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Show Japan's Time. "Standard time' has been adopted by Japan, by European residents In China nnd by tho telegraphs nnd railways rail-ways of that country. A clock lu Toklo would point with Its mlnuto hand as a clock In Now York would. Tho hour hnnd would, on a 24-hour basis, bo 14 hours fast. Tho naval action ut Chemulpo which began tho war opened at 11:40 a. m., Japan tlrao, Tuesday, February 9, That was tho equivalent of 9:40 p. ra. Monday, February 8, In Now York. Any operations In Manchuria would como under Asian const tlmo, which Is 13 hours fastor than Now York's. Tho lluo whero "tlmo chnuEos" whoro a ship loses a day going west and gains ono going cast Is drawn Irregularly Ir-regularly down tho Pacific coast east of Now Zealand, whoso tlmo Is 10 hours "fastor" than San Francisco. |