RAILWAY PASSENGERS
t "Everything is going on very quietly and 6moothly," says the Railway Department on the subject of the recent "cut" in the passenger service. The immediate effect of the "permit" system, restricting passenger traffic, has been that far more goods are going forward than would otherwise have been possible, and it is anticipated that in the course of the next few days tho good results will be found to be even more satisfactory. '■'..■..■■ As to the passenger "permits," the officials state that there have been practically no cases of hardships. Some cases of inconvenience have, of course, occurred, but they have been chiefly due to neglect on the part of the would-be passengers.' "Get in early and avoid the crush," is the motto adopted by the railway;, officials. The permit officer is on duty from 9 a.m, to 5 p.m., and if you want to travel to-morrow, apply to-day, . . ■
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 32, 7 August 1919, Page 8
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151RAILWAY PASSENGERS Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 32, 7 August 1919, Page 8
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