The extension of the Tientsin Electric Tramway in the Japanese Concession is fast approaching completion, and it may be opened to traffic early next month, when, by spending some ten cents it will be possible to travel from the French Concession through the Italian, Austro-Hungarian, Russian Settlements and the Chinese city to the Japanese Concession. That is much cheaper and faster travelling than can be done by ricsha. It is stated that the ricsha coolies at Tientsin are making secret preparations for the protection of their trade from the loss it must incur from tram competition.
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