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This article discusses the conflict between the Komagata Maru passengers and the owners of the ship. The passengers are refusing to allow the ship to return unless their fairs to Calcutta and all provisions are paid for by the company.

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 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 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 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 article discusses the failure of an intended test case for the Continuous Journey law as the accused were released on a failure of the police to follow procedure (the accused were not informed of why they were being held/charged). Provincial…

This--editorial discusses the nationalist movement and their use of the gramophone to attract crowds and broadcast their message through recorded speeches and songs as well as the banning of such broadcasts by the British government.

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--editorial criticises Shyamaji Krishnavarma, an Oxford graduate residing in Paris, who publicly writes in support of the nationalist movement in India as well as the nationalist movement itself.

This article describes the argument made by the U.S. commissioner-general of immigration to bar all Japanese, Chinese, and South Asian immigration.

This--editorial discusses the decision of the federal government not to allow the immigration of the families of South Asian immigrants landed in Canada.

This article discusses the pending detention and deportation of fifteen South Asian immigrants who, having passed all federal immigration laws, are being deported under the provincial Natal Act having failed to pass the language test.

This article discusses the difficulties a group of arrived immigrants are facing due to the legal costs of fighting the validity of the Continuous Journey Regulation. In spite of their victory the legal costs depleted their resources and they are so…

This--editorial discusses the refusal of the South Asian community to consider immigration to Honduras and the role of Teja Singh as a leader in the community and a strong voice against immigration to Honduras.

This editorial criticizes M.P. Stevens for suggesting that the court system is unjust if it decides against popular sentiment and that a verdict deciding for the passengers of the Komagata Maru would result in rioting. ￊ

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

This article describes a riot in Bellingham, Washington, where a great many South Asian immigrants were attacked, had their lodgings and belongings burned, and were driven out of the city.

This article describes an incident where several South Asian immigrants who had left British Columbia were driven from Danville, Washington, back across the Canadian border by a group of men.

This article discusses an incident occurring in India involving the returning passengers of the Komagata Maru. It alleges that some of the passengers were involved a plan to derail a train, challenge an incoming regiment of Territorial soldiers, and…

This article discusses the South Asian community organizing to fight for the same rights in Canada as other subjects in the British Empire. Specifically they seek to challenge the Canadian laws that prevent them from voting in federal and provincial…

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.

This article describes, in detail, the unanimous decision by the British Columbia legislature to exclude South Asian immigrants from the right to vote. It includes several quotes from various members on the bill, reasons why they would vote for it,…

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.