Sportsmen and oihers were overjoyed last night at the prospect of being able to enjoy an additional nour of daylight as from tomorrow, While Council employees who work at night, as well as employees of the public utility companies were pleased, with the immediate prospect of one nour's less work during the night wom today to tomorrow.
It was not held impossible that "ome confusion would reign, at leas..or a day or two, among ihe Chinese; opulation in Shanghai itself and in ihe outskirts of the cit; news of the new time will probably only reach them gradually.
Local well-informed circles were unable to say whether the new government in Nanking would adopt Vaylight Saving time, although this was held extremely likely.
The scheme is likely to prove an economic factor since it was held probable that light and power would be used to a somewhat lesser extent while the scheme is in effect.
There will be practically no changes when Shanghai gets up tomorrow, since the time-tables of tramways and buses in the Settlement and the French Concession will be adopted 'o the new summer time. It was also believed likely that these public conveyances would run somewhat longer tonight so as not to inconvenience the public.
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