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This article discusses some of the actions taken by the South Asian immigrants aboard the Komagata Maru including a boycott of the individual hearings being held before the immigration board for members of the party claiming prior residence and a…

This--editorial discusses two violent incidents in India (an assassination and a bombing)--attributed to--the Nationalist movement as well as the belief that the movement can be quashed by the British government.

This article discusses the trial of Ram Singh for the shooting of Argan Singh. The death was initially linked to Argan Singh--s participation in the Komagata Maru incident but was finally ruled an accident leading to Ram Singh--s acquittal.

This article discusses the legal battle being waged on whether or not the South Asian immigrants will be allowed to land. It also discusses the steps taken in the landed South Asian immigrant community in Vancouver to assist those aboard, including…

This article discusses the legal decision to allow one hundred and forty two South Asian immigrants to land in Canada, after a challenge to the application of the Continuous Journey Law.

This article discusses the legal battle being waged on whether or not the South Asian immigrants will be allowed to land. It also discusses the steps taken in the landed South Asian immigrant community in Vancouver to assist those aboard, including…

This article discusses an additional immigration order that prevents Japanese immigrants from landing if they do not possess a passport for Canada issued by the Japanese government. It also discusses Canadian immigration officials working in…

This article describes the results of an investigation into financial aid sent by British Columbia South Asians to members of the Indian nationalist movement.

This article discusses the refusal of the passengers of the Komagata Maru to allow the ship to leave port. It also speculates on the close relationship and possible collusion with Captain Yamamoto, who appears to be close friends with Gurdit Singh.…

This editorial discusses the unrest aboard the Komagata Maru and suggests some potential solutions, including the use of the Vancouver Police Department to subdue the passengers until the ship is out of Canadian waters.

This article discusses the reported decision of Gurdit Singh and the passengers of the Komagata Maru to give up attempting to enter Canada and return with the ship. The case heard in the Victoria Supreme Court resulted in the court upholding the…

This--editorial discusses the sentence of Guy Alfred Aldred, convicted of sedition for printing a pro-nationalist periodical, the Indian Sociologist. It criticises the leniency of the sentence, one year imprisonment, and states that harsher…

This article discusses the decision to deport two South Asian women and their children under the Continuous Journey regulation in spite of the fact that their husbands were landed British Columbia immigrants.

This--editorial discusses British supporters of the nationalist movement and suggests a harsh response to both South Asian and British supporters in order to quickly quell it.

This article discusses South Asian immigrants arriving in Canada by a route that complies with the Continuous Journey regulation and being admitted.

This article discusses a pamphlet that suggests that the returning passengers of the Komagata Maru may be able to convince their friends and relatives serving in the military and police to resign in protest of the treatment they received in Canada.…

This article discusses the defeat of the Natal Act in a provincial appeals court. It includes a few transcripts of arguments in the case that discusses that the act is superseded and made invalid under federal law as applied to Chinese, Japanese,…

This article discusses the final preparations and negotiations for the departure of the Komagata Maru.

This article describes a group of South Asian immigrants offering to purchase an abandoned building formerly used to dispose of cow products to convert into a temple.

This article discusses conditions in British occupied India and the role of the Indian press in spreading --sedition.--

This article describes the formation of the Garu Nanak Mining & Trust company.

This article describes the arrival of a number of South Asian immigrants and their detention until they can be examined and either passed or turned away by immigration officials.

This article discusses a number of South Asian immigrants being deported on the steamship Tartar due to various reasons, primarily for failing the --health examinations.-- It also discusses the Royal Commission Inquiry into the reasons why the South…

This editorial calls for strict exclusionary immigration laws, discusses an economic argument for why Canada should implement them, and the need to do so openly and without apology or equivocation. The author criticises attempts to find diplomatic…

This article discusses the possibility of violence and an international diplomatic incident as the South Asian passengers aboard the Komagata Maru are refusing to allow the ship to be moved and threatening violence if an attempt is made to set sail…