With the establishment on Sunday of the through service vie the Bund Bridge, the linking up of the International Settlement and the French Concession by tramway was completed. As had been advertise ed, the new branch of the through running is over the Yangtzepoo and French Bund routes, and from the one terminus to the other a distance of 5.54 miles is covered. From Yangtzepoo the first car of the through service leaves at 6.30 a.m., and at night the last car to make the complete journey to Marche de Est starts at 10.17 p.m., while the hours between which the through cars run from the French end of the line, Marche de I'Est, are 6.32 a.m. and 10.58 p.m, As every car on the Yangtzepoo and Lay Road routes between the times mentioned goes right through, the shunting which at present takes place outside the Shanghai Club will be obviated in the busy part of the day, except of course in the case of the Bubblin, Well cars. Outside of the ho mentioned the cars on the International Settlement side will continue to make their journeys from Yangtaepoo to the Bund Bridge as heretofore, as the tramway officials have found that there is a distinct demand for this service.
The ad min to the fares which the extra distance on the French side entails is really very small. Hitherto the first-class fare over the whole route from Yangtzepoo to the Bund Bridge has been twelve conte, and for an addition of three reached, whilst in the case of second class passengers an extra two cents is charged making ten conte for the full distance.
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