Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
COLONIAL POSSESSIONS OF THE
NATIONS INVOLVED IN WAR
Great Britain and France Have Colonies and Scat
tered All Over Gobe-Mand Without Any Military Strength


Islands, Trinidad and Tobago. with a
total area of 10000 square miles and
a population of about 1000, 900. OF
these the most important are Jamaica,
with military strength of 1864 and
with strong Notifications at Port
Royal.
In Central and South America-Brit-
Ish Honduras and British Guiana, the
former with an area of 1852 square
miles and a population of 1880, and
the latter with an area of 100000 square
miles and a population of 100000.
In the Pacific Ocean-The Common
wealth of Australia, comprising New
South Wales, Victoria, Queensland,
South Australia, Western Australia
and Tasmania, with a total area of
about 3,000,0 900 square miles and a pop
ulation of about 100000 The princi-
pal ports arc protected by fortifica-
lions and the military forces of the
Commonwealth show a total of 174,000
men. Sydney Is a first class naval sta
tion and the headquarters of the Brit
ish feet in Australia.
Pacific islands of lesser importance
are the Fiji groups, British New Gui-
ana, the Tonga islands, Tanning, Phoe-
nix, the Gilberts. Ellice, the Solomons,
Pitcairn, and Ducie.
French Possessions, Colonies and De-
tendencies.
Morocco-In northern Africa: area
100000 square miles, population 4,000,-
geo. The effective total of the French
army of occupation is given as Is, 900
men, while the native troops number
$4,000
Algeria-on the northern coast of
Africa; area 1886 square miles.
European population 100000, native s.
100000. Garrisoned by the Nineteenth
French Army Corps and six regiments
of native troops.
French (Pondicherry) On the
southeastern coast of India, so miles
south of Madras Area 1876 square
miles; population 276,500.
French Indo China-East of Siam.
north of Singapore, south of Hong
kong. Area 1885, 900 square miles, pop
ulation 100000. Military force con-
sists of 1851 Europeans and 1865 ma
tive troops commanded by a French
general of division. Naval forces, one
gunboat, three destroyers. several tor
pedo boats and two submarines.
Equatorial Africa-or the French
Congo. West coast of Africa, between
kamerun, a German colony, and the
Belgian Congo, area $4,000 square
miles; white population 1900, native
100000. Military force $50 Europeans.
7145 natives.
Madagascar-Of the east coast Of
Africa; area 22s.500 square miles:
French population 10000; native 3 &c.,
Oo0 Military forces 2411 Europeans, g.
$40 natives
In the Indian Ocean-The Mayoette
Islands and Camoro Islands, between
Madagascar and Africa, and the ISL
ands of Reunion, st. Paul. Amsterdam
and Kerguelen.
French Soma1i Coast--Western coast
of Red Sea. opposite Alden; area $3.50
square miles; population 2es,00o.
French West Africa-Comprises Sen
egal, French Guinea, the Ivory Coast.
Dahomey and Mauritania, Senegam-
bia and Nigeria, area 100000 square
miles; European population 1900, 600
Africans 100000 men,
Tunis-On the northern coast of AZ
RIGA; area $4,000 square miles; popula-
ton 100000, military force II, 500 men.
French Guiana--West of Venezuela;
area $4,000 square miles, population
$4,000.
Martinique--West Indies: area 3s5
square miles. population $4,000.
Guadeloupe.-West Indies; area 6Ss
square miles; population $4,000.
st. Pierre and Miquelon-South of
Newfoundland. Area of both islands,
SO square miles: population 1862.
In the Pacific Ocean-New Caledon-
ia and its dependencies; the Wallis
Archipaelago, the Loyalty Islands;
the Huon Islands and the New He
brides. Other French establishments
in Oceania, scattered over a wide
area, are the Island of Tahiti, the
Society Islands, the Marquezas, the
Tuamoto group the Leeward group
and other lesser islands. Total area s.
744 square miles; total population ST.
100.
German Colonies and Dependencies.
Kiau- Chau-(Tsing- Tau) On the
east coast of the Province of Shan
tung. Area 200 square miles; garrison
Of 1925, composed of German marines
and Chinese soldiers. Population 1885,
900
Togo-On west coast of Africa, be-
tween the Gold Coast (British) and
Dahomey French) area SO, 700 square
miles; white population 36s, native L.
100000; military force small.
Kamerun-West coast of Africa be-
tween Nigeria (French) and the
French Congo. Area $4,000 square
miles; white population 1870, native
100000
German Southwest Africa-West
coast of Africa, north of Cape Colony;
area 322,450 square miles; white pop
ulation 1850, native $4,000.
German East Africa-Between Brit
ish East Africa on the north and Port
uguese East AFRICA on the South; area
$4,000 square miles; white population
1886, native 7,645,00O
In the Pacific Ocean-Germany has
as Its colonies or dependencies, Kaiser
Wilhelm's Land. The Bismarck group.
The Caroline, the Pelew. the Marianne,
the Solomon and the Marshall islands.
and among the Samoan group, the
Islands of Savaii and Upolu. Her to-
tai Pacific possessions have an area