CONTENTS.
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| FOREIGN AND COLONIAL HISTORY. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| France and Italy | page [245 | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| Germany and Austria-Hungary | [269 | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| Russia—Turkey and the Smaller States of Eastern Europe | [300 | |
| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| Minor States of Europe : Belgium—The Netherlands—Switzerland—Spain—Portugal—Denmark—Sweden-Norway | [322 | |
| CHAPTER V. | ||
| Asia: India, etc.—China—Hong-Kong—Korea—Japan—Siam | [351 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | ||
| Africa: Egypt—South Africa—East Africa—West Africa—Central Africa | [364 | |
| CHAPTER VII. | ||
| America: United States—Canada—Newfoundland—Mexico—Central America—West Indies—South America | [386 | |
| CHAPTER VIII. | ||
| Australasia | [403 | |
| PART II. | ||
| CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1899 | page 1 | |
| RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART IN 1899 | 77 | |
| OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS DECEASED IN 1899 | 127 | |
| STATE PAPERS: TRANSVAAL—VENEZUELA | 187 | |
| INDEX | 223 | |
