Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-08-12

contiguous to Egypt, is the Italian
dependency of Eritrea. Coming
down the East coast are British
Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, Brit
ish East Africa, German East Afri-
ca. Portuguese 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 con-
tiguous in the order named are
German Southwest Africa, Portu-
guese West Africa, the Congo
State, belonging to Belgium, the
French Congo, Kamerun, belong
ing to Germany, the Niger Terri
tories, a protectorate of Great Brit
ain, 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
onies, protectorates and dependen-
cies of four countries involved:
Great Britain.
GIBRALTAR-At the entrance to
the Mediterranean sea; area, 2
square miles; military force g.
S57.
MALTA-In the Mediterranean sea;
area III square miles; military
strength 7,6H.
CYPRUS-Island in the Mediterran-
can sea; 60 miles from the coast
of Asia Minor; area 1854 square
miles; military strength l2l.
EMPIRE OF INDIA-Area 1900
600 square miles; population 295-
100000; military strength, British
troops 1897, native troops,
163,836, with $500 reservists.
CEYLON-Of the southeast coast
of India, area 1888 square miles;
military strength 1882 men.
MALDIVE ISLANDS-In the In
dian ocean, 400 miles southwest
OF India; area lis square miles;
population $4,000; a group OF
II coral islets.
FEDERATED MALAY STATES
OF the Malay peninsula; area U.s.
600 square miles; population
67S,0O0; military strength, ISL
natives, under eleven European
officers; also a native constabu-
larry.
HONG KONG-East coast of China;
area 400 square miles; popula-
ton 100000; military strength
4.27O.
WEI-HAI-WEI-in the province
of Shantung. China; area 2S5
square miles; population $780,
600. Not far from the German
possession of Kam Chau.
BAHREIN-Or Avail Islands in the
Persian Gulf, near the coast of
Arabia; area, 230 square miles;
population 5000.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS-(Sing-
apore) on the straits of Malac-
ca; area, 800 square miles; pop
ulation $4,000; military strength
2.5O4.
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
Comprising Cape of Good Hope;
Natal, the Transvaal, and
Orange River Colony; area
$4,000 square miles; population
100000; military strength, Brit
ish imperial troops, $500, and
local organizations.
OTHER BRITISH POSSESSIONS
IN AFRICA-Brtish East Afri.
ca, with an area OF 275.000
equare miles, and population
of 100000, is left almost Who'll
ly to the natives for defense
The same is true of British Cen
trial Africa, Somaliland, ZANZIBAR
Basutoland, the territory OF
Bechuanas, Rhodesia, Nigeria,
the Gold Coast, Lagos, Sierra
Leone and Gambia.
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN-Scat-
tered British possessions or pro-
tectorates are St. Helena, As
cension, Tristan d Acunha, Maui
ritius, the Seychelles, Chagos
and other islands and the is
lands of ST. Paul and Amster-
dam. All told these islands have
population OF about 100000;
but their military strength is
practically negligible.
BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTH
AMERICA-Canada, with an
area of 100000 square miles.
population 5,5OOOO0 has mill
tary strength OF permanent and
reserve forces amounting to
about 81 O00 mon Naurfoupd