Diskussion:Decauville-Bahn Tien-Tsin–Tshing-Yang

An Old Hand reports on 31 March 1914: "The 'Decauville' was a little Gallic salt spread by skilful fowlers on the tail of that wary old bird, Li Hung Chang, or, if I may mix my metaphors a sprat to catch a mackerel. It started behind Mr. Lai Sun's house in the Canton Road, dodged in and out among the graves cf the present B.M.E. area, went out near the Electric Light Works and the Race Course Road gate, and brought the daring voyagers back in seven minutes. Li, might(y) satrap, ventured his vice-regal anatomy in the 'car'; and after the opening ceremony, led us all into Mr. Lai Sun's house where we toasted 'Success to Raiways in China,' in the foaming grape of Eastern France." --NearEMPTiness (Diskussion) 10:08, 7. Mai 2019 (CEST)

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Engineering, January 1887: page 108 Abstracts of Consular and Diplomatic Reports. “China—Board of Trade of Tientsin for 1886.—The past year has been one of disappointment to the various syndicates which came to Tientsin so full of hopes. With the exception of the French syndicate which tendered successfully for the construction of the docks and workshops at Port Arthur, none have succeeded in doing any business. In this matter the French outwitted their competitors, as they understood better how to deal with the officials with whom the decisions lay. The Chinese have shown themselves very ready to take advantage of the keen competition existing between foreigners, and not always a very fair advantage. They will engage different persons—at considerable expense to themselves—to make preliminary surveys, to obtain information from Europe by telegraph, to give specifications, and to [tender bids], and then place all this information in the hands of some rival and ask him if he will undersell the others. “Towards the end of the year a couple of miles of the narrow gauge Decauville Railway was laid down near the British Concession. Since the opening day the small railway has been running every afternoon to afford the people of Tientsin an opportunity of judging of the advantages of railway traveling. There is a general belief that when the railways come, Tientsin will develop into a very important place. Land in and around the foreign concession has almost doubled in value. . . .” --NearEMPTiness (Diskussion) 11:23, 30. Jan. 2020 (CET)