1188
THE STATESMAN S YEAR BOOK, 1899
SIL
Silesia (Prussian), area, &c., 658
— crime, 663
— emigration, 660
— religion, 661 Simbirsk, 916 Simpheropol, 916 Sinaloa (Mexico), 785 Sind (India), 129 Singapore, 173 Singora (Siam), 997 Sinoe (Liberia), 781 Siracusa, 725 Sirhind Canal, 150 Sirmur (Nahan), 132 •Sivas, 1079, 1080 Skien, 1044 Slivno, 1096 Smederevo, 989 Smolensk, 916 Smyrna, 1079, 1080 Society Islands, 571 Soderhamn, 1030 Soerabaya (Java), 831, 832 Sofala (district), 892
Sofia, 1096 ; university, 1096 Sokoto, 210, 336 Sokotra Island, 109 Solomon Islands, 332 » Solomon Islands (German), 615 .Solothurn (Soleure), 1058, 1060 Somali Coast (Italian), 758
— protectorate (French), 562 Somaliland (British), 108, 336, 1123
— Italian, 757 Sombrero Island, 248 Somerville Hall, Oxford, 34 Song Chin (Korea), 779 Sonmiani, 167 Sondershausen, 684 Sondrio, 725
Sonora (Mexico), 785 Sophia Island, 332 Soriano (Uruguay), 1127 Soudan, French, 563 South Africa (British), 212 South African Republic, agriculture 1005
— area, 1004
— books of reference, 1007
— commerce, 1006
— constitution, 1003
— currency, 1006
— defence, 1005
— finance, 1005
SPA
South African Republic, gold output, 1005
— government, 1003
— instruction, 1004
— mining, 1005
— population, 1004
— post and telegraphs, 1006
— president, 1004
— production and industry, 1005
— railways, 1006
— religion, 1004 Southampton, 18, 90
South Australia, agriculture, 299
— area, 297
— banks, 301
— births, deaths, and marriages,
297
— books of reference, 302
— commerce, 299-301
— constitution, 296
— customs valuation, 300
— debt, 299
— defence, 298
— emigration, 298
— exports, 300, 301
— factories, 299
— finance, 298
— government, 296 local, 296
— governor, 296
— immigration, 298
— imports, 300, 301
— instruction, 298
— justice and crime, 298
— mines, 299
— population, 297
— posts and telegraphs, 301
— production and industry, 299
— railways, 301
— religion, 298
— shipping and navigation, 301 South BrislDane (Queensland), 290 South Georgia Island, 238 South Island (N.Z.), 275
South Shields, 18, 75, 90 South-West Africa (German), 610,
612 Spain, agriculture, 1018
— area, 1012
— army, 1016
— books of reference, 1023
— colonies, 1023
— commerce, 1019
— constitution, 1009