The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
COLONIAL POSSESSIONS OF
 COUNTRIES NOW AT WAR

Four out of the five powers of Europe which today are engaged in warfare have colonial 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 long coast line on the northern Pacific.
 The following is Q list of the colonies, protectorates and dependencies of four countries involved:
 Great Britain
 Great Britain-Gibraltar, at the en- trance to the Mediterranean sea; area, two square miles; military force, 3S57.
 Malta-In the Mediterranean sea; area, IT square miles; military strength, 764l Cyprus-Island in the Mediterranean, 60 miles from the coast of Asia Minor; area, 45S4 square miles; military strength, 12l men.
 Empire of India-Area, 1,sooooo square niles; population, 295.0O0.O 900: military strength, British troops, 15,s977; native troops. 63S36, with S5,700 reservists.
 Ceylon-Off the southeast coast of In dia; area 25,033 square miles; military strength, 1282 men.
 Maldive Islands-In the Indian ocean. 400 miles southwest of India: area, 1l5
 
 of F coral islets.
 Federated Malay States-Of the Malay peninsula: area, 2S.0O0 square miles: pop ulation, 67S,000; military strength, S51 na- tives, under II European officers: also native constabulary.
 Borneo-In the East Indies: area, 76OoO square miles; population, 550.O00.
 Honglong-East coast of China area, 400 square miles: population 100000 mill itary strength 4270.
 sWel-Hai- Wei-In the province of Shan tung,s China; area, 2s5 square miles; pop ulation, 150,000; not far from the Ger man possession of Kaiu Chau.
 Bahrein-Or Aval Islands in the Persian Gulf, near the coast of Arabia; area, 2S0 square miles; population, eS,OO0
 Straits ettlements-Singapore, on the Strait of Malacca; area, 15O0 square miles: population, 572,000; military strength, 2504
 Union of South Africa-Comprising Cape of Good Hope Natal the Trans wall and Orange river colony; area. 473,000 square miles; population, G. 100000; military strength, British im- perial troops, $500, and local organiza- tions.
 Other British Possessions in Africa British Africa, with an area of 275,000 square miles and population of 5,000,- 900. Is left almost wholly to the na- tives for defense The same is true of British Central Africa. Somaliland, Zanibar, Basutoland. the territory of Bechunans. Rhodesia, Nigeria, the gold coast. Lagos, Sierra Leone and Gambia.
 In the Indian Ocean-Scattered Brit ish possessions or protectorates are st. Helena, Ascension. Tristan, d'Acunha. Mauritius, the Seychelles, Chagos and other islands and the islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam. All told these islands have a population of about 100000, but their military strength is practically negligible.
 British Colonies in North America Canada, with an area of 3,600 900 square miles, population, 5,500.000; has military strength of permanent and reserve forces amounting to about S0,- 900 men. Newfoundland and Labrador have an area of 50.000 square miles, and a population of 100000. Off the coast of Florida are the Bermuda Islands. with an area of 20 square miles and population of 17,000. whose mil itary strength is given as 1340 men,
 In the West Indies-British posses sions comprise Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands. the Cayman Islands, the Winward Islands, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago. with total area of 12,O00 square miles and a popula- tion of about 100000. Of these the most important are Jamaica, with a military strength of 1864 and with strong Qualifications at Port Royal