portugal and damages of over $3,000,000 were awarded. By a compromise made in 1900 American claimants who had an interest in the line were awarded $500,000.