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This article describes a confrontation between a Sepoy regiment and British soldiers in Singapore.

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--editorial discusses the debunking of rumors in Britain that the Sikh military regiments in India were preparing to side with the nationalist movement if fighting occurred. It also discusses British rule in India.

Describes an incident where a number of South Asian immigrants were violently forced from a ship sailing to Valdez, Alaska, where they hoped to find work.

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…

This is an editorial condemning the Continuous Journey Law (a federal measure) as ineffective and counterproductive while claiming the Natal Act as superior. It also discusses the author--s belief that South Asian immigrants, while undesirable, are…

This editorial discusses the author--s opinions on the final days of the Komagata Maru in the Vancouver harbour, the attempted boarding by immigration officials and police, and the negotiations that led to her departure.

This article discusses pending amendments to the immigration act and the C.P.R.--s decision to hold South Asian immigrants in Hong Kong before bringing them on to Canada or refusing to carry them further, depending on the outcome of the proposed…

This article states that unrest in Singapore, caused by a confrontation between a Sepoy regiment and British soldiers, has been quelled with the assistance of marines from Japanese and French war ships.

This article discusses the departure of the Komagata Maru from Canadian waters. It describes an all-day spectacle, comparing to a --regatta-- with a number of small ships and crafts floating among the larger ones.

Discusses funds raised by the Port Moody South Asian community to assist in building a shelter and Sikh temple for arriving or arrived South Asian immigrants as well as plans for the South Asian community to appeal to the Governor-General to stop…

This article discusses a bribe offered to Sikh delegates sent to evaluate Honduras as a potential place for the relocation of landed South Asian immigrants in British Columbia. They rejected the bribe to report favourably on Honduras and instead…

This article discusses British authorities taking steps to curtail South Asian immigration from India due to difficulties faced by South Asian immigrants in South Africa. The article goes on to describe some of the conflict in South Africa,…

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 British response to supress a potential rebellion in India against the British government.

This editorial discusses the Komagata Maru, the likelihood that she will be sent away with her passengers still on board and the author--s view on South Asian immigration to B.C. and the value of this as a --test case-- for both sides of the quest.…

This article discusses the results of Mackenzie King--s visit to London to consult with British authorities on the matter of South Asian immigration and to request their aid in preventing it.

This article discusses the --combined and consolidated suit-- (class action) of the seventy South Asian immigrants who were detained for over a month pending a court decision on whether or not they would be allowed to stay in British Columbia.

Discusses a strike by South Asian workers in Union at the Cumberland coal mines and the company and townspeople--s response to their departure for Vancouver

This article discusses British Columbia Chief Justice Hunter--s decision regarding certain immigration regulations and the reaction from U.S. immigration officials, the federal government, and the Trades and Labour Council. It also discusses that an…

This editorial is a response to the criticisms of some British officials who believe that Canada is failing in her imperial obligations by excluding South Asian immigration and therefore causing serious conflict in other parts of the empire.

This article discusses the suspension of the Natal Act and the pending arrival of one hundred and eighty South Asian immigrants on the Monteagle. Their entry will be challenged on the Continuous Journey Law rather than the Natal Act. It also…

This article discusses the difficulties South Asian immigrants faced finding work in Juneau, Alaska, where a number of them travelled hoping to find work in the mines.

This article is a detailed description of a violent incident occurring when a number of Vancouver immigration officials and police attempted to board the Komagata Maru to enforce the authority of the Japanese crew so it would sail out of the harbour.

This article discusses a proposed amendment to the immigration bill which would legally exclude any --Asiatics-- entering from countries where a treaty or agreement regarding immigration has not been made. It also discusses the conflict between…