To the Editor of the "Nowti-CHiNa Datty News"
Sir,—Though these lines have no direct bearing upon, the " rickshaw problem, as a problem, yet I penning them in connection with' the letter of "Kuruma" and comment thereon, "Kuruma," therefore, make bold to surmise that the vehicle Chinnery' saw. in Canton was the wheslbarrow? Again his unreliable deduetion mentality, as illustrated in his etter, indicates that the "Carrying Chair" (mentioned by Chinnery og similar to that to be found in various parts of China) "could rot have been a rickshaw, but a wheel-barrow." I mentioned the jearrying chair and meant the carrying chair. When I mentioned] the "Chin-Jen Ch'e, I meant the your footnote nate comment thereon: ChinJen-Che which today we Professor." nis inipronounce Rickshaw" and book [M0 rubber, babble bubble. of of Kuruma.'
"Things Japanese" is of comparatively modern publication and may therefore be pardoned for misplacing the term brought to Japan by Missiona by hi wented 1
"Kuruma's" contorting mentality may draw your attention to the fact that I did not mention George Chinnery asa "relation" of mice but] stated that his wife (nee D'Vine) iwas my gratdaunt. tion, given, by you as a footnote 4 "'Kuruma's" letter is also of very modern: insertion in that book.
"You will have to go back mud further for the origin of the actual rickshaw and its 1 name that
the Chinese name of the vehicle, the Japanese Cuartes R. Macuine.
Shanghai, July 27. 1933.
Interesting Revelations To the Editor of the "NortH-CHINA Datty News"
Sin—I am afraid both Mr. Ma-guide and "Kuruma" are very much realise its origin and the vehicle lelat sea in discussing the early ad-Vent of rickshaws or Wheelbarrows Well over a century and a quar-in-or about Canton, Prior to. the for ago the famous. Tri making of the Bund I don't think George Chinnery, after rickshaw was ever seen and really ling in India, arrived in Canto the ossly wheel I can recollect be-where he stayed a long. time fore the opening of the railway ainted his way to Peking. was the man-power paddle wheel, In writing home to his wife (ngo the paddle wheels of the steamers Miss D'Vine, daughter of the last {and we Chief, Bngineers, who, were speaker of the Irish House of [often termed locally "Tai Che" (big Parliament) my—grand-aunt, he wheel). described to her the wonderful "Thy late Dr.
Vehicle which conveyed him about occasion Canton, which we now incorrect Pronounce "Rickshaw" but. whick should be Chin: strong o brawny Jen: man; Che: art. (brawny ma cart). He found a few of these Peking on getting there, thous the travelling: in the carrying chai Was considered more dignified. On tretting to. Japan. there was 0 mention of rickshaw him though he did mention the carry" ing ch as similar to that to be found in parts of China, You ca readily understand how the Japanese could arrive at "Jina from the original term "Chin-Jen-'Ch'e" when it is possible for for-text. either of thexe terms into "Rickshaw".
Cuantes BR. Macume.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.