THE HALF HOLIDAY QUESTION.
To the Editor. Sir, —In reply to Mr Durward, I hasten to express my sincere regret if I have offended him. Such was not my intention I assure you. I simply asked for arguments, and what did I get in return, nothing but hard words. Well, sir, that is no argument and my Saturday (I was going to say friends, but refrain) advocates cannot bring one single argument in favour of Saturday except the high class trade idea, ; - which I maintain is tommy rot. j Mr Durward laments my acquaint- j ance with the scriptures. Well, sir, i I defy him to quote one passage in j the scripturess relating to a half , holiday. As Mr Durward says lam i ■woiking in what I consider the | good of the whole community, not i a favoured few. Mr Durward real- j ises that facts like Castor Oil are ! hard to swallow. Then, why was j no motion put at the end of the meeting. Nuf sed. I trust, sir, that in any further correspondence of the subject hard words may very well be left out. It is a very poor case indeed that coudescends to that, j I trust this issue will be contested j in a fair spirit, and when all is over ! that we may be the best of (may I 1 r say friends) still.—l am, etc., ALBERT E. MELLOR.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1882, 29 March 1913, Page 5
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236THE HALF HOLIDAY QUESTION. Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1882, 29 March 1913, Page 5
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