Harbin, Apr. 5.
From May 15, the Europe and Far East through passenger trafic will be extended as a result of the Riga Conference. The passengers have the option of choosing between the Riga and Warsaw routes. The CER, following a notification from Moscow, will get everything ready 'aS soon' as possible. The countries participating in the through traffic pact are Poland (Warsaw and Lodz), Latvia (Riga), Lithuania (Kovno), Australia (Vienna), Germany (Hamburg and Cologne), Ceecho: Slovakia (Prague), and Italy (Rome and Bilan), "Neither France or Bel-sium have joined the pact, s0 any plan to travel to London vid France willaot work, Poland being a party pact, the route either vid Flushing or The Heague may be chosen.
The twice-weekly direct train ser-view will be increased to one three times weekly from the above date. It is improbable that CER. directors. meetings will bg continued for much longer, as several are leaving Harbin shortly, to attend various Railway Conferences in Eurvpe and elsewhere, so many important railway questions will not be settled till after the summer. This isto be ex-ceted, for the railway, since it ie over such large sums of Tiguid ash fo Doth he Chinese and Russian governments, must ran ts horns as rorards spend sums for improvements for the time being.
'The railway directors have do-cided. that' the 'Sleeping Car Ca. whose contract expired at the end fof last' month, shall be allowed to carry on for another four months, the railway is not yet prepared to carry on the work by itself wit out the assistance of the Wagon-'The latter's special repre-'Sontative has returned to Pari lay a report before his directors. wing to the indifference railway administration in making the delightful summer resort of Chelantun more popular among for-ign residents in the Far East, little money has been spent this year in erecting further buildings and making improvements. The place is not to be advertised in any way this year, for the Health Depart. ment, which manages, aoaer resorts, states, Ut he overfilled as it is, by residents of the railway area. The question as who is going to run the Kursaa! restaurant is unsettled, but, as_the 5 Railway Club does not intend to de 10, owing to the deficit last year, it quite possible the Wagon-Lits again be in charge, they realiz~ ing that, though there is not any money to be made, it is a very good ind may assist them nent renewal of their with the CER.
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