. In nearly all the trades in Franco there is a demand for what is called the "English week," or a half-lloli-day on Saturday, and this is becoming more and more pronounced. Thg ;clerks and shop assistants ft're sii»p» porting - the engineers, wfto were the first to put forward the claim for oftfly closing on Saturday. With a Saturday half-holiday generally adopted in factories, there would be no need for the shops in question to open at all on Sunday, and the employees would obtain a full day's rest alreadv enioved in England
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 222, 5 January 1910, Page 4
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92Untitled King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 222, 5 January 1910, Page 4
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