The Chinese press on Wednesday gave prominence to an account of proceedings at Jessfield in connexion with a proposal by the Shanghai Tramway Ca. to establish a service of railless cars in that district, The report states that some days ago the company sent men into the district to distribute circulars among the. shopkeepers and get their "chop," presumably their approval to the suggested service. A meeting of Chinese residents was arranged, and about 100 people are said to have attended. The gathering would seem to have arrived at the conclusion that, as the district is purely Chinese territory, this attempt of the foreigners to establish a service of tramways would be an infringement of sovereign rights. The meeting accordingly decided upon protesting against the proposal. To this end, it was decided to write to the Tramway Company, to the Settlement authorities and the Envoy for Foreign Affairs, entering the said protest.
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