THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1911, Page 8

THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

IS WEDNESDAY FINAL? There is an impression abroad" that tho Saturday half-holiday movement_ has been settled for the year by the decision of the statutory meeting of delegates of local bodies yesterday in favour of Wednesday. A prominent member of the Labour Party, and a staunch advocate of the Saturday half-holiday, pointed out to a Post reporter to-day that this was not 60. Section 17 of the Shops and Offices Act gave power under certain conditions to override the decision of a conference of delegates from local antharifcies. "If at any time," says thfa section, "a requisition thai tho statutory closing day in a district shall be determined by a poll of fee electors is present in accordance with this section, then the statutory closing-day in that district shall be determined accordingly. . . . It is provided in the next subsection that "every such, requisition shall be signed by not less than one-tenth of the total number of electors .... wad (in subsection 4) shall be presented to the local authority at a time not less than one month and not more than three months before the day fixed for a general election, of the members of the looal authority to which such requisition is presented." The poll must be taken on the day of such, uleetions, and on and after first day of June following the gazetting of the day ohos&n, that da-f shall be the statutory closing day for the district. If then the promoters of the Saturday half-holiday movement can secure a petition signed by not less than one-tenth of the electors, a poll must be taken at the municipal elections in ApiiL If the result of that poll is Saturday, then Saturday will come into force as the statutory half-holiday on and after the first of June next.

"Could you inform me," writes Learner, "as to whether there is any institution in "Wellington where I could learn wireless telegraphy, as I am. desirous of joining a vessel when I am older" 1 A Post reporter brought the matter under the notice of a competent authority -who, after stating that, to his knowledge, there was no school for the purpose, or any individual instructor of wireless in the" city, pointed out that the best thing a student could do was to get suitable books and "swat" up the subject. Text-books giving much information about the matter are obtainable, and from them an enthusiastic learner could obtain all the instruction necessary. He added that it might be possible to get a certain amount of instruction at the laboratory at "Victoria College. Much, however, depended on individual effort and ambition. "Some young chaps," pertinently remarked our infonnaai, "want a 'royal road' to "knowledge —and there is none I" Mr. C. M. MonfceSore, who nas held the position of general manager of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpora- . tk>n for New Zealand since , 1908, hasaccepted tiie position of general manager of the corporation for Aus&»&&, wrik headquarters in Sydney. He will be revisitißg New Zealand shorfely in the company of Mr. T. 11. E. Armstrong, general manager for the company. Memfcers of the Miramar Golf Club are . notified that a special meeting will be held to-morrow evening, at 8.30, in the No. 1 committee room of the Town H*lL