GUDUR

[s. 298] : A town in the district of Nellore, Madras, India, situated 24 miles S. W. of the town of Nellore. Population, about 5,000. Station of the Herm anns burg Mi ion, with (1902) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 10 native workers, men and women; 1 preaching place, 3 outstations, 4 schools and 296 profe ing Christians. GUIANA An extensive territory on the north: east coast of South America, bounded on the north by the Atlantic, on the east and south by Brazil, and on the west by Brazil and Venezuela. The country slopes from the south, where the mountains reach an altitude of 7,000 feet, to the lowlands of the north. Six large rivers, whose In general trend is north, drain the country. the lowlands the hot climate is tempered by the Tereasterly breezes, which blow all the year. rific thunderstorms often occur, and at times earthquake shocks may be felt. The fertility of the soil is unsurpa ed in South America. The three Guianas are the only European colonies on the Continent, and combined they are not larger than Wyoming and Colorado. British Guiana, formally ceded to Great 1. Britain in 1814, is the largest of the three colonies, and includes the settlements of Demerara, E equibo, and Berbice, named from the three rivers. It extends from 9° to 1° north latitude, and from 67° to 52° north longitude, including an area of The government is admin109,000 square miles. istered by a governor, a isted by a court of policy. There are over 150,000 acres under cultivation, half of which is devoted to the raising of sugar. Population (1891), 278,477, composed of negroes, For many mulattoes. East Indians, and Chinese. years Chinese immigrants were brought to work on the sugar plantations, but about 1870 all organized importation was discontinued, and there are now only about 4,000 Chinese in the Of East Indians there are 115,463. colony. There are 159 schools which receive government George town is the grants, with 21,384 pupils. capital and principal city. 280 Mi ion work in British Guiana is carried on by the Moravian Brethren, the National Baptist Convention, the LMS, the SPG, the SDA, and the PB. 2. French Guiana (Cayenne) was acquired by France in 1626, and includes an area of 46,850 square miles. It is by far the hottest of the three colonies, is poorly cultivated, and its trade Cayenne is the capital and is very insignificant. largest city. This is the only country in South America untouched by Protestant mi ions. Its total population is about 35,000. 3. Dutch Guiana (Surinam) is separated from French Guiana on the east by the river Marowijne, and on the west from British Guiana by the river Corantyn. It was first acquired by the Netherlands in 1667 in exchange for New Netherlands in N. America, and was finally surrendered to its po e ion by the peace of Paris, 1815. The area is 46,060 square miles, much of it consisting of flat and swampy land, while the high mountains are found toward the south. The population is (1900) 68,968, exclusive of the negroes living in the forests, engaged principally in agriculture. Sugar is the principal product. Paramaribo is the capital. The government is in the hands of a governor and the council, who Entire liberty is are nominated by the queen. accorded to the members of all religious confe ions, and in 1902 there were the following Reformed and Luther an church connections: Moravian Brethren, 28,027; members, 9,584; Roman Catholics, 12,771; Jews, 1,100; Hindus, Mi ion work in 11,158; Mohammedans, 3,918. Surinam is carried on by the Moravian Brethren (1735). 298