Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-06

and 1908 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,
German colony, and the Belgian Congo;
area $4,000 square miles; white popula-
ton 100, native 100000. Military force
$50 Europeans, 71i5 natives.
MadaEascar-Oh the east coast Of
Africa; area 22S,5o0 square miles; French
population 10000; native 100000 Military
forces 2,4l1 Europeans, 6.376 natives
In the Indian ocean-The Mayotte is
lands and Camoro islands. between NADIA
gascar and Africa, and the Islands of
Reunion, st. Paul, Amsterdam and
Kerguelen.
French Somali coast-Western coast of
Red sea, opposite Alden; area $3.50 square
miles; population 20S,ooo.
French West Africa-Comprises Sene-
gal, French Guiana tho ivory coast,
Dahomcy and Mauritania, SeneRambia
and Nigeria; area 100000 square miles;
European population 100000, Africans
lO,nooOOO men.
Tunis-On the northern coast Of Africa;
area 5000 square miles; population l.
10000, military force 1850 men
French Guiana-West of Venezuela;
area 3o,5oo square miles, population 5000
Martinique--West indies; area 3S
square miles, population l4i,ooo.
Guadeloupe-West Indies; area 6SS
square miles; puplation $4,000.
/ st. Pierre and NTquclon-South Of New
foundand. Area of both Islands, 80 square
| miles; population Asp
In the Pacific occan-New Caledonia
and its dependencies; the Wallis Archi-
paelago, the Loyalty islands; the Huon
islands and the New Hebrdes. Other
French establishments in Oceania, scat
tered over n wide area. are the Island
of Tahiti, the Society islands, the Mar
quezas, the Tuamoto group. the Lee
ward group and other lesser islands.
! Total area s.7H square miles; total
| population s1,1oo.
GERMAN COLONIES AND
DEPENDENCIES.
! Kiau-Chau-CTsing-T aW on the east
coast of the Province of Shantung; area
700 square miles; garrison Of 3,l25, com
posed of German marines and Chinese
soldiers; population, 16S,9o0
Togo-On west coast of Africa between
the Gold coast G3ritishD and Dahomey
O'rench); area, 33.7oo square miles; white
population, SGS; native, 100000; military
| force small.
Kamerun West coast of Africa, be-
tween Nigeria G'rance) and the French
Congo; area, $1,000 square miles; white
populations 1870; native. 100000.
Africa-NpSt
Of Africa, north of Cape Colony; area,
$50; native, 1900.
German East Africa-Betwcen British
East Africa on the north and Portuguese
East Africa on the south; area, 3S4,~l
square niles white population, 1886; ma
tive. 7G45,o0o
In the Pacific ocean-Germany has as
its colonies or dependencies, Kaiser VIII
helms land. the Bismark 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 total Pacific pos
sessions have the area Of 5000 square
miles, a white population of 1884, and
$4,000 natives,
Eritrea-On the west coast of the Red
sea; area, 800 square miles; coast line
$40 miles population, $4,000; military
force. 1871 officers, 4 4S4 men.
Somaliand-On the east coast of Africa
south of Ertrea; area l39 430 square
. miles; population, 10000.
Ticntsin-In China. concession of L
square miles on the left bank OF the
Pei-ho; population. 100,
Trino1i and ('yropn IN, bo yortbarr
coast of Africa. between Egypt and AL
geria; area, 10000 square miles: native
population 523,176; European. 5000