To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cutxa Daly News"
Professor Strelkov most certainly' refers to this capital when he mentions the minimum sum of $2,000) which he had to transfer to Chile.
I would be very much obliged if above you could publish this letter in the tell-) "North-China Dally News," in order:
to rectify an information' which has appeared in your paper.and which, can endanger this Consulate's and my own honour.
E, Veca, Consul General for Chile.
Shanghai, Sept. 20.
Sit—With prices for necessaries especially those for coal. still con: tinuing their upward trend, makin: life extremely hard and difficult. for most people, may T suggest, as a practical measure of easing things 2 little, to. introduce daylight saving time' in Shanghai, that is to put the clock an hour forward. This would undoubtedly result in a great reduction of the bills for electric light. besides being a real blessing for eyes of millions.
Berrer Licirt axe Stow. Shanghai Sept. 19,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.