The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-03

What is the exact time at Greenwich when 1t is
noon here? An evening paper of the 9th of jan
uary says the ball on Telegraph Hill fell at noon,
or P. NJ Greenwich time The clock in an Eng
lish insurance company in this city makes the
difference in time hours and minutes. Which
is correct? Why is there such marked difference
in time between England and New FORK and New
York and San Francisco when there is such little
olference IN distance between the places named?
The following explanation is furnished by
the photographic Office of this city. When it
is noon at San Francisco, by Pacific standard
time, it is exactly P. NJ. at Greenwich. The
difference as given by the insurance company
refers to the local mean time at San Francisco,
noon OF which occurs 8 hours, 8 min. and
37.469 sec. after noon OF the 120th merid-
ian. AS to the second question, the office says:
Difference of time is merely difference of longi-
tude. New York being "a deg and "a sec. west
of Greenwich, its time differs from that of
Greenwich by4 hours, 56 min. and 1.6 sec.
San francisco being in 122 deg, "a min and
22.042 Sec, its time-loca mean-is still
earlier than that of New York by 8 hours, 13
min. and 1913 sec.
In 1888 standard of time was established
for the convenience of railroads According to
this system the United States, extending from
% to l25 west longitude, is divided into four
within each section. The time of each section
differs from that next to it by exactly one
hour. Thus at IL o'clock, noon in New York,
eastern time) the time at Chicago Central
time) is IL A. M, at Denver (mountain time) 10
A. M and San Francisco Pacific time) 8 A. NJ.
Standard time is 10 minutes slower at Boston
JHd1 lOCdl I1ne, & minutes slower at New
York, minutes faster at Washington, 10 min
utes faster at Charleston, % minutes slower at
Detroit, Is minutes faster at Kansas City, 10
minutes slower at Chicago, / minute faster al
st. Louis, % minutes faster at Salt Lake City,
and 10 minutes faster at San Francisco.
'tMARTHA'-M. A. c., Calistoga, Napa County,
Cal. Martha" is an opera in three acts by
Flotow, libretto by st. Georges. 1t was trans
lated into the German by Frederichs and was
presented for the first time in Vienna on the
25th of November 1S47, with Mile. Anna Zerr
in the title role, Herr Andre in the part of
Lionel and Carl Formes as Plunkett. NJ. de
st. Georges, at the request of the manager of
the Paris Grand Opera, wrote in 1912 the
or the Servant of Greenwich" the subject be-
ing suggested by two ladies of his acquaint-
ance who had mingled with servants at fair.
The music was confided to three composers,
the first part to Won Flotow, the second to Herr
BeTgmuller and the third to M. Dildeves. The
ballet had such remarkable success and
Flotow was so delighted that he entreated st.
Georges to rewrite it for opera and the result
of their collaboration was the presentation of
one of the most popular operas that has ever
been placed on the stage.
ODER FREISCHUTZ''--M. A. c., Calistoga, Napa
County, Cal. The romantic opera in three acts,
"Der Freisehutz," by Friedrich Kind, music by
Won Weber, was produced for the first time in
Berlin on the 18th of June, 1921. Its first
presentation in Paris was on the 9TH of De-
cember, 1924, at the 0deon, under the title of
"Robin des Bois," with libretto by Cattle Blaze
and Savage, and many changes in the score,
such as the advertisement made up OF the dance
music in s'Preeiosan and "Oberon," and of
1.-THE Invitation to the Dance scored by Ber-
lioz. In 1S41 1t was again given in Paris,s