The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

tsf foreigners resident fn Japan 95l are
from the Ua.ted States. $50 from Great
Hrltain I2s from Russia, - from Holland.
50 from France II from Portugal. IS
from Germany. 80 from Switzerland. -
from Belgium 5 from Italy. Is from Den
mark. 81 from Norway and sweden. =
frsm Spain. g. from Aastr a-Hungary, y
from ghe Hawaiian islands. I from Peru.
2 from Mexico. Is from Canada and l,afo
from chlma. The total foreign population
numbers aS1s, ~ whom s2 are members OF
fAe various diplomats and consular
hedies. r ara la the service Of the Japan
csc government. ga are individual ser
Vice and 8fsi belong 20 the mercantile
and professional world. i have else where
noticed the tendency % the Japanese gov
eminent 30 dispense STIR Sac services or
foreigners as soon a. possible. This Is
pretty clearly indicated by the official re-
ports from Which these figures are taken,
the Resume Sghflstique de fEmp!re du
,Tapnn pour Ia dixteme aimee. This res
,4me, which Is compiled by the Imperial
cabinet shows the following steady de-
crease % foreigners employed by the jap
aness government, In iSSs there were ls5'
isB0 lss. lsai iaS 1882. los. lssa. 81; aud n
Is9f as shown above. =.
OF Japanese resident ln foreign countries
Il augurs well FOR the future relations OF
Iapan anI The United States that with the
exception % the Hawaiian islands, where
saere are a great many japanese coolies,
cur own republic ella ms a larger number
than any other country. There were 6&~
japanese ln the Cnited States last year
and Of thar number @,9n we're students.
Thia ia not only a larger number of stu
dents than Japan sends 90 any other coun-
Try. 81 is more than l9 times as many as
she sends 70 ali ether countries combined.
Germany has thc newt largest number -
japanese students. n. and Great Britain
comes thlrd WITH g. The total number IN
al other countries besides the United
States is only -.
Rice Culture and Trade.
Jauan plants e.79. 40 aeges IN rice and
ssn.aua acres In barley and other grains.
Rice culture far outwt gins every other
agricultural pursuit. tho annual produc-
Oh amounting 20 Sue0N8 bushels and
eaEaging about &eoa oo9 tGlers 90 the soil.
lu Tokyo ] VISITED tha riCe market. where
aoDa hairs arr actually handled annu-
ak, fhe daily sales ranging from Aeo go
gaos3 hAieA The hu38iaE. which was
erected Io years sgo g. an odd-lookug
square structure y 70 an iuner court.
which Nth is trees and seats looks Ike
ara Oriental modification ~ an Occidental
beer garden. The general office is a. one
end ef De rectangular court and along tha
ether three s,aes ana facing sac court, are
tae stalls occupied hy dealers wgth fhelr
samuies. Th.s. ~ course IS simply a local
market Cor domestic rce. 81 handles about
- ger esnt ~ thr rice Tor Tokyo When I
UarVslsd AZ and3nE Japan BOTH an ex-
porter and an importer II rec. the man
aKer II Ghs market explained that the jap
anese., raising ere fusr grades " rice. fire.
aasB5ly SEA- tha native product 8t q good
prise aua buy. q Eower grade 81 foreign
eo for l2oir own fecd.
Tn fact. soHae writer's t0 the contrary
rofsfth stand tx rica does not form she
.sr a. tse q .
classes af Japan. That honor belongs
rather to wheat eariaF aHd espectAily init
tct {sTof 1'iFa 81 'eesttt9. shaa ahofn there
e. hardly q higher sutHcrtty or such mat
scrs. says be onea beard htIsafne Ia a
country village say go auothtv With a
grave shAke us the Bead what. $50 vca
meaa "a say shRg So has come co having 80
E.ve Aer vigoes as Il 80 SAY yaas thlrEs had
indeed coDlo So a. s3aru4.as pass when
sueh az expensive GaEn,y muse ea poo-
Slaea
Translated ia5S American currency. tas
fa.lawtaE GEurcs saaw tac vaale 81 ia
pans SIX N8eS 81 rjee taSE year tSs. TO
A0etrada. $i.2As, Aussrss. sarN Bo}-
N.am S@ $50 fiTt,sa America f,1aS.
cana. 81 Ss8. TTance. xas AS. t,e~rua u.s..
see erear Nvss&sa. sSgs so Holland
mac HeuxNoue. $50 b. Russ.a. NgA-
as TurSey. N3Es. Vnue3 States. Ssg8sss.
ataer countries. S. stss Tee total s. s.3 z-G
Torls.
rae Yarefsa CAose estimates faat ere
tetai loses sastssBes a-ace July lEss. by
gn0ndsssous 20 varsoaa rs~sa ~ tne conn
&ry. assauated ID sacszt tao s.ss lda YEA "A
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tuass bare hasu q harvest &C cvez n ss 80
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