The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-14
THE WAR FLAG FLOATS OVER
BOTH HEMIsPHEREs
The Colonial Possessions of the Great
Powers Ranify Every Nook and
Corner Of the Earth
(By Associated Press

rope which today are engaged in war
fare have colonial possessions, protec-
torates and dependencies scattered
over the world.
Austria-Hungary and Russia have
no colonial possessions, though the
Russian stretches through the con-
tinents of Europe and Asia and pre-
sents a long line on the northern
Pacific. Of the others, Great Britain
has colonies and protectorates the
world over; France has colonies and
protectorates in Africa, India, China.
in South America, in the West In
ries. in the north Atlantic, and in the
Pacific and Indian oceans.
Germany has colonial possessions in
Africa, in China, and in the Pacific
ocean, and Italy has dependencies in
Africa and concession in China
England's vast empire, India, Can
ada, and Australia; her holdings on
the Malay peninsular; her colonies
in Africa, and her fortified positions
in the Mediterranean, Gibralta and
Malta, put her at the head of the col
ony-holding nations of the world; they
also increase the field of her protec-
tive operations in case she becomes
involved in war with Austria Hum
gary and Germany, and possibly with
Italy.
Many of the minor holdings of the
four powers with colonial possessions
to defend are themselves without
military strength. In many cases the
protecting powers has only very
small garrisons on shore, amounting
! to nothing more than local police
forces. This is particularly true in
Africa, outside of the French and
British colonies, in the Pacific ocean
and in American waters.
The continent of Africa presents a
notable picture of the juxtaposition
of protectorates and colonies belong
ing to Great Britain, France and
Germany.
France has a protectorate over
| Morocco, and her Algerian posses
sions, facing the Mediterranean, are
bounded on the east by Tripoli, de-
| tendency of Italy. Then comes
Egypt, where British interests are
paramount. On the Red sea and con-
tiguous to Egypt, is the Italian de-
tendency of Eritrea. Coming down
the east coast are British Somailand,
Italian Somaliland, British East Afri-
ca, German East Africa, 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, contiguous in the order
named. are German Southwest Africa;
Portuguese West Africa, the Congo
state, belonging to Belgium; the
French Congo; Kamerun, belonging
to Germany, the Niger territories, a
protectorate of Great Britain; French
West Africa; Togoland, belonging to
Germany; the Gold coast, British
colony, and the Ivory coast, annexed
by France twenty years ago.
| The following is a list of colonies,
protectorates and dependencies OF
four countries involved:
| Great Britain
| Gibralta at the entrance to the Med
iterranean sea; area two square
miles; military force 1857.
Malta in the Mediterranean sea;
area 147 square miles; military force
7647.
Cyprus island in the Mediterranean,
60 miles from the coast of Asia Min
or: area 1857 square miles; military
strength 121 men.
Empire of India; area 100000
square miles, population 295,OOO,OO0;
military strength, British troops To-
s97: native troops, 163,S36, with 3d.
| 700 reservisits.
|
India. area 22,33 square miles; mill
tary strength 1882 men.
Maldive Islands in the Indian ocean,
400 miles south of India; area 1l5
square miles; population $4,000; a
group of II coral islets.
Federated Malay states of Malay
peninsular: area, $4,000 square
miles: population $4,000; military
strength, S51 natives under eleven
European officers; also native con-
stabulary.
Borneo in the East Indies; area TO-
600 square miles; population, 555,oOo.
Honkong east coast of China; area
400 square miles; population 4oo'Ooo;
military strength 4.27O.
| Wei-hai-wei in the province OF Shan
H.