Show fishermen s clocks always fast the commissioners who are holding the board ot trade inquiry at hull have been much puzzled to aberta n the ex act greenwich time of the happenings on the dogger bank the fishermen nho have been called have contusing ly spoken of the time and the right time the explanation Is a peculiar one the clocks on the fishing trawlers are timed one hour in advance ot green and the reason for this Is that the trawlers may always take their catch of fish in good time to the mark boat so that the carriers which ply between the mark boat 01 receiving boat and hull may not be late for the markets the managing director of the game cock fleet was questioned about it surely he was asked it the fisher men know that their clocks are fasi there Is nothing gained by the arao tice mr beeching replied that ll 11 was an old custom and only those fully understood the fishermen could understand its influence ster gazette t i |