Nanking, Oct, 9, The first special train marking the resumption of direct communica tions on the TientsinPukow Raile way pulled off from the Pukow, station at 10 otelock yesterday morning and expects to be in Tiens tsin to-night at 8.10 o'clock, Passenger service on the Lunge Hai Railway between Hsuchow (Us Kiangsu) and Chengchow has bea restored. West-bound trains leave Hsuchow every morning at half past, seven, arriving at Chengchow, at 12.15 the same night; trains prow ceeding from Chengchow eastwards start at 7.10 every morning and night, 4 reach Hsuchow by 12.50 the same
It is also learned from the Bane kow office of the Peking Hunkow Railway Administration that ar= rangements are being made for the immediate resumption of passenger and freight traffic on the Line bee tween Hankow and Chengchow—Kuo been passed, the employees will get a Dit extra as their compensation for giving such good service that more money is brought in, Smaller lines are giving their men 20 per cent, the larger companies as high 95 40 per cent, of the intake over and above the minimum, a!
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