Notes by the Way.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 931, 1 August 1891, Page 2

Notes by the Way.

■ ' '■ "■' ' ■ ' ' '■'■■■:.' 'i : '.' '••:' .-f"\ I' Ik another column, a correspondent gives full particulars of what appears to be a monstrous .Grovernment ; jpbj ai^i one which we think, snd hop^, the Government has not heard tho last of!. The ignorance of the requirernentsjof thjs ; district displ ayed by Ministers, is parai leled by the discourtesy shown m applying to Mr Joyce subject, instead : of the member for the district, who kne^v its, nature and l its jyants. The-,preßerit arrangements^ for the 'registration if electors cannot of cqurse be permitted <|o lat»t. It is ' of interest a| showing wh4t the Liberal Government would, do if it were unchecked. 'V.l ?O j To Sir John Hall, the ; iarmirigcommunity are indebted for a very mi -.' portant amendment to the Shop Hours Bill whioh has just passed the Lower House, Accprdjcg to the Aot as tedr*fted, all business was to be over \ri the shops at six o'clock. > li a/farmerjs reaper and binder broke, if his threahirig machine lost a bolt or a cog after six o'clock, he must wait until; next day before he could buy a duplicate. Sib J John, with praiseworthy foresight, saw the inconvenience and loss that might ensue, succeeded m getting the Bill amended so that farmers can bay the component parts of agricultural implements at any time.

Pending the passing of tbe Shop Hours Bill through the Upper House, it appears useless to proceed further, with the proposal to inaugurate a vo luntary half bolidav m Southbridge and Leeston. It ia, however, satisfactory to know that the feeling, m Southbridge at any rate, was decidedly favourable to the scheme, and that the delegate who whs appointed to canvass the town met

with almost universal success ia obtain -

int; the signatures of the tradesmen io*J \itot\me to'nphniij the proposal. "