The Ladysmith Daily Ledger
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2017-06-02
issued: 1906-09-13
description: The Ladysmith Daily Ledger was published in Ladysmith, in the Cowichan Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from July 1903 to December 1906. Ladysmith developed as a residential area for the employees of a large coal mine, and, in 1904, it had a population of approximately 4000. The Ledger was published by the Ladysmith Publishing Company, which also issued the paper under two variant titles: the Daily Ledger (April to July, 1905) and the Ladysmith Ledger (September to December, 1906).
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note: VOL.,a THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 390G. PRICK FIVE C������TS 5SC3C*-- \. R. Mcdonald VISITS ISLAND -~f*- Mr. J. R. Miacdon.ild, M.;P., or Eng land, passed through on the (morning train cu route for Victoria. While here iM'r. Macdomilil added Lady- ' cmith to his camera collections. Iu an interview last evening iu Nauai- ui,o) Mr. Ma/cdouald gave expression to the following views to a representative, of the Herald: t Mr. J. -Kauisay Maedonald, whip pi the Labor Party in the 'imperial 'House of-'Commons, iirri\od in tho city' on yesterday ' afternoon's Jonn, and will leave this morning for Victoria. Mr. Macildnald is .accompanied on his tour through Canada b> nib .wife, a/nd last evening were tho g-uosty of Mrs! Ralpii'Smith. When seen by., a 'representative oi The'Herald, Mr. 'Maedonald slated that this is his first trip lo Canada in .nine years, and upon tine occasion of his lust^ visit he had conic no further west .than, Winnipeg. Asked as to bis opinion of Canada, Air. Maedonald stated that bo had hardly been here long enough' to form an opinion. On the whole, however, lie was vesy favorably impressed and felt safe in predicting a bright future for tho| Dominion. "Of course" said' Mr. Maedonald, "I cannot ' 1 i speak of the growth of the country west'of Winnipeg, as this is in*. first visit'.here, but I cam see ;a great change for the better in and ground I' .Winnipeg during the! lust nine years" "Yes," replied Mr. Maedonald in answer to a question , "i visited Chinatown while in Vancouver, and the sight';is truly a novel one 'to one who; has not ,previotisly visited a section of this kind. Regarding'��������� the 'most advisable wa,\ of1 dealing with the Chinese in my opinion ���������the, .first ������������������ step - necessary is to pasp and enforce a law governing tho sanitary cond.ition of the Chin- eso. Some law should exist whore by the Chinese are obliged to live on th������ same sanitary plan as t ho .white iruin. 'Overcrowdina. such a'. speak with any degree…
note: Titled The Ladysmith Daily Ledger from 1905-01-04 to 1905-04-06, and 1905-07-20 onward. Titled The Daily Ledger from 1905-04-08 to 1905-07-19 Frequency: Daily
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Ladysmith (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0178602
language: English
lat: 48.993333
long: -123.815556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Ladysmith, B.C. : Daily Ledger Company
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text