The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-08-07

European officers; also native con-
stabulary.
Borneo-In the East Indies; area
10000 square miles; population $780,
900.
| Hongkong-East coast of China;
area 400 square miles; population 400
900; military strength 4,27O.
| WeiHai-Wei-In the province Of
Shantung, China; area 2s5 square
miles; population 100000. Not far
from the German possession of Kaiu
Chau.
Bahrein-Or Avail Island, in the Per-
sian gulf, near the coast of Arabia;
area $50 square miles; population
$4,000.
4 Straits Settlements (Singapore)
on the strait Of Malacca; area 1900
square miles; population $4,000;
military strength 1884.
Union of South Africa-Comprising
Cape Of Good Hope, Natal, the Trans
vaal, and Orange River Colony; area
47S,0OO square miles; population 5000
900; military strength; British i'm
perial troops, $500, and local organi-
cations.
Other British possessions in Africa
British East Africa, with an area
of 275,000 square miles. and popu-
lation of 100000 is left almost
wholly to the natives for defense. The
same is true of British Central Africa,
Somaliland, Zanzibar, Basutoland, the
territory OF Bechuanas, Rhodesia, MI
geria, the Gold Coast, Lagos, Sierra
Leonne and Gambia.
In the Indian Ocean---Scattered
British possessions or protectorate
are st. Helena, Ascension, Tristan,
d'Acunha, the Seychelles, Chagos and
other islands and the islands of st.
Paul and Amsterdam. All told these
islands have population of about
100000; but their military strength
is practically negligible.
British Colonies in North Ameri-
ca-Canada, with an area of 100000
square miles, population 100000, has
military strength of permanent and
reserve forces amounting to about S0,-
, 600 men. Newfoundland and Labra-
dor have an area of $4,000 square
miles and population of 100000. Off
the coast of Florida are the Bermuda
Islands with an area of twenty square
miles and a population of $1,000,
whose military strength is given as
1,34O men.
In the West Indies-British posses
sions comprise Jamaica, Turks, and
Caitos Islands, the Cayman Islands,
the Windward Islands, the Leeward
Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, with a
total area of 10000 square miles and a
population of about 100000 OF
these the most important are Jamaica,
with military strength of 1904 and
with strong fertilization at Port Royal.
| In Central and South America-Brit-
ish Honduras and British Guiana, the
former with an area of 1852 square
miles and a population of 1880, and
the latter with an area of 100000
square miles and a population of 90O,-
900.
| 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
population of about 100000. The
principal ports are protected by forti-
fications and the military forces of the
Commonwealth show total of 174,OOO
men. Sydney is first class naval
station and the headquarters Of the
British feet in Australia.
Pacific, islands of lesser Importance
are the Fiji groups, British New
Guiana, the 'Tongo islands, Tanning,
Pnoenlx, the Gflberts, Elice, the Solo,
mons, Pitcairn, and Ducie.
French Possessions.
Moroco-In northern Africa; area
100000 square miles, population 4,OOO,-
900. 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 343,500 square miles.
European population 100000, native
100000. Garrisoned by the Nine
teenth French Army Corps and six
regiments of native troops.
French India (Pondicherry)-On the
southeastern coast of India, 80 miles
south of Madras. Area 1856 square
miles; population 276,500.