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This--editorial discusses South Asian immigration to Canada and one British newspapers-- stance on Canada--s immigration policies.

This article discusses the murder of Harnan Singh, a former priest who was said to have been an informer for government officials during the Komagata Maru incident.

This article describes the escalating conflict between the passengers and the owners fo the Komagata Maru. The passengers refused to allow the steamer to move from port fearing that while the captain claimed to only be moving to make room for other…

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 article discusses the legal issues surrounding allowing Japanese troops to board Komagata Maru and subdue the South Asian passengers in Canadian waters. It also discusses the conflict between the passengers of the Komagata Maru and the owners…

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 discusses the resentment the treatment of the Komagata Maru passengers has caused in India, particularly among members of the nationalist movement.

This article discusses Mewa Singh being indicted through a --short cut-- procedure for the murder of Inspector Hopkinson. The article also mentions that Singh has not had any legal counsel but will have some appointed by the court if he does not…

This article describes a meeting of South Asian immigrants who passed resolutions of protest suing for equal rights as citizens of the British Empire and against Canada--s exclusionary immigration policies, particularly addressing the high --…

This article discusses the decision on the first court case testing the Natal act. The South Asian immigrants charged with defying the act were fined 0.00 each or, if they could not pay the fine, sentenced to one year in prison. The South Asian…

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

This--editorial discusses British supporters of the nationalist movement and suggests a harsh response to both South Asian and British supporters in order to quickly quell it.

This article discusses the decision of the federal government to allow the families of South Asian immigrants already in Canada to come to Canada

This article discusses a new press bill to be passed by the Imperial government in India designed to discourage any newspaper from printing nationalist rhetoric by demanding a monetary deposit which would be forfeited if such rhetoric was printed in…

This article discusses a federal and provincial investigation into a --revolutionary school and bomb factory-- in the South Asian community of Millside.

This article discusses the shooting of Arjan Singh in an incident reported to be connected to the murder of Hernan Singh. Both victims were allegedly cooperative with immigration officials during the Komagata Maru incident. Ram Singh was charged for…

This--editorial discusses an attempted assassination of Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India and British imperial rule in India.

Discusses the lack of any law that would disallow South Asian immigrants to vote and the return of a number of immigrants from the interior to Vancouver.

This article discusses South Asian and Japanese immigrants in Vancouver seeking to volunteer for military service in Europe.

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.