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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1914

Page

8

Colonial possessions and empires of major powers in 1914

The article surveys Great Britain France and Germany and Italy presenting their vast colonial holdings and dependencies. It lists territories such as India Egypt Hong Kong Algeria Madagascar the Gold Coast and more, with population and military strength notes for each. It also notes Africa and the Pacific as focal points of empire wealth and strategic protection.

Great Britain France Germany Italy Europe Austria-Hungary Russia Russian Asia Pacific Africa India China South America West Indies North Atlantic Indian Oceans Pacific Ocean England Canada Australia Malay Peninsula Mediterranean Gibraltar Malta American Morocco Tripoli Egypt Red Sea Eritrea British Somaliland British East Africa German East Africa Portuguese East Africa British South Africa Rhodesia Transvaal Orange River Colony Natal Cape of Good Hope Belgium French Congo Kamerun Niger Territories Tectorate French West Africa Togoland Gold Coast Ivory Coast Mediterranean Sea Cyprus Asia Minor Empire of India Ceylon Maldive Islands Indian Ocean Federated Malay States Borneo East Indies British Central Africa Somaliland Zambar Basutoland Bechuanas Nigeria Lagos Sierra Leone Gambia St. Helena Ascension Tristan d’Acundra Mauritius Seychelles Changos St. Paul Amsterdam Jamaica Turks, and Cailos Islands Cayman Islands Winward Islands Leeward Islands Trinidad and Tobago Port Royal Central and British Honduras British Guiana Commonwealth of Australia New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Commonwealth Sydney Pacific Islands Fiji British New Guiana Tonga Islands Fanning Phoenix Gilberts Ellice Solomons Pitcairn Ducie Algeria Belgian Congo Madagascar Maguette Islands Camoro Islands Reunion Kerguelen Aden Senegal French Guinea Dahomey Mauritania Senegambia Tunis French Guiana Venezuela Martinique Guareloupe St. Pierre and Miquelon Newfoundland New Caledonia Wallis Archipelago Loyalty Islands Huon Islands New Hebrides Oceania Tahiti Society Islands Tuamota Leeward Group Kiau-Chau Tsing-Tau Shan‘tung Togo German Southwest Africa Cape Colony Easter Wilhelm’s Land Bismarck Group Caroline Pelew Marianne Solomon Marshall Islands Savaii Upolu

World empire details and a sharp Cardigan quip

Lists of colonial possessions by Germany Italy and others with area and population figures across Africa and the Pacific. Includes a witty remark attributed to Lady Cardigan about a very ignorant man and his stock of good sense. Also reports on baseball scores across major leagues and a district court bankruptcy notice.

Cardigan District Court OF the United States Northern District OF Georgia A. L. Deadwyler United States District Court Room Atlanta O. C. Fuller W. G. Cornett

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