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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 The Vancouver Women--s council appealing to the British Columbia Women--s council to pass a resolution protesting the admittance of the wives of South Asian immigrants. Support for this resolution would bring it to the…

This article is an unsigned editorial discussing immigration and emigration policy.-- The author argues that British Columbians should be heard and given more weight in the arguments on the matter of South Asian immigration than anyone from Eastern…

This article discusses a lecture by Professor Te Ja Singh, M. A., LL. D. in Vancouver. He covered a broad range of topics including a potential move by the provincial government to relocate a large number of South Asian immigrants to British…

This article discusses The Vancouver Women--s council appealing to the British Columbia Women--s council to pass a resolution protesting the admittance of the wives of South Asian immigrants. Support for this resolution would bring it to the…

This article discusses the intention of Dr. Sundar Singh to have an appeal made directly to the King and the British imperial government for South Asian immigrants to receive equal treatment in Canada as subjects of the British Empire.

This article discusses an amendment to the Vancouver Incorporation Act to deny South Asian immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections.

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 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 --…

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 a lecture by Professor Te Ja Singh, M. A., LL. D. in Vancouver. He covered a broad range of topics including a potential move by the provincial government to relocate a large number of South Asian immigrants to British…

This article discusses the results of the appeal to parliament made by a delegation of South Asian immigrants asking for fair treatment as citizens of the British Empire and for the abolition of or relaxation of exclusionary immigration laws. --…

This article discusses the relaxing of certain immigration laws in order to allow the admittance of the families of landed South Asian immigrants to Canada.

This article discusses the arraignment of H. Rahim for perjury and a number of irregularities suspected in his registration to vote and in his entry to British Columbia.

This article discusses a South Asian delegation traveling to Ottawa in order to appeal to the federal government to relax the immigration laws that prevent South Asian immigrants from bringing their wives and families to Canada and to abolish the…

This--editorial criticizes the position of a committee from Toronto, led by the president of the Toronto University,-- in support of South Asian immigration, particularly that of the wives and children of landed immigrants, and their refusal to…

This article discusses a warrant for the arrest ofHoussein Rahim being issued for allegedly voting in an election. The charge is perjury for swearing himself to be a qualified elector in his district to a commissioner for the taking of affidavits…

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 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 results of the appeal to parliament made by a delegation of South Asian immigrants asking for fair treatment as citizens of the British Empire and for the abolition of or relaxation of exclusionary immigration laws. --…

This article discusses the arraignment of H. Rahim for perjury and a number of irregularities suspected in his registration to vote and in his entry to 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,…