Reforms here may set the clocks ahead. The Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Bureau, the South Manchuria Railway Ca, and the Manchoukuo Government have sent dele-gales to a conference. under the auspices of the Manchoukuo Central Meteorological Observatory, to discuss now Manchurian Standard Time.
In the old days the Chinese did not place particular importance on' the time used, Harbin had a time: of its own, which was used in the Chinese Eastern Railway Zone and the SMR. used the, China coast time, based on the 120th east Meridian' which also passes through Manila and Western Australia, Japan Is grouped round the. 135th east Meridian, that is nine hours ahead of Greenwich mean time. Manchoukuo lies between the two meridians, the centre being nearer the 120th. would be just as logical to use China Coast time in Korea, og it is to change here to Japan time.
It 4s amusing to recall that some local Chinese looked upon the S.AMLR. time (In reality China Coast time) as: a foreign importation and therefore preferred the City time, whereas now the Japanese officials who
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