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This article reports the start date for Mewa Singh--s trial for the murder of Inspector Hopkinson and states that the trial will offer Mewa Singh--s testimony on why he shot the inspector. The article suggests that the murder was motivated by an…

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.

Discusses an incident in Spokane, Washington where a man named E.P. Bowen shot a South Asian immigrant and was charged with murder.

This article describes the final appeal of Hernan Singh to remain in Canada and the decision to deport him on grounds that he attempted to decieve immigration officials on his initial entry.

This article discusses immigration inspector R.J. Reid--s statement that a number of legal barriers have been enacted to prevent the south Asian immigrants from the Komagata Maru from being admitted into Canada. Among those include an extension of…

This article is incomplete. The portion available discusses a Winnipeg newspaper criticizing exclusionary laws. --

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 It includes a few transcripts of arguments in the case that discusses that the act is superseded and made invalid under federal law as applied to Chinese, Japanese,…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 continuing conflict between Gurdit Singh and the owners of the Komagata Maru and Rahim Singh, who has offered to take over responsibility for the charter and pay the remaining balance owned on it. It also briefly mentions…

This--editorial discusses the conclusions of the 1907 Royal Commission Report.

Discusses the building of a boarding house for South Asian immigrants employed in local mills.

This article discusses forced relocations of residents from condemned housing in Vancouver and those evicted from their residence in South Vancouver to temporary shelters set up in the Greenwood cannery at Eburne. It also discusses local authorities…

This article discusses a move by an American union to boycott the employment of South Asian immigrants in a mill in Everett, Washington.

This article describes a decision by Chief Justice Hunter ruling that the Continuous Journey Requirement and the Reasonable Cash Qualification orders-in-council are invalid.--

Describes the detainment of newly arrived immigrants off the Empress of Japan steamer to prevent them from entering the city of Vancouver. Also discusses the potential confrontation with the Dominion Government over whether the city has any right to…

This article discusses the provisioning of the Komagata Maru for the return journey to Hong Kong. The passengers have exhausted their resources with the two month stay in port while the owners of the ship and both the city and federal government are…

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 bill to propose an amendment to the Provincial Elections Act that would disallow any South Asian immigrants from voting, in spite of being British citizens.

This article discusses the arrival of a large group of South Asian immigrants in Seattle after fleeing riots in Vancouver and Bellingham.

This article describes a violent incident that occurred in India after passengers of the Komagata Maru disembarked. A conflict erupted between officials and the passengers and resulted in a number of casualties.

This editorial discusses and condemns a riot that took place in Vancouver on September 7, 1907 after the Asiatic Exclusion League led a protest parade against Asian and South Asian immigrants that turned violent.

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, and criticizes, the repatriation of a number of exiled Indian nationalists.

This article describes the decision of the Canadian Pacific Railway to stop accepting South Asian passengers travelling to British Columbia due to the difficulties they face in being allowed to land. --

This is an editorial discussing the British occupation of India and the Nationalist Movement. It specifically addresses the discontent in India and its causes, the goals of the Nationalist Movement, some of the measures British officials have taken…

This article discusses a potential death threat to J.E. Bird and others involved in the Komagata Maru incident and the denial of bail to H. Rahim, Sohan Low, and Kartar Singh for the charge of inciting to murder in the case of William Hopkinson--s…