Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-07
Colonial Possessions of Beliigerent POlOers
Moy Giue War Now Raging Worldwide Scope


Caiios islands. the Cayman Islands. thu
Windward islands, the Leeward is.
lands. Trinidad and Tobago, with
total area of 10000 square miles ana
population of about 100000 or
these the most important are Jamai.
ca, with military strength of 1864
and with strong Notifications at Port
Royal
In Central and South America
British Honduras and British Guiana.
the former with an area of 1862
square miles and population of 3D.
500, and the latter with an area of
104, 600 square miles and population
of 100000,
In the Pacific Ocean-The com.
monwealth of Australia, comprising
New South Wales, Victoria, Queens
land, South Australia, Western Aus
tralia and Tasmania, with total area
of about 100000 square miles and a
population of about 5000, 900. The
principal ports are protected by fort-
fcations and the military forces of the
commonwealth show total of Ia
600 men. sydney is first class
naval station and the headquarters Of
the British fleet in Australia.
Pacific islands OF lesser importance
are the Fiji groups, British New
Guiana. the Tonga islands. flaming.
Phoenix, the Gilberts. Ellice. the Sol
onions, Pitcairn and Ducie.
French Possessions.
Colonies ard dependencies
Morocco--In northern Africa: area
100000 square miles, population A.
600 900. The effective total OF the
French army of occupation is given
as $1,000 men, while the native
troops number $4,000
Algeria--On the northern coast Of
Africa; area $4,000 square miles
European population 100000, native
100000. Garrisoned by the Nine
teenth French army corps and six reg
iments of native troops.
French India (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 256,0O0 square miles.
population 100000. Military force
consists of 1861 Europeans and 49,.
9eS native troops commanded by
French general of division. Naval
forces, one gunboat. three destroyers
several torpedo boats and two sub
marines.
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 Euro
peans, 7.145 natives.
Madagascar-Off the east coast of
Africa; area 22S,50O square miles;
French population 10000; native g.
soc, 600. Military forces All Euro
pean. 6,376 natives.
In The Indian Ocean-The Moyotte
islands and camoro islands, between
Madagascar and Africa, and the ISL
auds of Reunion, st. Paul. Amster-
dam and Kerguelen.
French Somal Coast Western
coast of Red sea, opposite Alden; area
$50 square miles; population 2OS,-
600.
French West Afriea-Comprises
Senegal, French Guinea, the Ivory
coast. Dahomey and Mauritania, SEN
egambia and Nigeria; area 1,5OO,O 600
sauale miles; European population
5000, Africans 100000 men.
Tuns-On the northern coast Of
Africa; area $4,000 square miles,
population 100000. military force
1900 men.
French Guiana--W West of Venezuela
area $4,000 square miles. population
of $4,000.
Martinique West Indies; area $50
square miles, population $4,000.
, Guadeloupe-West Indies; area bSo
square miles; population 2t2,0O0.
st. Pierre and Miquclon--South OF
Newfoundland. Area of both ISLANDS,
SO square miles; population 1862.
In the Pacific Ocean-New CAFE
donia and its dependencies; the wal
lis archipelago. the Loyalty islands
the Huon islands and the New lie
brides. Other French establishments
in Oceania, scattered over wlue
area, are the island of Tahiti, the So
ciety islands, the Marquezas. the Tua-
motto group, the Leeward group ana
other lesser islands. Total area S,fif
square miles; total population S1,1OO
German Colonies and Dependencies.
Kiau-C hau- (Tsing Tau) ON the
east coast of the province of Shan-s
tung. Area 200 square miles. garrl-
son of 3125, composed of German
and Chinese soldiers. pop
llation 16S,900
Togo--On the west coast of Afr'ca'
between the Gold coast tBrltish) ana
Dahomey (French); area 33,fuV
square miles: white population 5o9
native 100000; military force small
Kamerun--West coast of Africa pc
Ween Nigeria (Frenchl and th'
French Congo Area $4,000 square
mikes; white population IS7O; ma
i've 100000
German Southwest Africa-West
'oast of Africa. north of Cape Col
my; area s22,450 square miles; whlte
population 1850, native $4,000,
German East Africa-Between Brit
sh East Africa on the north an"
Portuguese East Africa on the south'
rea $4,000 square miles; white pop
llation 1886, native 7,645,000
In the Pacific Ocean--Germany has
S its colonies or dependencies. kals-
r Wilhem's Land, the BismarcN
'roup, the Caroline, the Pelew,
he Marshall islands. and amons