THE ROYAL VISIT AND THE HOLEDAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7127, 17 June 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL VISIT AND THE HOLEDAYS.

TO THS EDITOR. Sirr-ItV^ be hoped iih&t better counsels ?*QI (prevail, and that there will be no disloyalty ifchoyni fcy a minority <rf . stEei ' shops being ikept open next Saturday-— either day ok night. On referring to' Saturday and! Friday papers I find that there are rfxtycnx einployers agreeing to VsLoie both days— Saturday and Monday— and forty-five against. I afeo came to- the coa« oksioni that the employees of "the sixtysix finxw far octouralber tihpse of th« forty- ' five. As pointed oat st the conference of Friendly Societies, it ■would be impossible for members '■-«! eocfeties sad TWnnfceef members to ta&o past in the Royal reoep* tion if tSte firm* referred to determined^ keep open on the Sstorday, and also tWing. tire sdgibte in the streets at night. Everything tSh<Md be done to mafee next Satorday a 1 letter day" in the i&tory of Ohrirtdhnrdt, and ft is only to be done by giving every worker an opportunity to tadke Ibis or her part in tlhe proceedings.. I understand by dfewrtnf our loyalty to the THBtoaa we are only giving expvesmon of our loyalty to I*e grand old flag, 4&e monardhy, the British CVxnstitatten^H&eedtom andl liberty— tie visitors beisaa the representatives oi the same. Jnsfa rate samse as a, - man-o War's mam s&lates the' British ensign dying b* the masthoad -fftben he goes ; on board ihlg ship— tihe representative <rf freedom and Mberty. Novr, flappo^ng these employers lived . i» Ru«da or Germany, and on a ««WH««' oooaedon they were to show emoh dtaloyal-by, wh«4> wojM be do&« to them?—! am, etc., ' -__ _.■ BJIinSH CONSTTTDTION. OhrfatcliuiiMt, June 17.