Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-08
try strength y practically ,negligi,

OF about l,60O,OOO. OF these the most
important Ia Jamaica, with amilitary
strength of 1864 and with strong
fortifcations at Port Royal.
In Central and South America
British Honduras and British Guiana
the former with an area Of 1862
square miles and q population OF 81,
500, and the latter with an area 81
104I, OO0a square miles and q popula.
ton 'of 300. 900. 81 .S...'.
In the Pacific Ocean The Com.
mQnwealth Of Australia. comprising
New South Wales, Victoria, Queens.
land, South Australia, Western Aus.
tralia and Tasmania, with q total
arek Of about 100000 square miles
and population Of about 5000, 900.
The principal ports are protected by
Notifications and the military forces
Of the Commonwealth show n.tal
Of $4,000 men. Sydney is q frst
class naval station and the headquar.
tiers Of the British fleet IN Australia.
Pacific islands Of lesser importance
STE: The Fiji groups, British New
Guiana, the Tonga islands. Tanning,
Phoenix, the Gilberts, Ellice, thes Sol
ONIONS, Pitcairn, and Ducie., "
French Possessions Colonies and
Dspsnde
Morocco In northern Africa; area,
220, 900 square miles; population,
100000 The effective total Of the
French army sof occupation is given
as $4,000 men, while the native
troops number IL, 900.
Algeria On the; northern coast OF
Africa area, $4,000. square miles.
European population, 100000; native,
5, 900, 900; garrisoned by the Mine.
teenth French Army Corps and six
regiments of native troops. 5.iI
French India (Pondicherry) on
the southeastern coasts Of India, 50
miles south OF Madras; area, 100
square miles; population. $500.
French Indo-C China East Of Siam,
north Of Singapore, south Of Hong.
kong; area, 256,0OO square miles, pop
ulation, II, O00,0yes military force
consists Of 10, 6S1 Europeans and 49,
96S native troops. commanded by q
French general OF division: naval
forces, one gunboat !. three destroyers,
several torpedo boats and two sub
marines.
Equatorial Africa.
Equatorial Africa or the French
Congo; west coast Of Africa, between
KameTun. a German colony, and the
Belgian Congo; area $4,000 square
miles white population, 1900; native,
8 600. 900; military force, $50 Europe
ans, 7,146 natives. u ~.
! MadagascarOff the east coast Of
Africa; area, ~, 500 square miles;
French population, 10000; native,
$500. 900; military forces, 2,411 Euro
peans; 1916 natives.
In the Indian Ocean The Mayotte
Islands and Camoro Islands. between
Madagascar and Africa; and the Isl.
ands Of Reuniqp, st. Paul, Amster-
dam and Kerguelen.
French Somali Coast Western
coast Of Red Sea, opposite Alden;
area, 5,790 square miles; population,
2OS, 900. Y.
French West Africa Comprises
Senegal. French Guiana, the Ivory
Coast, Dahomey and Mauretania.
|Senegambia and Nigeris; area. i 800
900 square miles; European popula,
ton, 9,O00,OO0; Africans. 10000. 900
men. $3.50, Il. 81
French poesessions.
Tunis on the 6rthefn & coast az
Africa; area, $4,000 square miles;
population, 1890, 900; military force.
II, 500 men. ~ :" b
French Giana--West 3of yenex,,ela. .
area, 5OO ssodare miles: ponula.
ton 10000. n,
!. Martinioue-West Indies: area 3s5
square miles; reputation. ~ 00o,
\ Gukdelou be-West' indies: ares 6Ra
anuara miles. nonnlation e1onNo
ST, Pierre. and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
Newfoundland area az iboth ialands.
IS souare miles: apopulation 4S52
!. seattered over Area
In the Pacific oceanGNew caledo.
|iis Archtpelaso The Lovaltv I.,ands
and the New sHebrides: nther French
sstablishments a Oceanica atattared
nver 4 wide area. are the ,Ts,snd ~
Tahiti the societv;sI slands .the Mar.
nnezas tho Tmamntn gronn tho ! . 90.
ward sronn. and other ,esser Islands
Total srea. STA square miles: total