Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10


NAL possessions. protectorates, and
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 a long coast line on the
northern Pacific. OF the others. Great
Britain has colonies and protectorates
the world over; France has colonies
and protectorates in Africa, India,
China, in South America, in the West
Indies, in the north Atlantic, and in
the Pacific and Indian oceans; Ger
many has colonial possessions in
Africa, in China, and in the Pacific
ocean, and Italy has dependencies in
Africa and a concession in China.
England's vast empires, India,
Canada, 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 COL
ony- holding nations of the world;
they also increase the field of her pro-
tective 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
four powers with colonial possessions
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, out
side of the French and British col
onies, in the Pacific ocean and in
American waters
The continent of Africa presents a
notable picture of the juxtaposition of
proteetorates and colonies belonging to
Great Britain, France and Germany.
France has protectorate over
Morocco, and her Algerian possess
sions facing the Mediterranean, are
bounded on the East by Tripoli, a de-
tendency of Italy. Then comes
Egypt, where British interests are
paramount. On the Red Sea and
contiguous to Egypt, is the Italian de-
tendency of Eritrea. Coming down
the east coast are British Somaliland,
Italian Somaliland, British East
Africa, German East Africa, Portu-
guese East Africa, and then British
South Africa, embracing Rhodesia, the
Transvaal, the Orange River Colony,
Natal, and the Cape Of Good Hope.
On the west, contiguous in the order
names, are German Southwest Africa (;
Portuguese West Africa, the Congo
state. belonging to Belgium; the
French Congo; Kamerun. belonging to
Germany, the Niger Territories, pro-
tectorate of Great 81 Britain; 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 list of the col
enies. protectorates and dependencies
of four countries involved:
Great Britain.
Gibraltar-At the entrance to the
Mediterranean Sea; area, two square
miles; military force 1857.
Malta-In the Mediterranean Sea
area lit square miles; military
strength 7647.
Cyprus-Island in the Mediterra-
mean, so miles from the coast of Asia
Minor; area 1854 square miles; mill
tary strength 121 men.
Empire of India-Area 100000
square miles; population 295 900, 600;
military strength, British troops 75,-
s97 native troops, 1886, with $1,000
reservists.
Ceylon-Off the southeast coast OF
India, area 1888 square miles; military
strength 1882 men.
Maldive Islands-In the Indian
ocean, 400 miles southwest of India
area lis square miles; population So
900: a group of IL coral islets.
Federated Malay States-Of the
Malay Peninsula, area SIS. 900; military
miles; population $4,000; military
strength s51 natives, under IL Euro
pean officers; also a native Sconstabu-
larry
Borneo-In the East Indies: area
10000 square miles, population $780,
0O0
Hongkong-East coast of China
area 400 square miles; population AGO.
600; military strength 4270.
Wei Hal Vein the province of
Shantung, China; area 2S5 square
miles; population 100000. Not far
from the German possession of Kaiu
Chau.
Bahrein-Or Avail Islands in the
Persian gulf, near the coast of Arabia. F.;
area, 23O square miles; population
68, 900.
Straits Settlements--(Si ngapore) On
the strait of Malacca; area. 1900
square miles; population $4,000; mill
tary strength 2504.
Union of South Africa-Comprisin
Cape of Good Hope; Natal, the Trans
vaal, and Orange River Colony; area
473,000 square miles; population
100000; military strength, British
imperial troops, $500. and local organi-
cations
Other British Possessions in Africa
British East Africa, with an area of
275,000 square miles, and population of
100000 is left almost wholly to the
natives of defense. The same is true
of British Central Africa. Somaliland,
ZANZIBAR, Basutoland, the territory of
Bechuanas, Rhodesia, Nigeria. the
Gold Coast, Lagos, Sierra Leone and
Gambia.
In the Indian Ocean-Sca ttered