http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0342624
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2017-02-07
issued: 1928-07-20
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note: See "Back to God's Country" Cumberland Islander 0 Ilo-Ilo Theatre This Week-end Witb which ls consolidated tlie t'umtierlund Kens. forty-seve; p„ml , , .. fl CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY. JULY 20th, 1928 Premier J. D. MacLean Who Went Down To Defeat At Victoria PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY EVENING A public meeting has been called for Tuesday evening, July 24th at 8 o'clock -for the purpose of considering the holding of acquatic sports at Puntledge Lake. A full attendance it most earnestly desired. Make a note ; of the day, Tuesday, July 24th, ut the Council Chambers. Conservatives Assured of jority in Legislature Three Cabinet Ministers Aie Del nitely Rejected Vancouver Island Adds Another Sent to Conservative Following Wednesday's provincial election in British Columbia resulted in a regular landslide in favor of the Conservatives. A few results are still in doubt but the Consorvatives are assured of at least 32 seaU. Dr. J. D. MacLean, the premier, went down to defeat in Victoria, whilst in Chilliwack, E. D. Barrow, Minister of Agriculture was defeated by Mr. W. Atkinson (Conservative), and in Vancouver the new Minister of Finance, Mr. Dugald Donaghy although heading the Liberal ticket was easily defeated. [Vancouver and Victoria elected the straight Conservative ticket and on Vancouver Island out of eleven ridings the Conservatives were successful in nine. They lost Nanaimo by a narrow majority but Comox was a gain for the Conservatives. Mr. R. H. Pooley won a striking victory in Saanich easily defeating Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith. Conservatives took tha South Vancouver seat from the Labor candidate Mr. R. II. Neclands, Mr. Frank Browne, the Labor member for Burnaby also lost his seat, Mr. W. R. Rutledge the Conservative being successful. Figures in the Vancouver and Victoria divisions, obtained this morning were given as follows: Vancouver— Shelly, W, C. (C.) 16,359 Maitland, R. I. (C.) 15,502 Walkem, Maj. G. A, (C.) 15,208 Spencer, Col. N. (C.) 15,728 Kirk, T. H. (…

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