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Discusses a group of Sikh men planning to apply for admission to a local militia group and, if denied entry, apply to Ottawa for permission to form their own regiment. Also discusses negative reaction from members of the militia and loopholes in the…

Discusses a group of Sikh men planning to apply for admission to a local militia group and, if denied entry, apply to Ottawa for permission to form their own regiment. Also discusses negative reaction from members of the militia and loopholes in the…

This article discusses unrest in Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa and a large scale strike by South Asian immigrant workers.

This article discusses unrest in Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa and a large scale strike by South Asian immigrant workers.

This article discusses fifteen South Asian immigrants who were rejected under the Natal act being arrested for being in the country illegally after the C.P.R. steamship (the Empress of Japan) they were to be deported on refused to accept them.

This article discusses the shooting of Arjan Singh in an incident reported to be connected to the murder of Hernan Singh. Both victims were allegedly cooperative with immigration officials during the Komagata Maru incident. Ram Singh was charged for…

Discusses the employment of seventy-five immigrants to work for a railroad company and the possible deportation of newly arrived immigrants, either for being deemed unfit or for being convicted on charges of vagrancy.

This article discusses two incidents in detail. The first is the ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal on the test case challenging the immigration laws. The court delivered a lengthy judgement, upholding the right of the immigration board to make…

Discusses the employment of seventy-five immigrants to work for a railroad company and the possible deportation of newly arrived immigrants, either for being deemed unfit or for being convicted on charges of vagrancy.

This article discusses two incidents in detail. The first is the ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal on the test case challenging the immigration laws. The court delivered a lengthy judgement, upholding the right of the immigration board to make…

This article discusses Teja Singh and his influence among the South Asian community(s) in British Columbia particularly in reference to the proposed immigration of unemployed South Asians to Honduras.

This article describes the reaction of Bramwat Singh and other members of the public to the potential standoff between the Komagata Maru and the Rainbow.

This article describes the reaction of Bramwat Singh and other members of the public to the potential standoff between the Komagata Maru and the Rainbow.

This article discusses the first Sikh temple erected in British Columbia and the dedicatory service, which nearly one thousand people attended.

This article is a detailed description of the arrival of the Komagata Maru at the quarantine station at William Head. It includes discussion of the immigration laws that would prevent the South Asian immigrants from being admitted, the immigrants--…

This article discusses a small group of South Asian immigrants bringing a legal challenge to the application of the Continuous Journey law to them.

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 two incidents in detail. The first is the ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal on the test case challenging the immigration laws. The court delivered a lengthy judgement, upholding the right of the immigration board to make…

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.

Article discusses the local and federal government response to Indian immigration and describes an inspection by the Trades and Labour council to investigate the impact of Indian immigration to the white labour market in British Columbia. Also…

Article discusses the local and federal government response to Indian immigration and describes an inspection by the Trades and Labour council to investigate the impact of Indian immigration to the white labour market in British Columbia. Also…

Discusses the lack of any law that would disallow South Asian immigrants to vote and the return of a number of immigrants from the interior to Vancouver.

This article discusses the proposed immigration of a large group of South Asian immigrants from British Columbia to California for agricultural work.

This article discusses the proposed immigration of a large group of South Asian immigrants from British Columbia to California for agricultural work.

This editorial discusses the shooting of Inspector Hopkinson and discusses the unrest in The South Asian community regarding the Komagata Maru incident and the nationalist sentiments it has aroused in a small portion of that community. ￊ