The British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1886-05-19
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note: THE MITISR COLOMBIAN —IS PDBUIBED— Kvery Wednesday & Salurday, D. ftdBSONl ■&■' CO. OFFICE COLUMBIA STREET. EMTMN0E.T0 EDI- (OSISUSSlWISISS DEPMTMEKT THmUOH T. II. Pi-MMC-Jri. B,«*Srsra»isY Stoac *r>**JM~Djr Hnll, «« j.u-i IISO for0nm.., tl lirr JI niiM.I imjribls la AiIvmr.M. D.llvm-er) liy Onn tnr or Agest, fl par qasrter, payable qnartorly lo Carrier or Agent. AOENTS T.N.HHIE«*C0. T. II. Pissttjl, fa.,.. "VionnA. Yale. rpapflt Adtertliln, BureaadO flprace St.), where ur.rll.lns contract, may no marie for It In lhe $ riti0k €ohiittbi<m. Wednesday Morning, Nay 19, ISMi. current Events and Opinions. On the liquor question thoro ara sheering ; signs of an improvement in public opinion. We note with interest the debate in the local liouae, oh; the lfi'thrul'., on the pie- sentntion of an influential petition by the member for New Westminster far tlie closing of saloons from 7 p.m. on Saturdays till G tail, on Mondays, though wo cannot but think it a deeply regrettable circumstance that the government is wanting" ih thc ' courage to bring in a measure to enforce so salutary a rule. Surely, in a matter which affects public morality in so eminent a degree, it is the govornuieut whicli should take the lead, even though its members may run tbe paltry risk of alienating at so critical n moment ns the present their bur-keepingconstituents. The' arguments, if such indeed they can be, culled, brought forward by the member for Yale . against such legislation are at once .fallacious and absurd. To begin with, it is, unfortunately, entirely untrue that in the upper sections of the mainland people are in the habit of travelling long distances, habitu ally at all events, for the purpose of ittinding Divine worship. Such cases nre rare in the extreme, and if. they should happen to occur tbe traveller in question would be the last man in the world to avail himself of the open saloon. It would be far truor to say that very many persons who happen to be detained by their business over …
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Robson Brothers (1882-1883) ; D. Robson & Co. (1883-1886) ; British Columbia Stationery and Printing Co. (1886-1887) ; British Columbian Printing Company (Limited) (1887-1888) ; Kennedy Brothers (1888-1890).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Westminster (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0346101
language: English
lat: 49.206667
long: -122.910556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Westminster : D. Robson & Co.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text