Chas am

city, port of entry, and eapital of Kent county, Ontarjo, Canada; on the Thames river and the Canadian Pacific railroad; 67 miles S. W. of London; has a large shipping trade in lumber and farm products; and is principally engaged in manufacturing. Pop. (1901) 9,068, Chas am, a town, naval arsenal, and seteoy of England, county Kent, on the Medway, about 3414 miles by rail from London. The roma dockyard was founded by Queen Elizabeth previous to the sailing of the Armada. It has been greatly enlarged in reeent years, and has now capacious docks, in which the heaviest warships can be equipped and sent directly to sea. The town is defended by a strong line of fortifications which also serve as a flank defense for the metropolis. Pop. 40,800.