Changes to be Made on Instructions of the Ministry Nanking, Apr. 17.
According to instructions issued to-day by the Ministry of Railways, the morning express-train between Nanking and Shanghai will perform the journey in six and one-half hours and new afternoon express-trains will be provided between Shanghai and Nanking.
It has been decided also that a mew morning express-train will be provided between Hangchow and Shanghai and q new afternoon express-train between Hangchow. Two chow will yun though to Nanking and one train from Nanking will run through to Mangchow, The morning express-train leaves Nanking at 9 a.m, arriving at Shanghai at 15.90 and at Hangchow et 20.30. As the Journey to Shanghai is to be shortened to 62 hours, this train will not exceed six. vehicles. ate cars will he allowed on and holders of service orders other free-travel certifientes will not. be allowed to use the train. Only expresscletter mail will be curried.
The ordinary mail being sent by mid-day fast train or by. morning: fast train. This train will connect. with the through train from Peking to Pukow, vii Tsinanfu, and x direct through service will thus be provid-between Peking and Hangchow.
The new afternoon express-train Teaves Nanking at 16.30 or 17 and arrives in Shanghai at 29.30 or The new through express-train from Hangchow Jeaves at 7.00 a.m, Shanghai at 12.30 and arrives at Nanking at 20.55.
The morning express-train leaving at 9 am, will connect through "express from Pukow to Peking.—Reuter,
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