"I think it is significant that over 60,000,000 people scattered over 50 Colonial Territories, who are governed by us, recognize instinctively that we are true guardians of the liberties and happiness of small peoples."
The Government, Mr, MacDonald added, would give particular assistence io works of economic development, which would enable them to exploit to the maximum the resources of these territories, Commerce Chamber Approves, Council Informed So far as Chinese circles are concerned there will be no opposition if the Shanghai Municipal Council carries out its proposal of setting the clock one hour ahead in order to save daylight commencing June 1 until October 1, inquiries reveal An official of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai stated yesterday that his Chamber had officially replied to the Council's suggestion in the affirmative, explaining that the movement would benefit merchants.
Mayor Fu Hsiao-en of the Shanghai Special Municipality has also received the same proposal from the Council, and although efforts to obtain his opinion yesterday failed, he was reported by the "Sin Shun Pao" te have favoured the movement.
It is learned that Chinese merchants as a whole support the movement. The chief reason is that the movement will enable them to close their shops an hour earlier in the evening thus saving much electricity. The Chinese press is rallying to the Council's support in this respect so enthusiastically that considerable space has been devoted to the sub. ject during the past few days, tracing back the history the of movement in Great Britain.
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