▁S ala am ▁evol ved ▁into ▁" the ▁show case ▁city ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁tropical ▁Africa ," ▁L om é ▁grew ▁into ▁the ▁" pre tt iest ▁city ▁in ▁western ▁Africa ", ▁and ▁T sing ta o , ▁China ▁was , ▁" in ▁mini ature , ▁as ▁German ▁a ▁city ▁as ▁Hamburg ▁or ▁Bre men ". ▁For ▁ind igen ous ▁populations ▁in ▁some ▁colon ies ▁native ▁agricult ural ▁hold ings ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁and ▁supported . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁colonial ▁emp ire ▁ ▁Con quest ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War , ▁British ▁colonial ▁officers ▁viewed ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁as ▁def ic ient ▁in ▁" colon ial ▁apt itude ", ▁but ▁" wh ose ▁colonial ▁administration ▁was ▁never theless ▁superior ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁European ▁states ". ▁Ang lo - G erman ▁colonial ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁before ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁were ▁minor ▁and ▁both ▁emp ires , ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁German , ▁took ▁conc ili atory ▁att itudes . ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Grey , ▁considered ▁still ▁a ▁moder ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁" stud y ▁the ▁map ▁of ▁Africa ▁in ▁a ▁pro - G erman ▁spirit ". ▁Britain ▁further ▁recognized ▁that ▁Germany ▁really ▁had ▁little ▁of ▁value ▁to ▁offer ▁in ▁territorial ▁transactions ; ▁however , ▁advice ▁to ▁Grey ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁H . ▁H . ▁As qu ith ▁hard ened ▁by ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁"