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FOREIGNERS IN CHINA

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 10, 1900

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 77, No. 28.

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FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.

New York Times.
Washington, June 21.— Statistics concerning foreigners in China are contained in a report on trade relations between China and the United States, just received at the State Department from Consul Fowler at Che-Foo. It is dated May 7 last. The table of foreigners is divided into two classes, residents and firms, and includes statistics for the years 1898 and 1899.
The total foreign residents are given as, in 1898, 13,421; in 1899, 17,193. The number of foreign firms was, in 1898, 773; and in 1899, 933.
The nationalities of the foreign element for 1899 are stated as follows:—
American residents, 2,335; increase over 1898 of 279: firms, 70; increase of 27.
British residents, 5,562; increase of 414: firms, 401; increase of 32.
German residents, 1,134; increase of 91: firms, 115; increase of 8.
French residents, 1,183; increase of 263: firms, 76; increase of 39.
Dutch residents, 106; increase of 19: firms, 9; increase of 1.
Danish residents, 128; increase of 11: firms, 4; increase of 1.
Spanish residents, 448; increase of 53: firms, 9; increase of 3.
Swedish and Norwegian residents, 244; increase of 44: firms, 2; increase of 2.
Russian residents, 1,621; increase of 1,456; firms, 19; increase of 3.
Austrian residents, 90; decrease of 2: firms, 5; no change.
Belgian residents, 234; increase of 65: firms, 9; no change.
Italian residents, 124; decrease of 17: firms, 9; no change.
Japanese residents, 2,440; increase of 746: firms, 195; increase of 81.
Portuguese residents, 1,423; increase of 339: firms, 10; decrease of 10.
Korean residents, 42; increase of 2: no firms.
Non-treaty powers residents, 29; increase of 2: no firms.
These figures show that Russia made the greatest gain in the number of residents, and Japan in the number of firms, France coming next in the latter respect. Consul Fowler says that these figures do not include the leased ports, and that it must be remembered that in the case of Great Britain, a large number of Indians and Asiatics (Chinese born in Hong-Kong, the straits, etc.) are included. Consequently it is difficult to determine the true number of British in China. Moreover, by British law every British subject is compelled to register in his consulate, but with Americans this registration is optional.
Consul Fowler expresses the belief that the number of American residents is greatly underestimated.