Week
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contributor: Blakemore, William
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1913-09-27
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note: The Week ii British Columbia Newspaper and Review. ol. XI, No. 31--Eleventh Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, Sept. 27, 1913 5c. a copy, $2.00 a year Naval Defence "No policy will be satisfactory to the people of British Columbia which does not include a substantial and prompt contribution and tlie ESTABLISHMENT OF A FLEET UNIT ON THE PACIFIC COAST." Our Distinguished Visitors >( El.DOM has the Canadian Club of Victoria had the opportunity % of greeting nl one anil the same time two mini of such distin- " guished political rank as the two who graced its board on Tues- last, when it entertained the -Eight Honourable Herbert L. niit'l, Postmaster-Genera] of Grenl Britain, and tbe Honourable ll'. Pelletior, Postmaster-General of Canada. It was but natural ll llie grenter interest should centre around tbe former of these two pistors, Imlli of Cabinet rank, flic ono hailing from the Mother of filaments beyond the sea. the other from tho younger House nt lawn, for be is the first member of a British cabinet to visit the 1st. In lbe course of an ndmirnblc address Mr. Samuel referred llie frequent mistake into which tlie peoples over sen are apt to fall I'll speaking of tho Old Country. Great Britain, he took pains to Inl out, is not in the decadent stale in which so many of her rivals, Is natural, and so many of her children, as is unfortunate, delight picture her. lie spoke iu glowing terms of the prosperous coudi- [is nl present prevailing in Grent Britain and at the same time lie a striking forecast of the future of British Columbia. The it of Jlr. Snmliol to the Coast is yet another result of the bond of Ion cemented between the Mother Country and lhe Self-Governing minions by the Imperial Conference. It has ceased to he the liion for British statesmen to remain in ignorance of the true char- eristics of the outlying portions of the Empire, and of all the mem- la of the Cabinet to he the first to pny a visit to the Pacific Coast I mots suitable is certainly the Postmaster-G…
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: 10.14288/1.0373718
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