The Archive · 1937

COMMUNICATIONS IMPROVE

Land and Water Traffic is Being Restored Shanghai's land and water communications with the interior are being brought to normal despite abnormal conditions. Yesterday, three trains pulled out of the Vanwandoo station, two for Hangchow and the third for Tsinan via Nanking. Arngements are being made to run additional train to Nanking.

Insofar as inland navigation is concerned, preparations have been completed for the resumption of four lines linking Shanghai with Soochow, Changchow, Kunshan and Pingho. From Soochow and Changchow, connections can be made for boats sailing for Wuchow, Hangchow, Kia-shing, Pingwan, Tanyang and as far s north as Chenkiang by the Grand Canal.

'The restoration of Shanghai's land and' water communications with the interior has facilitated to a great extent the evacuation of the thousands of war refugees from Shanghai to the surrounding hinterland.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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