Week
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contributor: W. Blakemore
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1908-10-24
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note: frs_T_-nTrn__rvr_isrritTn Ask Your Doctor to Phone Terry's Free Delivery. Low Prices. iSUUUUUUUULASUUUUUULSUUUULS *3 Campaign Issue The Week R British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria and Vancouver B. C j rrsTtTSTrnrrrrn-nn wwa HALL & WALKER Agents WELLINGTON COLLIERY COMPANY'S COAL • 1232 Government St. Telephone 83 £_!«_« 9 tt « tt t R 9» Mt tt.tt.tJUUUUlS iVoL. V. No 22 'THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1908* On Doujlk Pn Annum Any suggestion that the The Real pleasant little journeys [Test. of Messrs. Lemieux and Drury to Japan have had no real practical value—and, what is worse, were not intended to have any—throws our Liberal friends into paroxysms of rage. And yet, stripped of all verbiage, what is the result of the work of tbe Ottawa diplomats"? Simply a pleasant smile from the polished Mikado and his polished ministers, and an assurance which, put briefly, amounts to this:—"Much pleased to meet honourable Canadian minister. Like honourable Canadian and honourable Canada very much. Will make honourable promise that no honourable Japanese shall go into honourable Canada without my honourable permission." "We thank your Imperial Majesty," say the'Ottawa diplomats, we felt sure you would see it in a reasonable light. These little international difficulties are so easily settled if the disputing parties will only imeet in a friendly way." And back they come to Canada, with the glory of successful ambassadors resting on their furrowed brows. But the people f Canada, who are by no means lacking in that business shrewdness which likes to see what it bas got for its money, proceeded to dissect and ex- imine the ambassadors' reports—not ,1 very speedy task, siuce, whatever else the two good gentlemen bad failed to do in Japan, they had at least learned one art in which that country sxcels, namely, how to wrap up a very ..mall fact in an enormous quantity >1 words. But, when they had finally tccomplisbed the difficult task, a large lumber of the Canadian people s…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344130
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : ""The Week"" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text