DOMINION DAY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8930, 21 September 1907, Page 2

DOMINION DAY.

(Pei- Press Association,* 'lVliAitia, September 20. A meeting' ot‘ citizens determined to celebrate Dominion Day, without interfering with the course of business, by v oading tho declaration formally fit 11 am and im-du in the afternoon. Protests were imuU cii bft’i/ilf of the business people and the schools against increasing the number of holidays, and the town =oho’ol committee refused to give more than a half holiday. A .compromise was therefore effected/ VVuppTNGTcn, Boptenujer 20, A number of business nicn were interviewed hero to-day in regard to theouoHjon of observing a holiday on Dominion Day. 'i'ho general opinion expressed was against an 'additional holiday, and that if Dominion Day is to i.c celebrated annually, Labour Day celebrations sheaid J?e hold on the saijio date, or oven King's Birthday treated similarly. It is admitted, however that there wbujd bo a clUlieulty in reconciling the Labour Party j4* this arrangement.