It seems strange that in this country of contrast progress takes such different forms. " While Shanghai is energetically handling the problem Jot public rickshaws with the extreme Ideal that some day rickshaw pulling will be abolished, the city of Hoshien in Anhwei province is heralding its much-vaunted progress by importing 25 public rickshaws. Hoshien never had. rickshaws before, its worthy citizens being satisfied with chairs, Jand like all innovations in China there was great opposition by the jebair bearers to the "new tangled" rickshaws and their pullers. Only prompt and diplomatic action by the magistrate averted a riot by the distribyion of rickshaw pulling privileges among the contending groups. Incidentally, the "North-China Daily News" correspondent who reports this civie development refers to the tari which will come as an astonishment to Shanghai users of rickshaws. The fare over a distance of eight li, for nearly three miles, in one instance is set at twenty cents big money which is very small considering the nature of the roads the rickshaws have to traverse in this city and along the route me leated. In the interests of better conditions for rickshaw pullers and healthier methods of adminisiration, the Shanghai Municipal Council might send the Hoshien magistrate a copy of the rickshaw report to warn against any attempts to start racketeering. After all, the Shang-bai rickshaw business started in a Jsmall way and there was no abuse until the Council started to let cone {trol slide.
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