Show japanese courteen Courte ey A country where courtesy la a busl ness and business but a gentle avocation rel lecta its peculiarity in the most trifling details of conduct such a country Is japan and such a detail recently came into notice when a city electric bureau ot tokyo asked the patrons ot its street car lines how they preferred to be addressed when it necessary to urge them to move up out of the alons sent in the independent selects and translates six as follows those not getting off to the mid die please the middle Is more comfortable I 1 m sorry but all move on by one strap 1 rhenea a pretty girl about tha middle of the car A pickpocket has just come on board the municipal authorities frowned somewhat upon the last three alons but the conductors will be taught to ue some of the other tonne Is it possible that the japanese hope to enjoy an efficient traction service on such terms T apparently they hope to and we pass along the japanese idea as a helpful bint to the gentlemen vho aho jerk a gong on the rear of our own street care |