An ex-Hawera man who has settled i? xVancouyer writes to his. people tnat the severity of the winter in comparison with those experienced in JNew.Zealand has particularly struck mm. bhort days, continuous wet, W/ey.ere f rosts» and the terrible • effects these have iVstopping outdoor work and throwing thousands of people out of employment, are commented, on as making life so much les3 pleasant than it is in New Zea land. The "yellow" trouble, he says, is very acute, and is likely to grow worse, for tho number of Japs is increasing, and they are in many instances displacing white labour, owing to the small wages they are willing to work for. Even a white female servant is a rarity. A salmon nshery establishment on the Fraser Itiyer that at one time kept a thoui sand or two men employed, is now manned almost exclusively with Japauese : The feeling is that-England is afraid of breaking with Japa,n, and that therefore it is difficult to ex elude the Asiatic immigration—rhat British Columbia is sacrificed to Imperial policy. Dyspeptics ! Pearson's Pepto-chlor will enablo you to.'^njoy food. All! GheT&ists, Is, 2s 6d, 'and 4s. o
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 101, 30 April 1908, Page 4
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191Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 101, 30 April 1908, Page 4
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