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This article discusses rising unrest in India against the British occupation, specifically the discovery of a bomb factory in Calcutta. As well as the international scope of the unrest as groups of South Asian immigrants residing in London and Paris…

This article describes seven passengers of the Komagata Maru being sentenced to death for participating in a riot after the ship arrived in Calcutta in October of 1914.

This article discusses the final preparations and negotiations for the departure of the Komagata Maru.

This article discusses Indian troops being stationed in France and the general enthusiasm for the war in India.

This article discusses the proposal of Teja Singh to establish a South Asian farming community in B.C. and the delay of a potential land acquisition for it.

Article discusses the arrival of a South Asian employed by the Bengal government to evaluate the suitability of British Columbia for emigration for South Asians.

This article discusses the possibility of the Canadian government engaging in an agreement with the Indian government to allow a certain number of South Asian immigrants to enter Canada each year while also passing an amendment to the immigration…

This article describes the trial of Mewa Singh and goes into detail about the testimony given and the verdict and sentence.

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

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 is a detailed description of the last of the Komagata Maru in the Vancouver port and her departure. It mainly focusses on the final interactions of the passengers with the landed immigrants (who were finally allowed to pull up beside…

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. ￊ

This article discusses the deportation of Har Dyal from the U.S. as part of an investigation of South Asians accused of --fermenting sedition-- against the British government in India.

This article discusses a number of events after the passengers aboard the Komagata Maru repelled the immigration and police officers who attempted to board her in the middle of the night. Those events include: the dispatch of the naval vessel…

This editorial is written by a returned missionary from India and expresses the author--s opinions on imperial rule in India and the need for the British empire to guide South Asian immigration as it cannot stop it. --

This article discusses a pamphlet that suggests that the returning passengers of the Komagata Maru may be able to convince their friends and relatives serving in the military and police to resign in protest of the treatment they received in Canada.…

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 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 article describes the Komagata Maru embarking for Vancouver from Shanghai with over four hundred South Asian immigrants on board. If successful--Gurdit Singh, charterer of the voyage, will attempt to set up a regular service.----

This article describes E.P.--s Bowens-- trial for the murder of Darga Sing.

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 article discusses the legal battle being waged on whether or not the South Asian immigrants will be allowed to land. It also discusses the steps taken in the landed South Asian immigrant community in Vancouver to assist those aboard, including…

This article describes a report that South Asian immigrants are being recruited to return with the Komagata Maru in order to lead a rebellion against the British government on its return to India. It also describes a number of ventures, including…

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 unsigned editorial discusses Chief Justice Hunter--s decision that the orders-in-council preventing South Asian immigration (the Continuous Journey Regulation and the Reasonable Cash Qualification) are invalid calls for new immigration…