Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-06

ST. Helena. Ascension. Tristan d.
Acuntha, Mauritius. the Seychelles,
. Chagos and other islands and the is
lands 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 $500, 900
square miles, population 100000. has
a military strength of permanent and
reserve forces amounting to about
I $4,000 men. Newfoundland and Lab
rador have an area of $4,000 square
miles and a population of 100000. OF
/ the coast of Florida are the Bermuda
/ Islands. with an area 20 square miles
and a population OF II 900, whose mill
| tary strength is given as 1.340 men.
In the West Indies-British posses
siOns comprise Jamaica, Turks and
7 Caitos Islands, the Cayman Islands.
/ the Windward Islands. the Leeward
( Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, with a
total area of $1,000 square miles and
Z population of about 1900, 900. OF these
the most important are Jamaica, with
a military strength of 1904 and with
strong Notifications at Port Royal.
In Central and South America
British Honduras and British Guiana.
the former with an area of 1862 square
miles and a population of 1880. and
( the latter with an area of 100000
square miles and a population of 3OO,-
coo.
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 100000. The
principal ports are protected by forti-
fcations and the military forces of
the commonwealth show a total of
174.OOO 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 Solo
mons. Pitcairn and Ducie.
French Possessions.
Norocco-In northern Africa; area
100000 square miles, population A.
600. 900. The effective total Of the
French army of occupation is given
ae $4,000 men, while the native troops
number $4,000.
Algeria-On the northern coast of
Africa; area 343,50O square miles.
European population 100000. native
100000. Garrisoned by the 18th
French army corps and six regiments
OF native troops.
French dia-C1ondicherry). on the
southeastern coast OF India. so miles
south OF Madras; area. 1876 square
miles; population. 276,5OO.
French Indo China-East of Siam, |
north of Singapore. south of Honkong; |
area. 256. 900 square miles; population. !
1900, 900. Military force consists ~
1861 Europeans and 13.06S native ;
troops commanded by French gen
eraI Of division Naval forces. one |
gunboat. three destroyers. several tor |
pedo boats and two submarines.
Equatorial Africa, or the French I
Congo-West coast-Of Africa, between !
Kamerun, a German colony. and the /
Belgian Congo; area. $4,000 square
miles. white population. 200: native.
100000 Military force, $50 Euro
peans, 7.145 natives
AIaGagascar-On the east coat II
.irica: area. 22s,5O0 square niles;
r. cnch population. 10000; native. g.
100000. Military forces, 2.411 Euro
peans. G.376 natives.
In the Indian Ocean-The Mayotte
islands and Camoro islands. between
AIadagas scar and Africa, and the Is
lands of Reunion. St. Paul. Amsterdam
and Kerguelen.
French Soman Coast-Western
coast OF Red Sea, opposite Alden; area
;. 7sO square miles; population 2Os'-
600.
French West Africa - Comprises
SenagaI. French Guinea. the ivory
coast. Dahomey and Mauritania, Sene-
gambia and niagara; area, 1,5OO'OOo
square miles; European population -
600 900: Africans. 100000 men.
Tunis-On the northern coast OF Al
RIGA: area. so 900 square miles; popu-
lation. 500 900; military force l1'5OO
men.
French Guiana-West OF Nenezuela'
area 90 500 square miles; population
81, 900. ..-
Ma -tfnique-West Indies; area 800
square miles: population, $4,000.
Guadeloupe-We Indies; area osS
square miles; population. $4,000. !