Extending greetings to the people of British Columbia by means full page advertisements in the leading daily papers—at a cost of $500 each—paid for in cash and holding open house' for all-comers, Yip Sang, pioneer railway contract for and merchant of Vancouver celebrated his 80th birthday in right. royal style.
Leaving China 40 years ago Yip Sang reached San Francisco after neatly two months voyage sailing: ship, later coming to Britis Columbia, Here he became superintendent for a firm of Chinese railway contractors and often had more eight places. Early in the evening several of Yip Sang's sons an exhibition of ancient Chinese physical culture in the Chinese theatre, with George Yip Shuen, another son, giving a lecture on the subject.
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