Week
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contributor: Blakemore, William
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1916-01-01
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note: The Week The fl British Columbia Newspaper and Review Official Organ of the Victoria Real Estate Exchange Vol. XIII, No Victoria, B.C., Canada, January 1, 1916 5c. a copy $2.00 a year a Happy New Year IT is not because The Week fails to appreciate the incongruity of any festivities or celebrations of a joyous character at the present time that it adopts the old custom of wishing its readers a "Happy New Year." It is because it is reminded of the fact, that "hope springs eternal in the human breast," and that before the end of this year hope may see its frution, that in spite of the agony of the civilized world it would be both unreasonable and unchristian to abandon hope, or even to suggest that the year on which we enter today may not see victory for our arms, and triumph for our cause. There are many reasons why such an expectation is justified. They may be briefly summarized as follows: First and foremost in the indomitable and unshaken determination of the British Empire and its Allies to fight to a finish. This determination has never waned. It has recently been reiterated, and we can feel more confidence today than we could a year ago, that the Allies will present an unbroken phalanx until the goal is reached. The next consideration is the growing weakness of our enemies. It would be a mistake to exaggerate this, or to argue that the point has been reached when anything like collapse is in sight, but there are abundant evidences that the strangle-hold of our Navy is being felt more every day, that food difficulties are increasing, that internal grievances are becoming more pronounced, and that both on the Eastern and Western fronts the Allies have so consolidated their positions that a Teutonic offensive of any magnitude cannot be attempted with any prospect of success. The highest authorities agree that Germany's financial difficulties are becoming acute. This is a matter on which the general public knows comparatively little, and is bound to accept the opini…
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: 10.14288/1.0373967
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