The French, which lies by the Chinese outside-settlement, was rather badly kept, and even a British "ricksha" was not permitted to cross the French line.
"In the Yellow Sea"
Henry Frith
As I spoke a "ricksha" drew up at the steps, and, when the coolie had set down his shafts, an elderly gentleman alighted.
"A Crime of the Under-seas"
Guy Boothby
The ricksha men in Japan can run better if the carriage has a load.
"Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College"
Charles Franklin Thwing