The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-19
IAPAN'S NEW REGIME.
Many Thousand Foreigners Affected
by thc New Order OF Things.

by the Ncsy Order OF Things.
o.. - t....t -l+t..,. of tho
,,....
Dhl-eH 0-tl4s' TWO .N''7iii H''7'
and about 0u. thousand German ma
t.ranob ctilsrs y.u be directly affected
..,,...t o.. hmm, by
o ......,..'. ',..'',,,,..,~s and
VINO" eA-''-'' ,r.
foreign residents ai. H'ir SUBJECT d" ~"
laws and business regulations "l '''"'
empire Fully a'o ot ODD. l0.'' iole'5
now residing in Japan VIII oo anus tie-'-
ed by this ueW feature 0t The nueen new
treaties which hlFa abandoned conanidt
courts and -ferrtOrialty ana uldu'
the citizens of tha fifteen countries in
question subject to the laws of Japan
,gbo, ra-fIirr ir fb9f country The total
,,,,,,,tsr of Gardener. residing ln Japan.
81 sb,y,,, boz o. monograph ou Japan just
,,rorlr.J b, tr. TREASURY Bureau of sta
tsti.s u4- or january 1sN. 1851. as
t.. os,. d.. f.l- and 7yF I'm 1896.
,.s .i...' ..,,,,,.... 10. f,s. -aas ,r nearly one
sls 49,. Ot.Ir..s 9u, English 1915
co.. ...-..,.,.. iQi French 29l
American 2-e pe..ll''7' , i.' 5,-,nr,asa.
RUSSIANS l'' ''''- ,.1.. .lf,idol
iot buich' ana '"' 49,, a., Numbers
among me 'IN'.
less IMAM l.' td'h .. g.. T.,
or the '''l llffs'el7 l ~, "r,ar.
pan ia l''' '.', M''' s..t,..,sr while
chanl7 ana T-ni.ed -tatos SD
OF 'he A''' '.'' ..,.'.,,d ,thar uro.
We're ''i7 ". 'i' f.t.t .,,bfa.ts
lessons ut ~ tbo -o3 Ger-
4. ibl were li'7 ''|'' ",,'
mans. i5 were 20 clt iH1'" ,, r
THE number ol Ipftilhei7 '-'''''-
Tapqn fs only about one-slNth rs great
.......f... Tnr4ulea residing ODD
r-b. rananaaa coneus
l"ic'-" , b. h. t,,t.-...ti,,.r
of December 'l' lN'' ''''" ~ 90 ....
to observe tnal the Jtiai,F, IAN, '
sus each yelr-shoWed ''i'2 ''..''
,a4iGfnr fn other countries. or TINS NUM-
I.. g ta ,rar. iu the United states and
o-o-, b., tf.,,.u eo that fD uCr cent of
-ifF'f 'H ''-".+f t.i ..,. .,,f
the japanese now I.'l'ii'7
jcct tD the jurisdiction ol lH. '"''.'
states OF the remaining -a.i'l JdpiH'-'
residing abroad 13Cl We're iu Korea
55s9 In England ana .'5I ,a,, go.0 and Iis5
IN RUSSIA a.it J.. .,. r. ,to
ln thlna- 'l luc "'' t',7 90
United states. 2liS We're students ana
-g4 merchants
- 30 i,t.rssfirg to observe that the
.,. r.,.,,,.. fs a.nn-rnnfiy
ui7l 7..-'" '' '''- Xxx r-.It.4
lo look almost eA.i'.f's tt..
States iu educational matters ms 'H'
total number OF Japanese students r.-
.,.itr,. ,tr.,l as shown bv The census
D. .- AMI ~ t,f- number
A-IIe7' was -,' s'.,.. l.. I'm
Germany 40 bon Russia and russian colo
MOS tS in England and English col .rIci,
o. b, crf.. "a in korea and lO lu France.
- ''' -.'..... 10. ..t..b r.. f.-...u-
$500 H., ii. cifizan- laws
el7 ii Jal.H .''i" oi ii, i,,..,,tfuf
tld Hof l.ih.i.t W. .l.ti, Xxx. hnIi
D.N""7' "- ..- ,,-, I.-h .I. fu
.' US L,ti',.es nf TluIr he
,1,,'..i l-.ei,- bv foroirn.rs Residing
'',.,,,.+5.v More fhan D DER cent?
80 .f,.......r...,i.,,s fr..ro r4n.n and more
tt ~ +., ,rnt of ifs iynaortlti0us. aye
r.it3r l' l, forrleners Cf The total
49,, .,.,,, r,nan in t4QS over IuI o.U.-
r-4 ,. t.ro eert abroad bv fureieu m.r-
cbayfe d.inr business ln that country.
@ = ...',.,t ht Taranoea merchants
,,biio nf fr. total imports of tle rair
,.''...,,.. Gan ID, vain. wore imported
H. f.ral,raIa and 90 0o0tt,3 yen Son value
d.. raral'... nlarchaufs
T64f fba Tan4rese have proved app
r,uniIs ln fho study of foreign commerce
4r srf H. shown ~ 8u examination 0f
the record of Jauan's foreign trade dlr-
Ind, fho mast faw vpnrs Don 1883 only
~, ner cent. of the imports into JAPAN
and llf upr cent. OF the exports were
,,,.,.I. I'D, fan4nasa merchants IN lN-r
fne norientaee of importation made bF
Tqu4u.-e merchants increased t0 las
nor cent. bv 1894 they had reached -G2
rar cont and in lSJ9 220 Der cent Of tle
r-,f ir,-lrrfs was made bv Jan4nca-
,,,.~thanfs Meantime thefr Share Iu doe
".,,,.,rt,fion ra4rnin0 T~4 uer CENT in
teat ~ ,.~ ,.,t in 1sir ard aa mop
rart In isis qhe total value 0f Imports
f' f..,.,.. +,e,,.l,srfs 'i1 tesl u.ls D t..!.-
~, ',....., ana ir tsns 20 4739,9 Ven While
It t.f -.,f,,l. - tf,, .,l..rfs h,, f1narr-a
.rot-9ts which Inn 1Ss9 was 5t4pO-.
,-.~ o.ss ir 1,gS IL oe0 5-Q Won I'm. fact
-b1t to-o-frfrds of fhe oxDo-fs of 1qulu
,Ht S,f -,,.~lef tbro,..b fo~ai.sefa re-
fi',-- i1 tsaf country ard fhaf ..ar two.
fb.ris M rbo lmnorfs ara brought n ana
5,...f.....f d.. f..,t,,, ,,.r,b,,te doinr
distrloutel Dy foreign meithtN.f "'l.'
business lh japan auN7 att'- .ti"b
importance yL tAt ne" ieia'i'l r, .....'
now exist pel"een lhe ~ Ilii'7. 10y ,
mont ana TOT lsheis i--lHi"s anu "''"s
business ln th't country. .....
Inc e0mihtigit. Ieis,iYH9
pan ana the Ohlicd states ril .l-
fially from muse ot InA"5 ,
tries VINE our fotai exports i.tts
ceed our lo'"l l.'poi.s, .I. ..t.b T.,-r