The British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1885-03-21
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note: NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS DAY. Farm for Sulo, &c T. Kidd Piano Tuning .Prof. Francis Resident Physician T. Elivyn Special :...' Hand Bios. lht fvitish Columbian. rtnlunlny Morning, March ■it. rsss. Return of Hip Voyagciirs. After nil the compliments whicli liavo been pnid to tlie Oiuirulirui voyagenrs who wont to tlie resist ance of the Gordon relief expedition, it is disappointing to iind tlmt thoy were by no means nil unmitigated blessing. The returning voyageuis nrrived at Montreal on the Oth inst., and some of tlio olticors und men ■wore tliere interviewed liy a reporter of tlie Star. Generally, the men were fairly satisfied with tlieir trip, but the story told by Oapt. Aumond was Hardly creditable lo the contingent. Tliis ollicer frankly admitted tliat the reports of insubordination were true, lie snys lhey were never satisfied; and wore always complaining, and iniido no attempt to obey orders. Whilo in Egypt they ignored everything said to them by tlie British officers, told tlicni . they were not soldiers, and were not going to be ordered about by them, and in every way showed themselves to be an undisciplined crowd. Gen. Wolseley stopped their ram for a while in Egypt, which gave them great offense. On tlio way to Cairo they wore chunk and disorderly, nnd several of them fell OS' the train and were killed. Alt o- oelhcr Capt. Aumond did not seem to be much flattered by the conduct of his men, who, although expert iu the management of boats, and capable of much endurance, were to a great extent failures in consequence of tho absence of discipline and fondness for rum. It is too bad that the reputation of the Canadian contingent has been so seriously marred by the national curse -drink. More Railway Imposition. Mr. Onderdonk, contractor for this end of the C.P.R, issues the following notice: "Tlioonly stations where goods coining by boat will bo received for transport by tho railway arc Port Hammond and Port Moody. If delivered elsewhere they will not be forward…
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: 10.14288/1.0346188
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