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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 describes the shooting of immigration inspector Hopkinson by Mewa Singh. The incident in connected with the Komagata Maru incident, during which Hopkinson played a pivotal role, and the acquittal of Ram Singh in another shooting…

Discusses a government publication warning South Asian emigrants they may be turned away upon arrival in Canada due to anticipated --congestion-- of the labour market.----

This article discusses the upcoming deportation of two South Asian women who arrived from India with their husbands, both of whom have been landed immigrants in British Columbia since 1906, under the Continuous Journey regulation and their legal…

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 the court case about to precede regarding the first test case for the Komagata Maru passengers. It also discusses the rejected suggestion of M.P. Stevens and immigration official Reid that the passengers of the Komagata Maru…

This--editorial discusses the Nationalist Movement in India and several actions taken by members, as well as a mass court case trying a large number of suspected revolutionaries. He also discusses Arabindo Ghosh, an Oxford-educated member of the…

This article is an editorial arguing that the Continuous Journey Law, enacted by the federal government, is ineffective in keeping --undesirable-- (those of Asian and South Asian decent) immigrants out while also having the effect of barring those…

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 briefly discusses the assignment of two Indian divisions to Great Britain for defence purposes and the declaration from several --leading citizens-- that India will, in spite of internal conflicts, fully support the British Empire in a…

This article discusses that the South Asian immigrants on board the Komagata Maru are not in compliance with immigration regulations and will be turned away. It also describes the South Asian immigrants on board and the steps taken to ensure none of…

This editorial discusses the pending arrival of a large group of American immigrants, seeking to settle in Saskatchewan as farmers. It also discusses the --desirability-- of the American immigrants and their anticipated participation in provincial…

This article describes South Asian immigrants being forced to leave Everett, Washington and either returning to Vancouver or continuing South to Portland.

This article is a report of M.P. Steven's description of the departure of the Komagata Maru and how the settlement with the federal government and immigration authorities and the shore committee and the passengers was reached.

This is an editorial discussing the Continuous Journey Law and the author--s belief that it is illogical, ineffective, and anti-Imperial in its-- application (particularly regarding a pending case against a group of South Asian immigrants being held…

This article discuss and speculates on the conditions aboard the Komagata Maru, the hunger strike being carried out by the passengers on board, and Gurdit Singh--s request that the passengers be allowed to disembark and go to a temporary shelter…

This article discusses the intention of the British Columbia provincial government to deny a large group of South Asian immigrants from landing under the Natal Act.

This article describes the shooting of immigration inspector Hopkinson by Mewa Singh. The incident in connected with the Komagata Maru incident, during which Hopkinson played a pivotal role, and the acquittal of Ram Singh in another shooting…

This article discusses a test case of the Natal Act, brought forward at the request of the federal government.

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…

Caption: Chief of the Hindu excursionists on the Komogata(Sic) Maru in Burrard Inlet, Gurdit is a wealthy East Indian and is said to have paid the cost of the expedition himself.

This article discusses a bombing incident in the South Asian community where Mutab Singh (a close friend of Bela Singh) was killed, and several others injured. It is reported that the bombing was initiated by members of the nationalist faction in…

Article discusses federal laws making it illegal for--municipal or provincial authorities--to prevent South Asian immigrants from coming to British Columbia.

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 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