The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-07

udSO, WIN a tOtal area OF lZ,UUU
square miles and a population OF
about 100000. OF these the most
important are Jamaica, with a mill
tary 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 1852
square miles and a population of &c.
800 and the latter with an area OF
100000 square miles and a population
Of 5000.
In the Pacific ocean-The common
wealth OF Australia, comprising New
South Wales, Victoria, Queensland,
South Australia, Western Australia
and Tasmania, with a total area of
about 100000 square miles and a
population of about 5000, 900. The
principal ports are protected by for
titications and the military forces of
the commonwealth show a total of
$4,000 men Sydney is a 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, Tanning,
Phoenix, the Gilberts, Ellice, the Sol
onions, Pitcairn and Ducie.
French Possessions.
Colonies and dependencies.
Morocco-In northern Africa; area
100000 square miles, population A.
100000. The effective total of the
French army of occupation is given
as $4,000 men, while the native troops
number $4,000.
Algeria-On the northern coast of
Africa; area S43.500 square miles.
European population 100000, native
100000. Garrisoned by the Nine
teenth French Army Corps and six
regiments of native troops.
French 1ndia-(Pondicherry) On
the southeastern coast Of India,
eighty miles south of Madras. Area
1856 square miles, population 276, 500.
French 1ndo China-East of Siam,
north of Singapore, south Of Hong
kong. Area 256,O00 square miles, pop
ulation 100000 Military force con
sists of 1851 Europeans and 1888
native troops commanded by a French
general of division. Naval forces, one
uab OhII LAllCC uCSlIOySIS SEVERAL tOIa
pedo boats and two submarines.
Equatorial Africa-Or the French
Congo. West coast Of Africa, between
Kamerun, a German colony, and the
Belgian Congo; area 66g, 900 square
miles; white population 1900. native
5000, 1000. Military force $50 Europe
ans, 7,145 natives.
Madagascar-Of the east coast OF
Africa; area 22S,500 square miles:
French population 10000; native g.
100000. Military forces 2,411 Eu-
ropeans, 6,376 natives.
In the Indian ocean-The Mayoette
islands and Camoro islands, between
Madagascar and Africa, and the Is
lands If Reunion. st. Paul, Amsterdam
and Kerguelen.
French somalli Coast-Western
coast and Red Sea, opposite Alden:
area. $3.50 square miles; population
20S
French West Africa-comprises
Senegal, French Guiena, the Ivory
Coast. Dohomey and Mauritania.
Senegambia and Nigeria; area 1,5O0,-
600 square miles; European popula-
ton 9,0o0,0 o0, Africans 10000, 900.
Tunis-On the northern coast OF
Africa; area $4,000 square miles;
population 100000. military force,
1880 men.
French Guiana-West Of venezu-
Ella; area 10000 square miles, pop
ulation $4,000.
Martinique-West Indies: area 3S5
square miles. population $4,000.
Guadeloupe-West Indies: area
688 square miles; population 212,-
900.
st. Pierre and Miquelon-south of
Newfoundland. Area of both islands
90 square miles; population 1852.
In the Pacific .Ocean-New Gale
donna and its dependencies: the
Wallis Archipelago, the Loyalty Is
lands: the Huon Islands and the
New Hebrides. Other French estab-
lishments in oceania, scattered over
a wide area, are the Island Of Tahiti,
the Society Islands, the Marquezas
the Tuamoto group. the Leeward
group and other lesser islands. To-
tai are s.744 square miles; total
population s1,100.
German Colonies and Dependencies
MISUNDERSTANDING on the
east coast Of the Province Of Shan
tung. Area 200 square miles: gar
rison Of 2,125, composed Of German
AA.N--.N-- l.---M--N -