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This editorial discusses Chinese immigrants and the amount of money they send to friends and relatives in China every year. It also discusses the implications for the British Columbia and Vancouver economy.

This article discusses a last minute delay in the deportation of two South Asian women who joined their husbands in British Columbia and the legal arguments presented for them to be allowed to remain.

This article discusses renewed hostilities between two factions in the Vancouver South Asian community caused by the attempted murder of Bela Singh, the murder of Rattan Singh and the injury of Amor Singh. Jagit Singh, an alleged supporter of Mewa…

This article discusses the pending court case of H. Rahim, a South Asian immigrant fighting an order of deportation from Federal immigration authorities.

This article discusses a delegation of South Asian immigrants being turned away by the British ambassador in the United States when they requested he intervene to make the United States more open to South Asian immigration.

This article discusses a landed South Asian immigrant who has been turned away by immigration authorities despite having papers from the immigration department stating he is entitled to re-enter Canada.

This article is a brief report of the criticisms directed at the Canadian government by a British Statesman regarding exclusionary immigration laws directed at South Asians.--

This--editorial discusses--South Asian immigration to various parts of the British Empire.

This editorial discusses the rising political unrest in India and the nationalist movement, specifically addressing the press bill of 1910.

This article describes a failed meeting arranged between government officials and leaders of the South Asian community in Vancouver regarding the proposed relocation of a number of landed immigrants to Honduras.

This article discusses Mackenzie King--s 1907 inquiry into immigration and contains transcriptions from a few of the interviews.

This editorial discusses the voyage of the Komagata Maru and the order-in-council prohibiting any immigration of labourers and artisans. The writer openly discusses the order as contrived to block South Asian immigration and suggests that the…

This article discusses the rising nationalist movement in India and financial support sent to members by South Asians residing in the United States. It details a couple of incidents in India where pro-nationalist literature has been seized,…

Describes the initial arrival of a group of South Asian immigrants from the steamship Tartar

This article briefly describes the potential for large scale rebellion in INdia against the British government should Canada exclude South Asian immigrants from landing.

This article describes a report that South Asian immigrants are being recruited to return with the Komagata Maru in order to lead a rebellion against the British government on its return to India. It also describes a number of ventures, including…

This article discusses the legal proceedings for the first test case for the Komagata Maru passengers to be heard in court. It also discusses the length of time an appeal would take if it were carried to the Canadian Supreme Court, and possibly then…

This article discusses complaints made to authorities over sanitary conditions in South Asian housing as well as some alleged incidents of indecent exposure and a concern over the amount of aid funding left in the community.

This article discusses two bills passed by Lord Minto, viceroy of India, and the council to combat --sedition-- against the British government in India. They include the Explosive Bill and the Press Bill.

Discusses the arrival of South Asian immigrants on the Empress of China and the deportation or refusal of entry for a number of them.

This article discusses rising unrest in India against the British occupation, specifically the discovery of a bomb factory in Calcutta. As well as the international scope of the unrest as groups of South Asian immigrants residing in London and Paris…

This article discusses Pan Sing being investigated and charged with fraud for extorting money from arriving immigrants under false pretenses due to testimony given to Mackenzie King during his investigation for his 1907 Royal Commission Report.

Caption: Chief of the Hindu excursionists on the Komogata(Sic) Maru in Burrard Inlet, Gurdit is a wealthy East Indian and is said to have paid the cost of the expedition himself.

This article discusses the decision of the federal government to allow the families of South Asian immigrants already in Canada to come to Canada

This article briefly discusses a group of alleged rioters arrested at Powell street grounds and that bail for some was provided by prominent South Asian residents.