THE GERMANS ABROAD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2315, 27 December 1889, Page 2

THE GERMANS ABROAD

f(FROH OUR PARIS COBEISPONDENT.) M. H«nrl de Beaumoni has tataly published m the " ttoonooaißte Franoals" an Interesting study on the distribution of Germans thronghot the globe. He estimateß the total number as more than nine millions, of whom (even millions are lo the United States, forming about a ninth of tha whole population. They are collected mainly m the States of New York and Pensylv*nl» ; but they occupy largely the ports for the trans-atlant c traffic— New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Charleston. In St Louie there are 39,000 Germans, In Chicago they represent about a third of the population, m New Orleans there are about 15,000, who maintain the trade with Bremen ; anu la San Franolsco thero are 13,000. In Mexico there are from 5000 to 8000 es - toblished mainly m the oity of Mexico at, Oollna and Vera Orcz. Theie are German colonies m Havana, Jamaloa, Oman^c, <»nd Porto Eioo. In Haytl they are en g&ged In the cultivation and trade m coffae. In 1887 a Hamburg line of steamers took a third of the coffee exported from Port-au-Prince, more than half of tbat from Cipe Haytiea, and two-thirds of that from Gonaivies. Twenty years ago there were 32,000 French and 5000 Germans m the Argentine Republic. To-day there are 153 000 French and 54,000 Germans. In 1873 German trade with that state amounted to 15,000,000fr— -It is now 60 millions. The Germans are chiefly massed m the provinces of ifintre R(oa and Santa Fe\ At Buenos Ayroß the German colony nnmbers 4000 peraoLß, and In Chili there are also 4000 Germans engaged mainly m agriculture, and especially Id the oaltlvatlon of rloe. In Pern 1000 osrry on trade with Glsdbao and Bremen, while In Br»zll there are 80,000 m the province of Rio Grande do Sul alone, whioh tbey have made the gianary of the country. Gorman colonies are soatteied about all the other provlnose between tbo 20:h and 25fch parallels. In Urngqay, 3000 Germans m Monte video divide with tbo British the main trade of the oountry and German fmportß have doubled fa the last 15 years. The Venezuela they form 12 per cent of the forelgh population, and are merchants, apothecaries and workmen. They Dumber 1700 m Caracas, and have colonies In Puerto, Oaballo, L-a Ga<ty»na, and Oiadad Bolivar. In the Australian colonies there are 65.000 Germans. In ail the trading ports of the Bait they are fonnd m oouslderabSe numbers, throughout Polyncs a thoy Hold tax important position os merchants and planters, and m South Afrloa they num bee about 12000