PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 4

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

CHAOS OVER- THB HOLIDAY.

COMPLAINT: REGARDING N.B.A. , : • TOUKNKY. •;;;-/:;/

1l(ByiTclcKrapU—SDecial-OorreSDondenU ;; v;.- ■ ... Palmerston, 'January .25. , i; The, confusion; and,."mis up".-in [connection with ' the. observance of Anniversary Day as' a holiday gave Palmorston', two; very''quiet days.v On Saturday.'the, businesses which ; came . under tho.' Factories' • Act and under, certain "awards were, compelled to .olosb,. wliilst; the/ retail'/shops, which were not really obliged to observo the holiday at all, kept'/open ; on; Satur-.' day and closed 'on., Monday. / pn . the whole, it :'seoms timo that tho Government; approached matters, of .this '.kind.--If uniformity/ cbuld/'be;:.;,obtained; the prdinaiy . employee ; would -at least; .know .-where' he stoou. At present all-',is. .chaos j ■Por instance, tho.butcher was enabled to. substitute, another day for ,Saturday, and: Kopt''-bpen, /but"'; the ; ' : b'alte'r.'..did.''nbt, cnioy this: privile*ge,-;and' had':tq close ■on Saturday. Then in- ; the baiting trade,' thb': ; drivers : haye:'tb%brk' oh : a 'da.y,- which the/ ;bakers ,'hayeto •jbbserye' ; as : iivholidny/' ahd : m /there is .no';bread ! for , them' ; to . take, out riwhile,: vice : vsrsa, /the i bakors, inako.' bread on a day/, on,which:;their'-drivers :it / tb/'cbhsiimers.'/;;:: Thb-.-samb'/'sort/: ofia "a ; . number,:'of other [b'usi- 1 'hesses;;; "-i' ' './ '-'■ -'. ' - ' *' . :?,The"' princij>al. attraction in tho 'district for tho holiday was""/t3ie Eoxton races," and on both Saturday and/Monday, great' ;numbers':bf-;Palmerstoniahs"'iv.ent,:down;tb; ■the. seaside /township.;. majority,: 'of: course, went to tho races, but a goodly /number '.travelled straight on and/spent the day on.tho beach.-"' :'v/.-/:

.'/6n^thb;;Palmqi:sto'n;.Bowling": Green'-.oh' Monday an' impromptu '.pairs ;touria' . ment: jwas /hejd,:. the/, teams ..being-; as vfol-; low-Short, and/ Mawlbm-'/(s.);' AV:Clausen 'and Brophy (s.), I'raser imd'.Maicblm;(s.),i •Dixoh 'and A'.' Pickering (s.);' : Hausoh 'ahd ;J./A. Nasli/(s.), Karris and C. Pickering. ;'.(s,), /Ayling and, Tasker., (s.). <- .G.. ; Picker--ing came'./out victorious,"< winning all / his '~ play, a /meeting, of , members was held to dismiss matters..in/ connection with'.'the play/ for the semi-finals in .tho'-North' Island Bowling - Association's ■ recent; tournament.;: It :was;pointed out that:throiigli mismaimgb-. ment .C. Pickering's' rink: :had : to: pltiy four' games -as. against; hvo played by .Churchwarifs..rink, .and .that it' was'irithe./third . game -..that:'Pickering's team was: defeated." After "discussion, 'it • was resolved that tho.. club formally protest, ;as: ffierb was", evidently; some, misinanage.ment, ■ and' to. inform [the. secretary of. the /Northern Bowling;'-Association that . Pickering's /.rink is willing' to go to Wei- ■ . lington;and ;play :Chiixchward's - team' • for/ the banner. . . ■: .