DAYLIGHT SAVING
FAVOURED/BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT. By Telegrafili—Press Association—Copyright London, Stay' 4. : Mr. ; Herbert Samuel" (Homo Secretary) writes that the Government- fav--ours a Daylight Saving Bill On tho '••"■grounds of: economy in fuel, for liglt- ; 'iiig purposes.. - The managers (f rail- • ways- strongly support it, arid cannot ignore jt. Daylight-saving has been in oporation. in Germany, Austria, I and Holland since May 1, ami JTrapee is following suit. The simplest - way is to advance tho clocks ,ouu Hour frcni May to October,-'when tho- i : me rcveits '. to the ■'status ,'quo; anto."..;, i INAUGURATED IN HOLLAND.'QUEER ■ MIDNIGHT WATCHES. : . ■ ' i, Amsterdam, May 4 . There wcro curious scenes nt (lie * coming into forcs of the Dayiig'it Pav- / ing Bill. Tedplo ; stayed up till : md- : night to. see the .hands' of tlw -jjtiHic i • '" clocks skip around an : hour.There was muofi cheering.., Tho scheme s . expected to /give a great iaipatus to ■ sports. : ■
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2764, 6 May 1916, Page 7
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148DAYLIGHT SAVING Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2764, 6 May 1916, Page 7
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