Local standard time is now an hour later than that of Japan. Korea employs Japanese time. There is a considerable portion of Manchoukuo further east than Korea, in fact in the extreme northeast the standard is exactly one hour slower then sun time, It is dificult to see (great advantage would accrue by shifting the clocks one hour ahead, The effect would merely be that of enforcing daylight saving time the year around.
Perhaps It might help: to convince the Chinese here of their complete separation from China. On the other liliand if the South Manchuria Railway is to extend its Empire into North China, it seems a pity that they should not be permitted to use Shanhaikuan local time on both sides of the Great Wall. Passengers on boats have more time to reset their watches then those on trains, and marinfs are well accustomed to constant variety Ju the matter of clock time, so it would seem that changing Korea to continental time and retaining Japan time for the island would be. the most convenient arrangement.
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