1941 – Things are Tight – Reduce Electricity Usage

By 1941 things were starting to look a little dire in the Shanghai International Settlement as the Japanese encircled and supplies ran low while distribution was disrupted – the “solitary island” period. So naturally the Shanghai Power Company in 1941 needed to start looking at way to reduce electricity use, even as the nightclubs and cabarets carried on….nice that you could get a representative to come round and talk to you about power efficiency! Trying getting that kind of service today!