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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14529, 5 October 1917, Page 3

The Victoria Cross awarded to Private William Jones for heroism at Rori-c's Drift in 1879 was sold for £110 at Glendining's auction rooms in England recently. i A unique suggestion comes from Dun-e-din. Says the "Star-." There has for some time been a growing feeling among the retailers oi: the dty V particularly the drapers, that it would be greatly to their advantage to adopt the practice in vogue in the wholesale warehouses and many other business places, of closing their premises for the lunch hour. Already about-a dozen-ofi the principal drapery firms have c» r.re.ssed themselves as being, strongly in .favour. Ot the alteration, and .an effort; is to he it!ado. to bring the other retail trades into line. it is stated that there is a reasonable prospect of tho practice cf. closing at mid-day becoming fairly general. . , :