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Evening Star, Issue 15777, 14 April 1915, Page 6

AUCKLAND MIBS”1

HAD QUITE EXOUGH Ob’ IT! 10,000 People in Auckland have signed the petition asking for n noil on Hie RtuLuiorv Half-holiday ouesitoi). THEY IV AXT TO BE R IT) OE THE ‘ ‘ COMP U1 .SOR.Y » ’ SAT UR DA Y, for it has proved an utter jailurn! And, yet, wo have an agitation in this city to adopt what Auckland is finding out to ho a most unfortunate, and retrograde move. Out of 600 Shopkeepers who signed the petition in favor of a " Compulsory ” Saturday, 503 have signed the petition just presented asking for tho restoration of the Mid-week Halfholiday! That fact alone is decisive and conclusive. By actual tost ami experience the “Compulsory” Saturday lias turned out. a horrible failure all along the line. Is any further argument needed to warn tho citizens of Dunedin against the disastrous results that follow upon the introduction of tho iniquitous “ COMPULSORY ” Saturday Haßholiday f VOTE AGATXST THIS PROPOSAL and let Dunedin's prosperity remain uninjured. —j Advt.]

That practical patriotism -which shows itself in a preference for Brilish-mado goods is taking- , a , firm hold of Zs'ew Zealanders. The, ‘Board of Trade Journal’ provides evidence that numbers of business people in the Dominion have not been slow to avail themselves of the services of .Mr W. G. Wickham-, tire British Trade Commissioner in Wellington, in getting into touch with English manufacturem of special lines desired by them. Many others, desiring to find substitutes for foreign-made goodsy are probably not aware oj the facilities offered at, the Commissioner’s office, Mr Wickham has not only an extensive personal knowledge of the lines put on the market by British manufacturers, but these interested may cons ult at. his office extensive, files of British trade and technical journals representative of all industries of importance. In addition, inquiries made for _ special articles are given publicity in Britain in the ‘ Board of Trade Journal,’ and reprinted in most cases by the various trade publications concerned. 'i he New Zealand hnsines man ban *thus at band a valuable and rcadv means of getting into touch with British manufacturers. _of width he would do ycgll to avail himself to the full.