The People's friend., 1896-12-11
snIlANNIA.o EolAIES.
An English journal Takes Occasion 10 Do
n Little Dragging.

Little BFAgglhg'
1t is safe TO say that never has mon
arch been called upon TO reign over Q
realm or greater extent or "lder III
huence than that which acknowledges
Victoria as queen and empress.
The British Isles alone CONSIST OF I
not far short of 900 distinct Islands OF Z
islets. Their area is 121,ll5 square
miles. forming the boundaries WITHIN
which some is. 100000 males and nearly
"a 400 600 females live. move, and have !
their being.
The British empire is polltlcai crea-
ton without parallel in the "orlu
history. II is scattered here, there ana
everywhere, with an area apProacnlhs
IN Ono 600 square miles. It's 40O.OOO'ooo
;nhahitants represent all degrees ana
nbases of civilization. The queen
| christian subjects are in the minority
there being "OO,0OO.OOO Hlndoos' soane
IN nno 600 Mohammedans and 8,OOo,OoO
Hnddhists. Something like l3O IAN
uuapes and dialects are spoken IN inns
vast realm. n each of which the DlD!eis
printed.
The union jack now floats triumph
, antly over continent, lOO PEN hlIsul"S'
. 100 Dromontories. 1000 lakes uouolo
that number of rivers, and no less thah
~ 600 islands. This stupendous estate
: enables the Britisher to perform 1eat
which the natives of no other natloh
t can imitate-to circumnavlgae Tue
y plobe and touch portion OF the hdtlo.,-
al nossessions the whole journey. oall-
;ng from England, he makes TOT hdll-
f.x n. s.. dashes across CANADA 10
< Vancouver, thence by the Pacific 70
Hong Kong. Resumng ms way, rs
ID halts at Singapore. Penang Maurl.us
as Game Town. ST. Helena, the last placs
being the last stoppage ere britain
uhite cliffs are reached. There Is no"
W. aver an alternate route after arriN
th mo at Penang; thence he can go 2
,.syton RomLay, Adam, Perrin, Malts
mr. Gibraltar. and home again.
All zones are embraced in the brl'
~ ;sh empire, from the icy wilderness
Hudson Ray 10 the tropical 1ungies
for .ndia There is scarcely product
re- numerical value which British pro
ipce does not bring forth IN 'ne M ene
n.rfe, ton. Notwithstanding the
ohi versifed elements comprised IN III
al enormous organization. the goVeri iillei
Y. with very rare exceptions, mann
an. order. and there is no apparent sign
mn dissolution.
without a doubt the most spiehu
tia Nlillout o,,,, iS the
level in the queens crown - 'no
dian empire, which is equal III .
gent 10 we exclude Russia. to the contihe
lnty of Europe. Its populat'oh' oo'"ol
are on 30O,OOO,OOO' IS conlp po'' 80; =
of distinct nationalltles, Proltes'ne
multitude of religions Practlclns
lrch' verse rites. and speaking dinei'
II be tongues. Official reports state
Q in tbere are over 100 distinct langHat
~ av apart from dialects. spokep~fh In
Many of the races are further divi
Dress @ M Nv Iiseordant prejudices, conflict
lStn' social usages and antagonistic mate
are interests. The Diversified elements
stitu.iug the<fndian possessions re
anian sent. according to late governor
r the eral, as compi'e".eu .a,,al bu
, Nj cal organization as ever taNeu y"
ingenuity TO govern ana aulii = -
Australia, although cohsiue'
TO at larger than India, comes secohu -
lapue, nortance among Britannla es'
N The across the seas. The Anstrali"h
opies have progressed by leaps
bounds during the last gen" ''oA
is con heir present greatness and import
African ,r;ve but the slightest indication
tor in Future which awaits them. lher'
d C. ha no doubt that they are desun
rivuI European countri in wealth
ulstion and the qualities when
IA" . great nation. There are huge
or country still uudeveloped' ana
invited that great drawback, the limited
suuplv. is completely conquered
nos, in traIia will simply forge ahead.
- roG By the way. New south Naies .
= ~ credit of having produced the II
'"N lump of gold that human eyes Ia
t. ''h bebtld. 1t was found in May
low pur- and its statistics were thus ueNe
r future Weight. Gao pounds; width )
times It's inches: height. : feet inches al
hui most important of all. IT'S val
NO less than Sl5O.u0O. Who "o,
'eTle0 - willingly undergo an attack % ?,
: Dec = fever if certain of tinding "A slllii
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