Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1916-03-16]
大漢公報 : [一九一六年三月十六日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1916

Identifier

sfu.00001_19160316
00001_19160316

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

March 16th, Thursday P.3 5 whites, 17 Chinese and 1 Japanese were arrested for smuggling into the States. It was reported that 2 outboards were used each time to smuggle about 20 persons; and such smugglings were carried out 20 times annually. The cost for smuggling 1 person was $300; one can of opium for $2.50. It was said that all Chinese and opium were smuggled from Vancouver. In 4 years time, the smugglers had already profited $280,000 and smuggled $1,800,000 worth of opium into the states. (2) A public health committee would be sent to investigate the sanitary conditions in Chinatown. (3) The Vancouver Chinese Christain Association was able to raise $92.20 for the Chinese Red Cross. They announced on March 13th that they had already sent the funds back to China.

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