On This Day, 6 May 1916

Birmingham Daily Gazette 

Saturday 6 May 1916

PUTTING FORWARD THE CLOCK.
SUMMER-TIME WAR ECONOMY.
COMING CHANGES.
HOW ‘DAYLIGHT SAVING’ WOULD WORK.

The first order of the day for the commons on Monday is the following motion, down is in the name of Sir Henry Norman (L. Blackburn) :-
That in view, especially of the economy in fuel and its transport that would be effected by shortening the hours of artificial lighting, this House would welcome a measure for the advancement of clock time by one hour during the summer months of this year.
If the motion is carried on Monday, and a similar resolution is passed by the Lords, the new system might be adopted on Sunday, 14 May, or Sunday, 21 May.

BIRMINGHAM OPINION.
HOW THE CHANGE WOULD AFFECT POST AND RAILWAYS.

Surprisingly little opposition is being offered to the Daylight Saving proposals. Birmingham opinion, as a whole, is passively favourable. If the change is sanctioned by the House of Commons no great inconvenience will be occasioned to anyone.
Invited yesterday to say how the railway services would be affected, Mr. Cresswell, station superintendent at New-street, said the change could be quite easily worked. Trains that were actually running when the railway clocks were put forward of course arrive at their destination an hour late but the passenger traffic during a Saturday-Sunday night was comparatively light.
With regard to the effect of the change upon the postal service, a “Gazette” representative was told that if the change became compulsory the inevitable rush and dislocation of the first night would be quickly overcome.