The Greater Vancouver Chinook
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issued: 2016-08-24
issued: 1913-03-15
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/gvchinook/items/1.0315446/source.json
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note: %��.*�� CHINOOK f A Half Million in 1917 Vol. L, Xo. 44 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1913 Price 5 cents Central Parliament Holds First Sitting at South Hill Lieut.-Governor Reads the Speech From the Throne- Government Scored by Libera) and Labor Members The scene at the opening of the Central Parliament at Smith Hill last Friday night will long be remembered by those who were there. The assembling of Parliament in Canada and the Old Country is always accompanied liy a more or less lavish display of wealth in the shape of liveried men and gorgeously-costum- ed women. If these things were lacking at Smith Mill no excuse is needed, for otherwise the proceedings were as near as possible a reproduction in ;i "mock" way of what usually takes place at these assemblies. True, there was no attempt at searching the vaults for a modern Guy l-'awkcs, The majority of the members being composed of business men and "working plugs," they, no doubt, do enough we.rk in the vaults at other times in the shape of sawing Wood and breaking coal to be bothered abeiut any imaginary "guy." There were no gaily-emblazoned carriages and high-stepping steeds, not even an ordinary auto. There being only one chamber in this Parliament, it wouhl only be natural that it should bc highly democratic and a blue ticket on the B, C. Electric was quite enough extravagance. It was whispered that some of the labor members bad even been seen "hoofing it" from their mansions hard by, . bus doth time and manners change! The council chamber was crowded to its utmost capacity when proceedings commenced. It was plainly evident thai one of tbe lirst problems of tile Government would be to provide ways and means for the enlargement of the legislative chamber. The public gallery was uncomfortably crowded and the ladies, who were provided with seats to tbe right of ���be Speaker, were also in evidence. The strength of the parties, so far as could bc ascertained in the usual burly-burly of the op…
note: Titled "The Greater Vancouver Chinook" from 1912-05-18 to 1915-05-01, for 1915-05-15, and from 1915-06-05 to 1915-09-11; "The British Columbia Chinook" for dates 1915-05-09, 1915-05-22, and 1915-05-29; "The Saturday Chinook" from 1915-09-18 to 1916-04-15; and "The Standard" from 1916-04-22 onward. Published by Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited from 1912-05-18 to 1916-01-01; Chinook Printing House from 1916-01-08 to 1916-04-15; The Standard Printers from 1916-04-22 to 1917-04-07; and The Standard Company from 1917-04-14 onward.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0315446
language: English
lat: 49.2611110
long: -123.1138890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text