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This editorial discusses the rising political unrest in India and the nationalist movement, specifically addressing the press bill of 1910.
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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…
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This article discusses the conflict between the Komagata Maru passengers and the owners of the ship. The passengers are refusing to allow the ship to return unless their fairs to Calcutta and all provisions are paid for by the company.
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This editorial discusses the unrest aboard the Komagata Maru and suggests some potential solutions, including the use of the Vancouver Police Department to subdue the passengers until the ship is out of Canadian waters.
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This article discusses renewed hostilities between two factions in the Vancouver South Asian community caused by the attempted murder of Bela Singh, the murder of Rattan Singh and the injury of Amor Singh. Jagit Singh, an alleged supporter of Mewa…
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This article discusses the refusal of the passengers of the Komagata Maru to allow the ship to leave port. It also speculates on the close relationship and possible collusion with Captain Yamamoto, who appears to be close friends with Gurdit Singh.…
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This article discusses the reported decision of Gurdit Singh and the passengers of the Komagata Maru to give up attempting to enter Canada and return with the ship. The case heard in the Victoria Supreme Court resulted in the court upholding the…
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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…
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This--editorial discusses the nationalist movement and their use of the gramophone to attract crowds and broadcast their message through recorded speeches and songs as well as the banning of such broadcasts by the British government.
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This editorial is a response to the criticisms of some British officials who believe that Canada is failing in her imperial obligations by excluding South Asian immigration and therefore causing serious conflict in other parts of the empire.
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This--editorial criticises Shyamaji Krishnavarma, an Oxford graduate residing in Paris, who publicly writes in support of the nationalist movement in India as well as the nationalist movement itself.
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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…
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This article is incomplete. The portion available discusses a Winnipeg newspaper criticizing exclusionary laws. --
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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This article discusses South Asian and Japanese immigrants in Vancouver seeking to volunteer for military service in Europe.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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This article describes the outcome of a court case where Sundar Singh sued the Komagata Maru shore committee for the return of a 0.00 loan to extend the Komagata Maru--s charter against the sale of the cargo. The shore committee contended that the 0…
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This article discusses whether or not the C.P.R. is likely to be fined for failing to accept over one hundred and forty South Asian immigrants ordered deported.
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This article discusses the negotiations between the passengers of the Komagata Maru, the shore committee, and the Immigration officials. The specific issues being addressed are: the supply of provisions for the ship; the money owed to the shore…
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Discusses the employment of seventy-five immigrants to work for a railroad company and the possible deportation of newly arrived immigrants, either for being deemed unfit or for being convicted on charges of vagrancy.
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This article discusses two incidents in detail. The first is the ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal on the test case challenging the immigration laws. The court delivered a lengthy judgement, upholding the right of the immigration board to make…