The British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1883-10-03
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note: Gorernmon' Gazoitr THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN Everj* Wednesday ft Saturday, —sjr— D. ROB8QN & CO. OFFIOf, CtHiMBIA STREET. Entmkoe ti Ebi- toiiauho lumen Demstment thiouoh t. r. PlUWa k tit. BOW k STATIONEiy Sthi. TF.EHS-.lly Ibll, S3 . jar, II SO fur 0 mos., 11 for 3 mos. | jisj.il. In Advance. Dflllvoreil by Crrler or Agont, II per qnnrlor, payable qnarterly to Carrier or Agent. AOENTS T. N. Hissed a Co. Viotoria. Wo. Human Tale. I. f. FISHES AdTertlflag Agent, SI Uerollsnl'l Kicnange, 8.n Francisco, Is nutUorised to receive AdTMtlsoments Air this paper. Netrspuer Advertising Jevrspwer Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce St.), .here Mvertlslng contrsrt, may be made tor It in Iht fritteh Columbian. Wedncsdfur Morning, Oct. 3. 1883, [Written for the Columbian.' Pootoo: A Christian Pilgrimage to a Mongolian Mecca. . On th. extreme eastern .eabonrd of Chin., not many hours steam from tho ancient and prosperous oity of Ningpo* lies a group of islands, known as the Chusan Archipelago, which' havo more than a local reputation. As the haunt of a numerous and formidable band of pirates, whoa, depredations extend— tor they still carry on their nefarious trade—along a considerablo sketch of coast, southward and in a lesser dogroe, up the creeks and rivers of the moro northern provinces, the group has an unenviable notoriety among Chinese sea-faring men; while it is equally famous among d.vout Buddhists as embracing the beautiful isle of Pootoo, a ploc of pilgrimage to which thousands of devotees are attracted yearly, more especially during the months of January and February, towards the close, that is, of th. Chines, year. But Pootoo is famous not only among the Chinese. It has. favorable reputation as a sanitarium among the throe thousand foreigners whom Fortune—some of them would say Miss Fortune—has compelled to settle down, in quest of tho elusive dollar, on th. banks of the mighty Yang-tae and its tributary, tbe Hwang-pu. The foreign settlement of Shanghai furnishes of course the …
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: 10.14288/1.0346316
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.
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