Another visual demonstration of the progress which the Bureau of Public Roads of the National Econo-mie Council is making towards the gradual realisation of its highway Programme is to be given to-lay. jon parties travelling: the Shanghai-Hangchow highway to View the celebrated" "Chientang River Bore' at Haining, or other: Wise, will find at_ the" Minghong Trossing) 8 new ten-ear ferry. De= signed by. MMs, PY. Tan of the Boreau of Public Utilities of Greater Shanghai, onder the supervision of the Klangaw Bureau of Reconstroction, the mew 85-ton bent is 90 feet Jong, 2 feet widen feet draught, double propeller, equipped. wit horsepower German Diesel Engine Mith'8 speed of 8 knots, capable ecommodating, ten motoreara and 700 pedestrians ata time. The new ferry "andthe landing -approsches dere constructed mtn total cent of 360,000, of which $25,000 was confebuted by the National, Beonomiec ounell, "$30,000" "by" the Inter-Provinciat Trae Commission, and dhe balance by the Kiangen Provine of the Bureaw of Pablic Roads and Me. Te ko Cho, Acting Director member of the standing committee the Inter-Provincial Teac Com mission has come from Nanking to Ghicilly "participate. at, the. simpl ceremony tobe held at a.m a Stinghong when the new ferry will formally be inducted into service 150 Motorears Each Hour The new ferry expected to main. tain four minutes crossing of the river at Minghong and thus be able
Hour, Its capacity should prove not fo clea: 180 motor vehicles each only. sufficient to cope with the former congestion at this point, but to take care of future traffic expansion on this route for some time ing, public vehicles "using the I private anc
Terry on this day. Effective on Thursday the usual fee of $1 will made for ferry crossing during regular hours, The Chekiang Highway Adminis-ration which holds the motor, bus franchise from the south bank of the river at Minghong to Hangchow has made special arrangements for Bus service from that point to ning for those excursionists who wish to. seo the famous Bore, This Administration which has recently been given the responsibility of maintaining the highway along this route, Kiangsu as. well as Chekiang province, has recently purchased an "American tractor and road grader desire to improve highway con¢ Hons. This equipment has been pul Gnto operation within recent, weeks between Hangchow and Haining.
The Inter-Provincial Traffic Commission Which concerns itself with the bettering of traffic conditions is gradually perfecting its organisation that its decisions may be more expeditiously carried into effect, Improving Traffic Conditions The revenue derived from the ad~ ional ten per cent. assessed on Chinese motorcar licenses for provneial travel in the provinces of An-hi wel, Kiangsu and Chekiang, allocate the. Inter.
Commission, are being utilised for improvement of traffic conditions, Besides the $30,000, contributed by
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