THE SHOP HALF-HOLIDAY.
[by TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION*. J Christchokch, Saturday. The Saturday half-holiday was very generally observed to-day, most of the shops in town and many in the suburbs being closed. The weather was beautiful. Napier, Sunday. The employers have decided to petition the Borough Council under the Factory Act, to declare Wednesday the legal halfholiday for those employed in workrooms attached to retail stores, as otherwise the balf-holiday movement may fall through. Christchurch, Sunday. A large crowd assembled in the streets on Saturday night. One or two shops which remained open were groaned at, a few small stones were thrown, and a pane of glass broken in the shop of Baisht, tailor.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9023, 31 October 1892, Page 5
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112THE SHOP HALF-HOLIDAY. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9023, 31 October 1892, Page 5
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