Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-13
DEPENDENCIES OF THE
POWERS

are the Fiji groups, British New
Guiana, the Tonga islands, Tanning.
Phoenlx. the Gilberts. Ellice, the
Pitcairn. and Ducie.
French Possessions. Colonies and De-
dependencies.
MOROCCO-1n northern Africa; area
10000 square miles. population A.
100000. The effective total of the
French army Of occupation is given
as 10000 men, while the native troops
number $4,000.
ALGERIA-On the northern coast of
Africa; area 34S 800 square miles. Eu-
ropean population $50, 900. native S.
100000. Garrisoned by the Nineteenth
ffench army corps and six regiments
OF native troops.
FRENCH Observation-Disclosures On
the southeastern coast of India, SO
miles south of Madras. Area 1876
square miles, population 276, 500.
FRENCH INDO CHINA-East of
Siam, north of Singapore, south Of
Hongkong. Area 256, 900 square miles.
population 10000, 900. Military
force consists of 1o,6s1 Europeans and
1908 native troops commanded by q
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, a German colony,
and the Belgian Congo; area 669, 900
square miles; white population 1900:
native. 5000, 900. Military force $40
Europeans, 7,145 natives.
MADAGAsCAR-Off the east coast Of
Africa; area 22S,5O square miles;
French population 1O. 1000; native. g.
500, 1000. Military forces 2,41l, Euro
peans, 6.376 natives.
THE INDIAN OCEAN-The Mayotte
Islands n Camoro Islands between
Madagascar n Africa, and the ISL
ands of Reunion, ST. Paul, Amster-
dam and Kerguelen.
FRENCH SOMALI COAST-Western
coast of Red sea. opposite Alden;
area. $50 squar miles: population,
20S. 900.
FRENCH WEST AFRICA-Comprises
Senegal. French Guinea, the Ivory
Coast. Dahomey and Mauritania.
Senegamhia and Nigeria; area, $780,
600 square miles; European popu-
lation. 5000. 900; Africans 10. 600, 900
men.
Africa; area. $4,000 square miles;
population. 1900. 900; military force,
1880 men.
FRENCH GUIANA-west of vene-
Zuela; area. 10000 square miles;
population. $4,000.
MARTINIQUE-West Indies; area, 3&
square miles; population. 144, 900.
GUADELOUPE-West Indies; area,
6SS square miles: population, 212, 900.
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON-South
of Newfoundland. Area of both ISL
ands, SO square miles; population,
1852.
I'M TJE pACTEyC OCEAN-Now c,h
donia and its dependencies; the
Wallis Archipelago, the Loyalty ISL
ands: the Huon islands and the New
Hebrides. Other French establish
ments 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. Total
area. STA square miles; total pop
ulation. S1.1OO.
German Colonies and Dependencies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the east
coast of the Province of S%hantung.
Area, 200 square miles; garrison Of
3,125, composed of German marines
and Chinese soldiers. Population.
16S.9O0.
TOGO-On west coast Of Africa, be-
tween the Gold Coast (British) and
Dahomey (French); area. SO, 700
qua miles; white population. 1858;
native. 10000 900; military force
small.
KAMERUN-west coast of Africa be-
tween Nigeria (French) and the
French Congo. Area 1911, 600 square
miles; white population 1870, native
1900, 900.
GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA
West coast OF Africa, north of Cape
Colony; are 322, 450 square miles;
white population 1850, native $1,000.
GERMAN EAST AFRICA-Between
British East Africa on the north and
Portuguese East Africa on the south;
area 1884, 900 square miles; white popu-
lation 5,336, native 1856, 900.
IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN-Germany
has as it's colonies or dependencies,
Kaiser Wilhelm's Land. The Bis
mack 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 posses
sions have an area Of $4,000 square
miles. a white population of 1884, and
634,00 natives.
italian FOREIGN Dependencies.
ERITREA-In the west coast Of the
Red sea; area 45,s0O square miles;
coast line $40 miles. Population $780,
900; military force 127 officers, 4,4s4
SOMALILAND-On the east coast Of
Africa, south OF Eritrea; area 1879, 43O
square miles. population 400, 900.
IIENT sinh China, a concession of
II square miles on the left bank of
the Pei Ha Population loo.
TRIPOLI and CYRENAICA-On the
northern coast Of Africa, between
Egypt and Algeria; area AGO, 900
square miles; native population 523.-
116. European 5000.