, 1879-02-25
CANADA.

CANADA.
Frozen Fast-Ricl-A uefnMiter-A 1fnsnno
Of volcnino-An.l. .Chlucso Petition frnn.
Britis3i Cnfnn,b1a-srrest OF n fueltfve
frntn Justicc-A 1te1Ixtons Organ Down on
tho VlcerGEmi Festivities,
tSpsetn! HYspntrh IN Fhs Tribune.
HALIFAX, Feb. 2l-DurinE the s'orrn Of Sat
urdnY night, man .hclug driven 10 his home
two miles from the c2ty bntl his hands SO frozen
10 the slc,lpns to which he was holding TINT
tho pins had to be sawcl of before 1le could bo
| released.
s1tefai pfspafch tn 1he Tribune.
OTTAWA. Feb. 2l.-ln the Commons today,
the Hon. James Macdonald, Minister Of Justice.
replying to Dccosaas, said tho net Of the Brit
tsh Columbia Legislature. to provide for tho
better collection Of provincial taxes from the
Chinese, had been declared by the Supreme Court
Ut British Columbia ultra Wires. which dcriston
lad not hccn nppcalcd IRON. The Government
>ad thu questtun Of its disallowaucc Under con.
slderattun.
Sir John Macdonald, In reply to Flsct, said
| the Governmt ut lid uot intend to grant par
| don 10 Louis Riel, who Is now undergoing ban.
/ ishu,rnt for participation In the Rcd River re-
bcllson. 49,.
Eptetat 1tspatca 10 Tnt Tribune.
| MONTREAL, Teb. A.-A good deal Of excite
mcnt WIS ocrastoncd here today on Its beeom-
Ing known that C. H. Murray, Cashier Of the
| Exchange Bank, was dcfautcr to the extent
| OF s20,0U0, und had absronslei. II appears thAt
he hal been sperulatinE In stocks with
money belonging to tho bank, and,
owing to n great Depreciation Of
late, had lost heavily. The hank Is
not likely to lose much, Ms It has n guarantee
bond Of al insurance compapy for sl0,u0. The
un.us us'u"ato ehe.lcf' M" 10 'aa'i'eu "''a 4'as u
.amtIy rcs'oeht mere, was maeh Respected pY
those who knew hin.
Trust Society, has been appointed hts successor.
-. s'1sts. En-, o',p"Ss e. "a = s. TAT 1.'sa,s,
,ta a,..,d ' ~, - J'es 'as. "'.t
v a,. e S tosn 1T IT.
nsss the production Of Tue Maaque Of Wei,
| hundreds were turnrd away unable to
ah,ota ..s..,a.,-. .,,',, NJ. ,r,.,a
| ootaln even alahaiDs-foolh' Inc Wofus
| Of the Welcome are by T. A.
O'9on, aau ue nusls ~ Atsaas c!appc' naoo'
| Guards. The niece Is aliegosIcal tu character,
| illustrating the history Of Cauata.
| Hr. Joun. N. H.. Frt M.-1)ur,nr A terrific
.torn vostor1av ~ pr,nre rdward fs,ond ,ha
Catholic church at Cardigan Road, Presbyterian
cnurch a. Sotris, altd railway sheds al SUM.
uersIdo we're al blown down. Other casualties
rsported. - rs snow q. d r. tue railway cuttings
sixteen s9e .9 i"'o.s a!sa ass' 10 @esn Sns ,ns
OTTAWA. Feb 2i.-Ihc following is tho petit
| ttOn sent from Vlctnri1 j. T., tn regard to tue
Chinese; also the appoadx to the petition:
M Hovt4 n Eom,uoux. dhn nrtition a. thn IN ~ :
dsrsisnedE E9io1aGitants i or the Province of ns,tian
go -. tr"nri.n,ia,i ~ -. .s' t,
sesI4cnts Of In" said Pr6yincc, ssrns tic View VIZ Of
IL sssMs!l !is. Gss!lst
ncttion nf CL,ucsr jabnr. 40 larer]y nrryain,, In
tb!. Province, 10 Tho lcrlment ot tiie ccncsai wei
fbc wnrsinv cnaH' terl inost nnnrp1s,y,r- -rrsnsrf
fnily ask that yonr ilanoraoe boiy, wth ths yisss
s'sr,,9s 1sof WI ts nlcn:sa n the present
mTr .n,inr 10 ,snt ~ ths p"'1 nnreas,anc nGas,
scs e'' nf Austro,n. niucInv TTssieictSnns
fm,t%cr 1hat' in h rh,xtr tr,,cttnr ~ III" fon,sn I :
fas,Ilc hallway. tne smnjuyment Of tbInesu ahns
.hsii + c,oh5ts!; sSd, sl:o tlst Soa VII sss Il
ninr,ut' M, M loHnt ,Y inv hays nac.% on ~ y.
t:ntn"s. nv IL th,s cnnnfrs '' "A'' '"'eu "'oA 'h'
Ana ynmr netitinn",s ne in dr+x 1,o,,a ,rf1I s,.-
,rat c,c '0''' 40 =" 01'' 9s"A"' ""' e'e4
isicnri nd nv Nonb sh,tr.,c,rc md AMI ,tb.,. !
| APPENDIX 70 rEr11loN.
Tho following 10 tho estimated number Of ChIneso
In british Columbia anu tnu M,RnnUr tn Which they
are employed: Domestic servants, ;,OU: snt,s.
makers, It'll; 1aundrymcn, 300; iatlors, loo; gen
cral 1ub4rcfs 7uU; Eolu -r,inpea l. sou: pcdiJors.
80; garurncrs aud farm. hands. l,hoU; anlploseil
AZ as4etcs, !. 100; total, .. QUO. The population
Of britlah ColnM6tn exclusive Of l'!dtans. does
not exccct! 70, ooo; 20 that tufy ono-
oultn H., ~. pr,,, cona,s t, H. Or tnancss:
Nm ao AVN rrs est.c IL" tn rn. 1 viii i,
onty III nti Fran i,ycn,y In inIrty ,hneme hem ~
Wit lyc In housv w,cn NJ OILY iarr. enomsn fu1
family consisting OF fur Or lvs pelsuns; and. w
they live cn.eliy Upon r,cn, tley can bonrti aud
'odge for trun, 10 to a6 CENTS puf day: whereas
sinElo Man o. any other natianaitY cannot board
antl Lodge loe isrs thaa ttoa o cent? to day.
LUZ ate pasu dI9h! sao ~ ~ PCT ,d mohth
nrr nat, W ni,s, so ~. tsn'nr i c, @ ~ ~ ~
sest nf living" n" fhinn".n ~ hctire M ths,, mn ~
uther sturio m,am. Nvst I,aucas,nnn haSs to ,I,3
port wis nu1 famiIy, whereas lilo Chinese work,
ingn,an ia never sasrloa. Only a lew Of lie
morc wealthy. have wlsts. The effect Of the
presence Of ,he Chlnuso ls nor only ~ reduce
men from oota1nlng empl1Y,Aeat, even Ut VERY TO-
aueca wages fof, n 91l!or . me-. otIer t. wotx tn
srt !nr siIi IT,, ~ ~ NV max fMs ss WI
MetIIors tr" tho els yhen iary I'll, ssan ~
inanl mi wagcs. Tnls ttIcy aIv upablcj 10 .o h,
tbrlr complete eyatem Ut organization. Thu work
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