Facts About the British Empire.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 157, 2 June 1900, Page 3

Facts About the British Empire.

A correspondent has compiled foi the Agp the following array of facts to illustrate the vastness of the British Empire : — Half the ships in the woild arc British. The best of thorn can be oonveitod into ships of war in 48 houis. As the sun rises tho British dram bsat followt, it round the world. There are 400,000,000 people m the British Empire. " GoJ Stive the Queen" i^. sung in 20 languages. Tho total volue of the United Kingdom if. now said to be oviu £ 10,000,000,0.0. We own the largest part of Noith AmtJiica — thai in, Oriuadci. Two thuds of tho bhip-budding of the world i* do.ie by the Briiich. As much ,16 .£2,500,000.000 sleihng has been lout to other nations by the 1-Jrmoh. "Wo have 40 colonies. The Uale of Cheat Biitniii is vroitk £700,000,000 a year. Thore ate 2JO British luiilionaiies. Ths JjiUish Empii'o. U cut into a strip a mile wida. would iditch round tho world 4/50 tunes. The house piopeity in the British Idle.i is valued at JG2OO.OOJ 000, the raihv,t>s tit £300,000,000, ihe shipping at JCJ 20,000,000. Ohve ychnener, authoros^ of *' An African Fanu," ba\s that, if any big misfortune were to happen to Julnjland, 60,000,000 oE English ■speaking people in other countries would ltsap to thou f&otl