Floating Restaurant Opened to the Public Spacious, bright and airy, the double-decker pontoon at the Peking Road Jetty, which has been in use by. the City Government's Ferry Service since January 28, was officially opened on Saturday" morning Several hundred prominent "foreign land Chinese residents, including Gen Wu Te-chen, the Mayor, visited the place in response to the administr tion's invitation between 10 a.m, und noon, Included in the many interesting Occupying half of the space on the upper deck 1s an up-to-date bar and restaurant which should prove to be a striking innovation, particularly among those who frequent the Bund, The restaurant has a seating capacity of 130 persons, and was open to the public that day.
Built ata cost of $120,000, the structure, which is the first of its kind in Shanghai, has a floor space of 160 by 30 feet and stands more than 22 feet above water. Connected to the shore by two bridges, it has 2 separate entrance and a separate exit 50 88 to prevent confusion between the embarking and disembarking passengers.
Teattle Outlets The pontoon is made the more attractive by the trame outlets made on shore by the P.W.D. Here a turn-Ing area, horse-shoe in shape, has ben, built. Th the centre of this area is fan electric lamp post surrounded by Plants. The arrangements will not ppleaso the aesthetic sense but will serve the practical purpose of conalderably relieving traffic congestion both on the river' and on shore.
'The ground floor of the pontoon is occupied by a booking office, two waiting rooms, one of which is for eross-river ferry passengers, an exchange shop, ® mess room for employees, and a lavatory. Running the entire' Length of the pontoon is a promenade facing the river, which is partitioned off from the walling rooms by sliding doors so as to separate the disembarking from the embarking passenger The booking office is situated near the entrance, while a large portion fof the middle floor space is devoted to, the two waiting rooms equipped with fountains which will" supply bhat toa free of charge to passengers. The waiting room: for long distance ferry passengers can accommodate 400 persons, while that for the cross-river ferry service can hold 200 persons. The lavatory, which is white: tiled, is separated from the waiting Tooms by a passage for disembarking passengers, while the mess room situated at the right hand corner, facing the river. Separating the mess" room and the lavatory is a staircase which leads to the restaur-fant on the upper floor. The exchange shop is under a separate staircase on the left side which leads to the booking office for saloon passengers on the'top floor.
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