LL-L "History" 2009.07.02 (03) [EN]

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From: Jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "History"

Dear Lowlanners,

last evening I read a (German) text written in A.D 1917. It deals with the
conditions in Germany during WW I and its author is a "simple" craftsman.

One sentence attracted my special attention: *Damit Kohle und Elektrizität
gespart werden, werden jetzt alle Geschäfte mit Ausnahme der
Lebensmittel-Läden vom 10. Okt. an um 5 p.m. geschlossen. (14. Oktober 1917)
* [E: To save coals and electricity all shops exempt those for food will be
closed at 5 p.m.. (October 14th, 1917)]

You see the author using the Anglo-Saxon way to describe the time. This
seems to be strange for Continental Europe, because according to ISO 8601 we
use the 24-hours-system. I tried to find out more about the history of time
destination in Europe outside U.K. but failed.

Does anyone around here know more about that theme? Was it at last any
tribute of the last, very anglophile German Kaiser to his royal British
relatives (Queen Victoria having been his aunt)?

Thanks in award for your answers!

 Allerbest!

Jonny Meibohm

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: History

Jonny,

Might the writer have been from Heligoland (*Helgoland, Luun*) by any
chance? As no doubt you know, the island was under British rule for a while.

Regards,
and a happy Fourth of July weekend to all Lowlanders in and from the "US &
A" (to borrow from Borat)!
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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