THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2287, 26 November 1889, Page 2

THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

1 . • TO THE EDITOR. i i . reason, why,thers wpa a t re« : lolatlon "passed »t the pablib meeting r« p the half "holiday,, has not; been folly ezj plained. I allado to the refnsil to j farther , support those • who kept t open on Wtdaesday afternoon. To go c ! b»ok,to,tho atari of th.c attempt to break i no the hifid&y,; oei'taln gentlemanr stated . ihitlo ooateqaeWe' of tti« inconvenience ,; to ouatbinera they In future would remain, . open. This otstemeat has Dover been: t r supported by evfdeuoe; on the contrary, { thore Is a petition signed by about 500 j people, iucladlng fally 50 {»tmetß, theie . BlghaiaVeA being oolleotod m 43>ohoDT&« r aud etaiag that it bad caaaad, no Inoon? r \ vonienoa. Tha prtition wi»b presented by i ft deputfcfcion tn thbr,a gontlomen who hid j ! adveetiaad to Iraep op^n, wlthoat attlflfao- '■■ tory resaltß. A public meetlng^ww thoo j oalled, and a foil honaa w.»g, the result. Now, Slr f uotoneof thoiefoar gantlemea , pat m »n ap^etiADce, and I maintain th&fc t,beit ft^Biiooa, and statement QQj^aD' port vl by evJdfinoe, calied forth • veil , desetvoiA rebako m the reoolmion passed* a- It ba been e»id that eubh a reaolatlon If t boyoottiDg and iDtimidaUon. As one «t .! that me -ting 1 t»ke the resolution ai an '>; emih^ld pnbilo vote of disapproval ot ' the coaree theee foar gentletnen ?: had takeo, and feel certain tbat they now a ; Bee the error t bey hWve made, I, Sherflt- " (ore, trust to Bee tlnm «hat on Wednetdtf t ; afternoon; by co doicg they retire with 3 ! honor, and th» reaoiutloo becomes null 8 ; and /void. They simply ! bow^td ptibUo B : opinion, and oonfac on tbelr employees *■ and posterity a great boon. ■-■*■ .- .;.>;..- .. , ;'p ■.-■•:■: -Yourß, etq. v ._ , ...■ I- . ' :■ :■-.■■ ■'■- ; - ' AMBBltiAir.^"