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CHILE

furnishes a complete division on mobilisation. There are 49 battalions of infantry, 1 regiment of railway workers, 1 battalion of telegraphers, 8 regiments of cavalry, 2 batteries of horse artillery, 32 batteries of field artillery, 8 batteries of inounta n artillery, 2 battalions of fortress artillery, 8 battalions of eng ; neers and 1 company for aerial service. The total strength of the active army in 1920 was 1,996 officers and 21,180 men.

The infantry are armed with the Chilian Mauser rifle (1895), calibre 7 mm., and the cavalry with a carbine of similar pattern and lance. The field artillery are armed with Q. F. Krupp guns.

In December, 1918, an Air Force was formed under British instruction, with a nucleus of 14 seaplanes and 80 aeroplanes purchased in Great Britain.

Military budget for 1920 was 3,115,000Z.

The principal vessels of the Chilian fleet are as follows : —

Name

Dreadnought Almiranto Latorre

Pre-Dreadnought.

Capitan Prat.

Armoured Cruitert. Esmeralda O'Higgins

Protected Cruitert.

Blanco Encalada. Pres. Errazuriz. Zenteno. Cliacabuco.

1013

1896 1896

1893 1890 1896 1898

28,000

6,966

7,030 8,500

4.420 2.080 3,600 4,300

, - D

-Js 5 2

M g -

t

Main Armament

10 14-in. ; 14 6-in.

12 I 6 9-4-in. ; 8 47-in.

6 2 8-in. ; 16 6-in.

7 4 8-in.; 10 6-in.

2 8-in.; 10 6-in.. 4 6-in. .

2 6-iu ; 10 6-i>r. .

2 8-in.: 10 4 7 in.

'Mfi

37,000

12,000

18,000 16,000

14,500 5,400 6,500

15.000

23

183

23-0 21-2

22-0 19-0 18-0 24-0

The Almirante Latorre served in the British Fleet during the war as the Canada. She has now been handed over to Chile, for which State she was constructed. Three powerful destroyers built for Chile, which were taken over for the British service, have also been incorporated in the Chilian navy. They were constructed at Cowes in 1914 '; 1,700 tons, 31*5 knots, 4 tubes, 2 4 7-in. and three smaller guns. Six submarines, HI to Hfi (450-520 tons, 800 h.p., 15-18 knots, length 150 feet), were transferred from the British to the Chilian Navy in 1917.

Chile had (1919) 1 battleship, 4 cruisers, 2 armoured cruisers, 2 training ships, 2 gunboats, 9 destroyers, 5 old torpedo boats, and 6 submarines ; also 2 transports and 8 modern patrol vessels. Personnel, 5,240 (306 officers).

Agriculture and Industry.

There are three zones in Chile — the arid zone in the north, the agricultural zone in the centre, and the forest zone in the south. Agriculture and mining are the principal occupations. Total area of agricultural land is 42,183,663 acres ; of forest area, 9,495,483 acres ; of fruit trees, 276,704 acres ; of meadows, 18,393,252 acres. Number of farms in 1919, 96,794. Chile produces aunually large quantities of cereals, besides excellent wine,