Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1916 — French Colonial Possessions. [ARTICLE]

French Colonial Possessions.

The French possession of Indo-China comprises the colony of Cochin-China, the protectorates of Cambodia, Annam, Tonkin and Laos, and the territory of Kwong-Chow-Wan, leased from China —an area embracing approximately 310,000 square miles. The population is estimated at 18,000,000. of which about 35,000 are Europeans, the rest being natives, savage tribesmen. Chinese, Malays, and Hindoos. The principal city as wejl as the principal port of entry is Saigon, Cochin-China. There are now 1,378 miles of railroad operated in Indo-China.