Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1915-09-24]
大漢公報 : [一九一五年九月二十四日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1915

Identifier

sfu.00001_19150924
00001_19150924

Subject

Chinese Canadians--Newspapers
Chinese--Newspapers
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--Newspapers
Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--Newspapers
British Columbia--Newspapers
Vancouver (B.C.)--Newspapers
華裔加拿大人--不列顛哥倫比亞--溫哥華--歷史--報紙
華人--不列顛哥倫比亞--溫哥華--歷史--報紙
中國--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
加拿大--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
不列顛哥倫比亞--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
溫哥華 (不列顛哥倫比亞)-- 歷史--二十世紀--報紙

Document source

University of British Columbia Library

Collection

Newspapers
Serials: Periodicals, Annuals and Newspapers

Language

Chinese

Description

September 24th , Friday P.I The chronological devel opr.ient of the restrictive launtiryi.,eri law in Quebec :- 1915j February - the laundroiaats in 1> oritreal or other big cities had to pay $50. tax. In Quebec City - $40 . Other smaller towns or cities - $20. or $15. There was also a registration fee of $5' Those who refused to pay might be fined s>30. "to $200. The above laws were to ue effective Kay 1st. however, after the appeal of the Chinese community the effective day was extended to June 1st. In order to overrule the law, Ambassador Yeuiig, a lawyer and 2 interpreters (Cheung and Tan,) went to discuss the case in Ottawa with the government . Help was given by the Catholic Church. 1915 > April - help was given by the Christian Association . Kay - Finnic K.P.P. (the h.P. for the Chinatown in Montreal) pleaded for the reduction of tax in the caoiiiet meeting. In June 1st, the news released that all Chinese laundromats had to pay the tax, however, those with less than 3 workers could pay it in 2 installments. June - 6 sui.j ions were sent to 0 laundryii.en for not paying the tax, 5 were fined $30. July - those who had not paied the tax were summoned tc the court to pay it and also $30. fine.

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