Sir Anirew Coldoeott must disturbing personality for some. of the oldest inhusnants of Hongkon to contemplate, He likes 0 things done. side, doos not abandon them just deco they are new"
Hongkong. More over he is persistent nous 10 ale sensibly Solved its problem by the simple device of changing office huinrs could not put the clock back done in England and other places, because of the complexity of its nil: ministrative arrangements, "Sit Ans arow, Tealizing how benescial 10 Young—and perhaps old—Islanders would beg more spacious opporttunity: of using the sun's rays for recreation in the afternoon, has proposed that Hongkong should for "daylight saving' "The Hong kong Chamber of Commerce hss this question before it and has taken Mr. Podsnap's. historic pose "away. with i" Thos is in record with Hongkong's most cherished traditions bu unfortunately, there is. 1 Gi in Malaya' mrs the Peak 10 the Harbous with ineffsbly: langorous disyust—and he Fefuses to be satisfied with the motly "give your verdict but never your reasons." At least he Holds that that motte may be all right for juries and, perhaps, Governors, but hot suitable to a Chamber of Com= merce. So. the commercial prinees of Hongkong have to cudgel their brains 0 find reasons for convincing the Governor that his plan cannot be applied to Hongkong. Tt is obviously:
petlous predicament: it shows that the most "revolutionary sentiments are Jet loose in Goversiment House, bout the trouble is that a Governor of Sir Andrew's calibre is likely 10 requi: e yood seasons if his Gadarene carter is 19 be checked, Amiable folk who have been accustomed for year's to find th Mest negatives secepted svithout question, may. sind St dificalz if not impossible to supply the reason: of the type now demand ed of the Chamber. What a sitecking Govern
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