To the Editor of the "NorrH-Cuina Dany News."
Si,—From the statement made in your to-day's issue it would appear that there is no shortage of food on the train crossing Siberia. Possibly that statement was correct when written but such is not the case today.
My wife travelled to London by that route last month and I received letter from her written from Ber-in to the effect that there was no dining car attached to' the train she was on. The train stopped at. several places each day where food could be obtained at the station buffet, but the food provided very poor in quality and after one up and relied upon the provisions she had taken with her, in case of any shortage. No dining ears on the Siberian trains appear tobe a. regular thing now as later travellers have reported the same fact, and it-behoves anyone proceeding home by the Siberian trains to take sufficient food to last them fox eight days—Manchuli to the Polish border. There is no need to take this food from Shanghai if intending passengers are staying at Harbin for one day, Ample fresh tinned provisions, good fruit and so on can be obtained at Chuoins and many other leading' }stores in Harbin, also fresh cooked ham, good bread, and excellent but ter. 'A supply of fruit for the train is essential and a great blessing—oranges and apples are the best. It is a very good thing to take a medium size kettle for hot water, which cannot always be had on the train and has to be obtained at various stations where the train stops. To Sum up, people travelling via Siberia under present conditions, must figure it as an eight days picnic and travel, as regards food, practically self-contained.
As far as the train itself is con cerned there are no complaints, Compartments are clean, linen changed three times in the eight days, and attendants are quite good and ready to assist. The journey. from Harbin to London vid Burlin, Calais sind Dover takes ten days.
Tam, ete, 'TRAVELLER,
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