Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-10
MANY COLONIES
At STAKE IN WAR
Dependencies of Britain Are
Scattered in Every Part
of the World.
ONLY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
AND RUSSIA HAVE NONE
Germany and France Rich in
Colonial Territory, as Is
Italy, Too.

dependencies scattered all over the
world.
Austria Hungary and Russia have
no colonial possessions, though the
Russian Empire stretches through
the continents of Europe and Asia
and presents long coast line on the
Northern Pacific. OF the others
Great Britain has colonies and pro-
tectorates the world over; France
has colonies and proteetorates in
Africa, India, China, in South Amer
Tea, in the West Indies, in the North
Atlantic. and in the Pacific and In
dian oceans. Germany has colonial
possessions in Africa, in China and
in the Pacific Ocean, and Italy has
dependencies in Africa and a conces-
sion in China
England's vast empires, India, Can
ada and Australia; her holdings on
the Malay Peninsula; her colonies in
Africa, and her fortified positions in
the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and
Malta, put her at the head of the
colony holding nations of the world;
they also increase the field of her
protective operations in case she be-
comes involved in war with Austria
Hungary and Germany, and possibly
with Italy.
Many of the minor holdings of the
to defend are themselves without mill
tary strength. In many cases the
protecting power has only very small
garrisons on shore, amounting to
nothing more than local police forces
This is particularly true in Africa
outside of the French and British col
onies, in the Pacific Ocean and in
American waters.
The continent of Africa presents a
a 10 Mo rkf
pfotectorates and colonies belonging
to Great Britain, France and Ger
many.
France has a protectorate over Mo-
iocco, and her Algerian possessions,
facing the Mediterranean, are bound
ed on the east by Tripoli, depend
ency of Italy. Then comes Egypt,
where British interests are para
mount. On the Red Sea and contigu-
out to Egypt, is the italian depend
ency of Eritrea. Coming down the
east coast are British Somaliland,
Italian Somaliland. British East
Africa, German East Africa, Portu-
gnese East Africa, and Their British
South Africa, embracing Rhodesia,
the Transvaal, the Orange River Col
ony, Natal and the Cape of Good
Hope. On the west, contiguous in
the order named, are German South
the Congo State, belonging to Bel
gium; the French Congo, Kamerun,
belonging to Germany; the Niger ter
ritories, a protectorate of Great Brit
ain; French West Africa, Togoland
belonging to Germany; the Gold
Coast, a British colony, and the
Ivory Coast, annexed by France
twenty years ago.
The following is a list of the colo
tnro &C. -.
Of the four countries involved:
GIBRALTAR-At the entrance of
the Mediterranean Sea; area, two
square miles; military strength, 7647.
CYPRUS-Island in the Mediter-
ranean, sixty miles from the coast of
Asia Minor; area, 1854 square miles,
military strength. 121 men.
EMPIRE OF INDIA-Area, /, 800 900
square miles; population. $4,000, 900;
military strength, British troops, 75,-
600: native troops, 1886, with 80, 700
reservists.
CEYLON-Off the southeast coast
of India: area. 1888 square miles;
military strength, ], 2s2 men.
MALDIVE ISLANDS-In the In
dian Ocean, 400 miles southwest of
India; area, lis square miles; popula-
ton, $4,000; a group of twelve coral
islets.
OF the Malay Peninsula; area, %. 900
Dquare miles; population. $4,000; mil
itary strength, S51 natives, under
eleven European officers; also a ma
tive constabulary
BORNEO-In the East Indies: area
5000 square miles; population, $50, 900,
HONGKONG-East coast of China;
area, 400 square miles; population,
400. coo; military strength, 4,270.
I A 7 -.
shantung, China; area, 2S5 square
miles; population, $50, 900. Not far
from the German possession of Kaiu
Chau
BAHREIN-Or Avail Islands, In the
Persian Gulf, near the coast OF
Arabia; area, $50 square miles: popu-
iation, $4,000.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - (Sin-
gapore)-On the Strait OF Malacca;
area, 1880 square miles; population,
$4,000; military strength, 1904
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
Comprising Cape of Good Hope, Ma
tai. the Transvaa1 and Orange River
Colony; area, 473,000 square miles;
population, 5000, 900; military strength,
British imperial troops, $500, and To-
cal organizations.
OTHER BRITISH POSSESSIONS
IN AFRICA-British East Africa,
with an area of 275,000 square miles,
and population OF 5000, 900; is left al
most wholly to the natives for de-
Tense. The same is true of British Cen
trail Africa. The Somaliland, Zanzi-
bar Basutoland, the territory of Be-
chuanas, Rhodesia, Nigeria, the Gold
Coast, Lagos. Sierra Leone and Gam
hia.
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN-Scat-
tered British possessions or protec-
torates are st. Helena, Ascension,
Tristan d'Acunha, Mauritius, the
SEYCHELLES, Chagas and other islands
and the islands of st. Paul and Am
sterdam. All told, these islands have
population of about 100000, but their
military strength is practically negli-
gible.
BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTH
AMERICA-Canada with an area Of
100000 square miles; population,
$500, 900; has a military strength of
permanent and reserve forces
amounting to about $4,000 men.
Newfoundland and Labrador have an
area Of 80, 900 square miles and a pop
ulation of 100000. Off the coast of
North Carolina are the Bermuda
Islands, with an area of 20 square
miles and a population of 1900. whose
military strength is given as 1,340
men.
IN THE WEST INDIEs-British