Week
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contributor: W. Blakemore
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1909-06-12
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note: rw*__i___%_T__i_in_T_r_TVT_. CHOCOLATE EGG, MALTED MILK and "SUNNY JIM" SUNDAE _ e at o Terry's Fountain * S.E. Cor. Fort and Douglas. ^ _UUUULtSUULttX_9X_9X_UUULSLSL_l_ The Week A British Columbia Review, Published at Vietoria, B. C HALL & WALKER Agents WELLINGTON COLLIERY COMPANY'* COAL 1232 Government St. Telephone 83 &!»■» 8 ,«,U 119 9.0.99.9 9 ttttSLXt. 25 !»l. VI. No THE WEEK, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1909 One Dollar Pbr Annum fcte Owned pies. Possibly the most important, and certainly the most practical, subject which has been discussed at Press Conference in London is that of |ite owned cables, and its kindred topic, improved press service. The one is of arse contingent upon the other. The Ictoria Times, in discussing the subject [Thursday, took the ground that the day [the tainted press service has gone by, that although Canada is still depend- on American sources for her cable re, there is no longer any systematic Inipulation of dispatches to the disad- ntage of the British Empire. The Week atures to think that such a contention , untenable, even if it is not absurd, jiere may have been some slight amelior- ton of the conditions which existed only |few years ago but the intent still reams and is only too obvious. Earely a bek passes but some sensational despatch flashed over the wires, and reproduced bm one end of Canada to the other which i been garbled and twisted so as to mis- present English opinion and in many ses to misrepresent facts and to induce erroneous conclusion, and that conclu- bn always to the disadvantage of the pitish Empire. The latest instance of lis occurred last Saturday when the limes printed a dispatch said to emanate |om its own 'special leased wire," as a atter of fact it was proved to have been jied verbatim from the columns of the bndon Daily Chronicle of Saturday oming and was cabled to New York as original despatch. It purported to re- fcrt the exact words spoken by prominent erman officials at the annual meeting of Ie Navy League a…
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: 10.14288/1.0344144
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