The British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1883-05-16
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note: Government Gatette THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN —- is ruiiomiBi' Every Wednesday & Saturday, —iit— D. ROBSON & CO. OFFICE, COLUMBIA STREET. Entrance to Editorial and Business Department tkrouqh T.R. Pearson A cot Book & Stationery Store. VBBM8«Ry Mull, «U $1 fur 3 mm.; jiayiiMf r Agt yeiir; $160 torO-noe.* 91 turiimm. s -my-i.-.i- In A'lvnnce. Uolivar«i) LyOnrrlorur Agent, $1 por r-imrtor, -myiiMu (|iitirtcrly tu Oitrrlar (ir Ayunt. a'qents T. N. Hiiieh A Co. Victoria. Wh. Harrison Yale. L, P. FISHER Ai1yi-iHi-.uk Agent, 21 Merclmnt's Kxclmngu, ami Fraiirlnai, UrtutUorlseil to receive AdvortlMt.il**-'b for tills jinpin*. TUIC BABEB m:iy lio fniiiiil on lliu nt HIIO rArtn flea. V. .'---voil ICn.'i Now-tpii-ier Atlvortlilrij- Ituruiiu(10 8iinico St,), wtieru uhnrtlaltiK contract-* mny be mndu fur it In SEW VORK. Ihf §ritish CotemWan. WnluMdii) MornlnK. Mny 10. vm. French Aggression. Wlio wouldn't live in Mudngns* oar! Tho price of boof in tlmt land of perennial .summot* in a penny n pound, and laborers will work aud board themselves for $4 n month 1 Upon this favored island Franco has lately been casting a covetous eye, but tho movement is being watched closely by Grent Britain. Madagascar would be no mean acquisition to any nation. A writer in u lending Chicago papor says the soil is.rich, and covered everywhere with u tine sod. Grass grows all the yenr, as might bo oxpected in a country enjoying a tropical climate and not liable to droughts, The rainfall is abundant and well distributed during the entire season. Thero uro no cyclones, tornadoes and earthquakes, as thero are in nearly all tropica] countries. Beef n't for tho Christmas dinner of a British nobleman is produced by cattle thnt eat nothing but grass. Cattle arc so plenty that they command only a nominal price. Fine, fat bullocks can bo purchased on the coast ut $3 or $4 each. They weigh on un average 750 pounds each, and yield 500 pounds of dressed beef. Tlie meat is tender, juicy and of fine flavor. It is super…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Robson Brothers (1882-1883) ; D. Robson & Co. (1883-1886) ; British Columbia Stationery and Printing Co. (1886-1887) ; British Columbian Printing Company (Limited) (1887-1888) ; Kennedy Brothers (1888-1890).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Westminster (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0346249
language: English
lat: 49.206667
long: -122.910556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Westminster : D. Robson & Co.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text