The New Student's Reference Work/Colombo

Colombo (ko-lom′ bo), capital of Ceylon, was named by the Portuguese after Christopher Columbus.  It has a fine harbor, and within the town are two mission-colleges.  Colombo was captured by the British in 1796.  It has railway connection with Kandy, 60 miles to the northeast.  In 1910 Ceylon had 577 miles of railway open for traffic.  Population, 158,228.