"Few places in the Settlement are not within a couple of yards of a tram or trolley bus." In an interesting survey of the rise and development of the tramway system of Shanghai "Oriental Affairs" for July comes to this conclusion. In cheapness of fares, immunity from accident—in 1936 there were only 1.39 accidents to every million passengers. carried and "in May 1937, when trams were concerned in only 15 accidents involving minor personal injuries'—satisfactorily steady dividends—never less than 11 or more than 13 per cent. during the last ten years, the yield at the present price of the shares (£2:6s) being 5.7 per cent.—regular employment given to 2,750 men, and the important contribution which they make to the solution of the transport problem of Shanghai, to say nothing of the $285,000 which they pay in royalties to the Settlement's revenues, the trams constitute a valuable part of Shanghai's civic machinery. They carried over 112 million passengers in 1936. The through running established with the excellent French ae Concession trarffivay system adds of course to the general usefulness of both organizations. It would be satis factory if that wise ce-ordination in the public interest could. be imitated by other utility transport services.
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