THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16801, 3 April 1919, Page 8

THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

•Jo tho 'Edilpr. Pl ! the 'Vfimarit Herald."j <swf» —-Xt, WlDa pit'usuru J. jl'«mU 111 J'OUl\ i'upol'li 1 1 Ot \juL mootiiigj. tnat the iwuuoii' umiiig ror u poll to oo Vni«!n vii cnunging iiuirsatiy 10 o.i iiir6uy , u , xiio HtieKJy. Juur-jiojiday iiuii ijec.l curried. pile, who in the carry <>t jnovumClii, ,ieicl uin poa.t,oti ot soa>.tury'to I j\MSro<*uo.;oii, 1 knew Viir.t the limrstliiy time Juki day m-2t"tyifcli strong u;.jft>3.t.oii, 'biit ,;n.u> Btrongebt ■■ opposioi'da reuU.ed that - - trio o'eu«i<t. . avutumft. uom U'ic mlupGfl hours w-Vro grca •, iuiU above nil, th.it the bogey ot loss of ti'iulo was" not hi up; but it 'riie'~<;huiijje front 'l'luirscUiy to teutur<lny is meeting with • tiio sumo class •at! opposition. out tis in the forinoi esfe©'- >.thc opposition is but nnotlior Pogey.' Tlio volume of trade will not bo lessened, the weekly turnover wiit vu 'jo wiso bo reduced, iinrl the opponents of tiio chqjngo will soon realise that great as were the bunelits of the Thursday they sink into ittoipjnifienneo compared wit* the Saturday. ' Talcing the matter from mi employer.-, standpoint, the Saturday li:ttl-iiolicisiy is the juott3 eco-irt iiiHu!, imtsnnich sis tlio younger assistants arc on, Jhurjd'ay morning obsessed with tliie coming. football or cricket match, the older assirftnilts with the projected game of ; bpwls. y or golf. Thursday i:* practieajjy ;.H. useless day for Mie employer. Then Friday morning is taken tip largely with discussions ahoui, 'he vu-rious-itema of interest of the day. Now, Hnt.inhiy morning be!n:* tb ■ end of the weok, twre i.s plenty of bnsi iiohs to occupy the assistants of ah iigew, so the employer gets the JnJ l benefit of liis time. Monday coming two days after the cricket, football, or bowls, the excitement has gone and with tlio complete rest and chnngo the assistants are fit and ready. one who lins experienced the two days would dream of comparing Thursday

ivith Saturday. When the last poll was- taken .-in Timaru certain inducements Vv'cvd held out to the assistants to get them- to vote against the change, viz., in some businesses to close at :12; noun on, Thursday. Thiu undoubtedly led many to vote against ■ the change. How were these promises kept;- 1 .Simply till the keenness of the contest had worn off. The boot unci slioo shops were the moso loyal. Let us hope that no one will for misled by any such 'red liei-rins? this time; but show "by an nig vote'that Timaru, the''pioneer in the half-holiday, movement, is not hidebound, but 'is fully alive and uptown. 4 .©, and tlioiigh iat?, Ml" Into Tine on the -Saturday half-boHdav. Yof.e early, and see that a, full poll is secured.— I am. etc.. ' ' ■ SATII?DAY HALF-HOLIDAY.