A Necessary Job The S.V.C. are doing a job of work in. "B' Sector which has roused the admiration of all who have seen them, 'The Japanese sentries on the other side of the boundary tine have shown considerable "respect for the youthful Volun-{eers, and relations have been easy and friendly, ach' party ce-operating. well with the other. Any. Sispgattion to treat "the Volunteers as lay" soldiers, which might have been felt at Mime it was decided. to ask them to take over guard duty inthe sector, has completely disappeared, and the two: units trent each other with the confidence and: goodwill which usually exist between professionals. It is recognized that some firms in' Shanghai have been put to. Me Convenience by "the fact that some. of thole uty, but' the question "may be asked whether employees have been required "for this guard
the inconvenience is not worth while, The con. {rol of "B" Sector by the S.V.C, ie a temporary expedient which will last-only" unit the 3 ud. American Governments have come to cement aa to. the permanent. patrolling aren. At the present moment, the refusal Tapanese to accept the two to one Vote of the Defence Commitive which divided the former British defence area between the Japae nese and the U.S. Marines, has created what but the Japanese have prepared cert proposals which are receiving the attention of the. authorities concerned. Until a solution which ly acceptable {fo these authorities has been reached, the Volunteers will have to carry' on' with their" present duties, It isan emergency of the kind. the Shanghai Volunteer Corpy was formed to meet, and they are to be congratulated on thole eft ney. In doing so, Employers who. grumble a tio toss of time. by their employees would. Wwoll fo consider what might be the alternatives, Should. the: Volunteers have' to be withdraw owing to. their obstruction, A' very. awkward situation might easily be created, oF the Sector might be left without any guards at all, he Ultimate effects of the "complaints made "by those "who are at prevent criticizing the calls made on their eraployees. might be. ten Imes worse than the temporary inconvenience they fre Now asked to put up with Daylight Saving 4 correspondent in a letter appearing in yosterday's ime st gested. that daylight saving time should. be enforced throughout the yen, He alleged that the scheme: as applied dating the past summer has proved a sueeest, and that four out of five would' support it in future. 'That is open to. doubt. ta the case of a Tarye umber "of businesses daylight saving has Proved, as. it war contended at the time' 'Would,' to be. the cause of. considerable.
Yenlenees and this fe 80 particularly It fe stated, inthe cave of the Banks It lea fat that ner! ally "speaking the Chinese have not followed aagtight. saving. and. foreign persons. heving appointments with Chinese elionte have. found that while they were observing daylight saving lime, the Chinese were not Shipping. andthe Customs have stuck to normal time: 90 have the railways, though many' foreign. business houses have followed the new arrangement for the benet of their employees, expecially" the younger and'more athletically ie lined: Tu some tasses it is denied that they have received very much benefit, because during. the summer 430 rick eel tio. cnsiered opel by many to start strenogs gamori oF if they have tien started at thet time the players have been foo exhausted in the heat to reap much, bone {om their endeavours, The deletion. hol change back to normal time unit Gctober 12 should ive am excellent opportunity of ascare taining what is likely. tobe the effect of the scheme upon the shorter winter days, Yor Might very well'be thatan extra have of days light inthe autumn andi spring months might be Infitely more valuable thu curing the sume mor, 'So far' ar morning newspaper. work concerned "daylight. saving io" an" unmiignted fusance, but that would not induce thi jossnst "oppose daylight saving. tit ig. fou for the general. good, Shot has' to be att certained before next summer' ts whether in fact it" has proved the great' boon those sup Porting elatined it would, 'On hat there ira ery" considerable slivision' of opinion, and the correspondent who alleges that faut outend favour "daylight saving' may probably. oot prised when investigations along the gested arg carried "out.
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